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Former Muskegon Resident shares her story of being sexually abused by her father. admin
The city has let the district’s bills go unpaid longer than is typical. The district technically could have had its water turned off last year if the city had followed their usual shutoff schedule.
As of last year, Ed and M.C. Burton still hold the #1 and #2 records for scoring in the history of the Muskegon Heights school system, respectively, separated by only 2 points.
The city received grant money in two stages over the past several years for the project, leading to the segmented nature of work.
Currently, the multi-million dollar debt the school district holds is being slowly serviced by a millage off of non-homestead property values, including businesses and apartments.
Muskegon Heights plans to stick with a company within its borders for lawn services in 2013.
The presence at city hall will be customer service offices – not electrical or mechanical operations. City residents will now be able to directly pay both their water/sewer and electric bills in city hall, albeit to different entities.
The resolution passed Monday would not finalize any purchase agreements. It would simply give the city manager support to pursue a purchase from the district, via emergency financial manager.
Johnson graduated from Michigan State University in 2011 and currently works for the Community Foundation of Muskegon County.
Discussion of the referendum and PA-4 swayed hard to one side – against the proposal. This was primarily due to a presentation by Benton Harbor city councilman Marcus Mohammed, a strong opponent of the law.
