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The first meeting will be an informational session and will take place at Muskegon Heights City Hall in the council chambers at 6:30 p.m. on April 30. The council is open to all youth ages 13 to 17 living in Muskegon County.
Webb Chemical currently pulls 10% of its staff from within the city limits of Muskegon Heights. Webb CFO and owner Brad Hilleary indicated that many jobs available of late or will be available soon are warehousing jobs. Ability to operate a forklift is necessary, but more importantly chemical handling experience is of high importance. “Chemicals scare people,” said Hilleary. “I need that comfort level of someone who’s had that experiences before.”
The timing of the festival makes it the last 5K before the annual Seaway Run, which the festival's organizers hope will spur interest. Mayor pro tem Kimberly Sims and city staff indicated that the festival would be contacting organizers of other run and walk vents in the area to invite those events' usual participants to run in the Heights 5K.
Muskegon Branch NAACP Host Community-Wide Workshop: “And Justice For All” Sanford, Florida is not the only place where issues of violence, discrimination, injustice, racial profiling and murders are happening. There are many Trayvon Martin’s right here in community, county and state. However, together we can ensure that all of our sons and daughters wake up and feel safe. The Muskegon Branch NAACP will host a community workshop entitled: “And Justice For All” on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Mount […]
Wednesday’s public meeting regarding the present and future of Muskegon Heights Public Schools featured many handwritten questions from those in attendance. Provided in this article are summary answers and quotes from Muskegon Area Intermediate School District and Muskegon Heights interim superintendent Dave Sipka
Mayor Darrell Paige announced at Monday’s city council meeting that the city received a grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) that day for $371,200 to rebuild that section of one of the busiest – and bumpiest - streets in the county.
Aside from decisions pending from the school district about winterizing its Glendale, Roosevelt and Lindberg buildings, city clerk Sharon Gibbs noted that census figures due to arrive in August may reorganize precincts further. Until then, the City Clerk’s office chose to go to the city council for the temporary move.
Chief Gill indicated that members of the city’s police force previously ran the auction of items and were paid overtime to run the event. Mayor Darrel Paige indicated that having professionals like Midwest Liquidators could help drive final buying prices higher. Professional auctioneers are more skilled and could generate more revenue than the police force could.
On a recommendation from the city manager, the city council voted 5-1 to charge residents a 2 dollar “Transaction Service Fee” for payments made without bills present at the time of payment. The fee is meant to offset the administrative costs associated with locating the resident’s account and verify the payment amount on demand.
