“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 MoreWhile partial funding is now secured for the Festival in the Park, the discussions leading to the decision were wide-ranging and identified a need for better rules for approving these kinds of requests.
Read MoreAndrew Trzaska | May 24, 2011 The Muskegon Heights school board and Superintendent Dr. Dana Bryant set a new tone
Read MoreThe City of Muskegon Heights will replace its 23-year old pumper engine with a new one, and it will be build by Alexis Fire Equipment of Alexis, Illinois. The grant received from FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security for $311,500 will cover the whole cost of the vehicle.
Read MoreThe first big initiative for the fledgling youth advisory group: June 9th’s End Of School Bash, starting in the afternoon for all students in the county on what is the last day of school for most.
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 MoreTerry Sabo will fill the vacant 5th seat on the Muskegon County Road Commission, not Eric Rothoff, whose appointment was debated and overturned. The four-month process has raised questions about the County Commission following its own rules when making appointments.
Read MoreAndrew Trzaska | May 9, 2011 As a part of the city’s annual May cleanup efforts, city residents of Muskegon
Read MoreThe reconstruction of one section of Getty Street road in the City of Muskegon (Evanston to Getty) will be mostly funded by state dollars. The other section (Keating to Laketon) has been awarded to Jackson-Merkey Contractors of Muskegon. These rebuilds come after last summer’s work at the north end of the road as well as near Sherman Boulevard.
Read MoreAfter hearing about young Kyra’s cool head and CPR knowledge, commissioners agreed to invite and honor Kyra at today’s meetings.
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