“I started thinking about some of the great festivals we have here: Summer Celebration, Taste of Muskegon… It came over me and I wondered why these festivals weren’t connected with maritime history,” said Hudsonville’s Roger Zuidema
Read MoreThe plan is designed to make cuts across the board. On the chopping block: summer recruitment efforts, 30 teachers, 5 administrators, 5 parapros, 17 support staff, $200K for community education, several varsity and JV sports, all swimming pools in the district, and much more.
Read MoreWhile the amount of road work happening this summer is minimal because of budget constraints, Mayor Steve Warmington expressed concerns about another summer of negative impact on businesses after last year’s massive Seaway-to-Barclay rebuild.
Read MoreMuskegon’s school board voted to not just pink-slip some segments of its employee base, but to send out non-renewal notices to all who are employed by the district. While no one is necessarily out of a job yet, no one knows for sure they will be employed after July 1 either.
Read MoreWith budget figures from Lansing still up in the air, Muskegon Heights school board president Avery Burrel noted their district will try to work with other districts to weather cuts that may hit the whole county.
Read MoreYouth Forum will be held at Muskegon City Hall on March 31, 2011 at 5:30 to address issues facing young people in the community.
Read MoreAndrew Trzaska | March 22, 2011 After an electric car charging station was installed at the Grand Valley State University’s
Read More92nd House Representative Marcia Hovey-Wright and Muskegon Heights Superintendent Dr. Dana Bryant gave reports to the city council and school board about changes coming from Lansing that may hit Muskegon Heights especially hard.
Read MoreAfter the State of Michigan started to allow morning alcohol sales in December, Muskegon Heights was the only municipality to continue the ban. The City Council voted 4-2 Monday night to start allowing morning sales due to a local business petition.
Read MoreAndrew Trzaska | February 9, 2011 Muskegon County may not be full of windmills yet, but Grand Valley State University
Read MoreAndrew Trzaska | February 1, 2011 Marketing/Perception Infrastructure Blight Fiscal Responsibility These four points were distilled from the goal-setting planning
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