Trustee Frazier lectures Supervisor McNamara on ignoring board
Trustee Sherry Frazier started off the Nov. 21 regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees with a scolding for Supervisor Kevin McNamara. She pointed out that the[…]
VBT DDA alerted to Japanese Knotweed at Placemaking site
A small patch of Japanese Knotweed was found at the site of the Placemaking project on Belleville Road and it needs to be removed as soon as possible. At its[…]
VBT votes to opt out of MMFLA law to allow dispensaries, growing
At its regular meeting Nov. 21, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to opt out of the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act that legally provides for cultivation,[…]
School Board passes resolution asking for local control over guns
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education wants local control over its school campuses and doesn’t want the state to usurp that contol and allow those carrying firearms there,[…]
Crash on I-275 in VBT kills one, critically injures another
A crash on I-275 involving three vehicles on Nov. 21 in Van Buren Township killed a Sterling Heights man and critically injured another driver. Michigan State Police said the crash[…]
Savage School collects food to help students eat during winter break
Savage Elementary School wants to help feed its students who will have no food over the winter break, so it is holding a food drive. From Nov. 27 through Dec.[…]
Editorial: Thanksgiving Day is a time to count our many blessings
On Thanksgiving Day it is again time to count our many blessings. Actually, it helps one’s physical and mental health to be conscious of what is right around us daily.[…]
Gene Taylor presented with Outstanding Achievement Award
Gene Taylor, retired Belleville Police Chief and current part-time officer in the Village of Carleton, was honored with a special Outstanding Achievement Award plaque on Nov. 17 at the Michigan[…]
Waste Management asks VBT to vote on expansion of landfill
Van Buren Township Supervisor Kevin McNamara said Waste Management contacted him recently and asked for a township board vote on the expansion of the Woodland Meadows landfill on the northeastern[…]
VBT Environmental Commission warned about landfill agreement
“Last year Waste Management pushed in December and wanted an agreement,” Matthew Best told the Van Buren Township Environmental Commission at its Nov. 15 meeting. Best, deputy director of planning[…]
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