Editorial: Plans for Haggerty School renovation starting to move
Plans for the renovation of Haggerty School into a bus garage and warehouse are starting to move forward since the voters approved the school bond proposal last fall. There are[…]
VBT board approves Aerotropolis LDFA for north end of township
Chris Girdwood of the Detroit Aerotropolis Development Corporation explained what Local Development Finance Authority taxation would do for Van Buren Township during a workshop before the township’s regular meeting on[…]
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McBride Middle School presents ‘The Crimson House Murder’
McBride Middle School will present this year’s play, “The Crimson House Murder”, on Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, March 21, at noon.[…]
VBT DDA approves hiring administrative assistant for director
The Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously at its meeting on Feb. 24 to authorize the hiring of a part-time administrative assistant to executive director Merrie Coburn. The[…]
Auditions for ‘Narnia the Musical’ set at VBT Community Center
Van Buren Community Players announce auditions for “Narnia the Musical’ will be held March 16 and 17 at the Community Center. No experience is necessary. The auditions will be open[…]
Editorial: Things are changing quickly in township, city
You have to keep alert these days. Things are changing quickly in Van Buren Township and the city of Belleville. Van Buren Township is getting a mega data center to[…]
Belleville accepts $552,890 check from SEMCOG
At the March 2 regular meeting of the Belleville City Council, the council accepted a large, ceremonial check for $552,890 from the Southeastern Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) for traffic-calming[…]
VBT approves moratorium on possible ICE detention center
A last-minute agenda item – a six-month moratorium — was added to the end of the short Van Buren Township Board meeting on Feb. 17 with supervisor Kevin McNamara explaining[…]
Huber buys home that turns into EPA Superfund project
Dan Huber wants to know how the retirement home he bought in 2023 at 17740 Savage Rd. in Sumpter Township turned into a $2.8 million Environmental Protection Agency Superfund cleanup[…]
Sumpter declares public safety emergency on gravel roads
Sumpter Township Supervisor Timothy Bowman and the Board of Trustees declared a Public Safety Emergency regarding the current hazardous condition of the gravel roads in Sumpter Township. Moreover, at the[…]
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