Montague, Muskegon, Norton Shores and Roosevelt Park Police Departments plus the County Sheriff’s office are involved. Fruitport, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Township, North Muskegon and Whitehall are expected to join the program in the coming months.
Read MoreAndrew Trzaska | November 9, 2011 The Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office will be able to purchase two bulletproof vests from
Read MoreAndrew Trzaska | November 9, 2011 Vote numbers certified by the Muskegon County Clerk’s office, with all precincts reporting. (i)
Read MoreThis summer, the Foundation (CFFMC) gave out $3,000 total for what it called “Love Notes” – relatively small things or actions to add value to the Muskegon community. Kenneth Johnson used his $500 as start-up cash to organize “Play it Forward”, a large, multi-performance music coming up Saturday, 11/12. It will raise money for a sculpture honoring the invention of the snowboard in Muskegon.
Read MoreThe four candidates discussed topics of public safety, consolidation, image perception issues and communication between the city and other parts of the community, including Muskegon Heights Public Schools.
Read MoreRunning for three Council seats, four candidates spoke about economic development, neighborhood involvement, transit in the city and the community’s connection to city hall. Their answers, as well as paraphrased versions of the questions (or groups of similar questions) can be found below.
Read MoreTo previously qualify for use of these funds, a household’s income had to equal 50% or less of the city’s annual median income (AMI). With Tuesday’s resolution, households with incomes 50 to 60% of AMI can now qualify for vinyl siding application, emergency repairs and other weatherization. This new portion of households (from 50-60% AMI) will be required to pay in a $250 up-front fee for emergency repairs.
Read MoreBoth the county’s public works board and full board of commissioners approved terms of a lease agreement Tuesday with Muskegon Wind, LLC. This newly-formed company is a partnership of two companies — Scandia Wind Offshore and Gamesa Energy USA LCC, an American subsidiary of a Spanish company. This wind farm development will be strictly on land and will not include components in Lake Michigan as previously proposed in other areas including Oceana County. The maximum length of the lease could reach up to 60.5 years if its three terms take the maximum amount of time.
Read MoreBefore Monday’s full council meeting, City Manager Natasha revisited the four focus areas the council defined in a planning workshop at the start of their 2011 fiscal year in January: fiscal responsibility, infrastructure, blight elimination and marketing. Tying into the marketing goal, Henderson spoke about economic development of the city and recommended the council assess their visions of the future of the city from an economic development perspective.
Read MoreWith Tuesday’s vote, the gym and basketball components of the program will return starting in October and will run from this month through March 2012. The City of Muskegon will put up $18,500 to fund the program from its Leisure Services budget, which is in line with last year’s costs.
Read MoreBudget-to-actual expense documents obtained this week from the city indicate that three quarters of the way through the city’s fiscal year, the city’s expenses are only at approximately 66.3% of the year’s budget, below the expected 75% benchmark.
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