Sumpter attorney says he made a mistake with storm water resolution
At the beginning of the Dec. 12 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees, township attorney Rob Young asked the board to reconsider a resolution he asked them to[…]
Sumpter Planners OK solar farm, portable storage containers language
Proposed text amendments to the township zoning ordinance to include language for Large Energy Solar Systems and Portable Storage Units were approved by the Sumpter Township Planning Commission at its[…]
Correction: Lt. Bazzy never worked for Detroit
On page 23 in the Dec. 14 edition of the Independent, it was reported that Van Buren Township Police Lt. Charles Bazzy worked at VBT PD for 27 years and[…]
Van Buren Township hero John Henderson dead at age 52
JOHN THOMAS HENDERSON, JR. (August 3, 1965 – December 14, 2017) John Thomas Henderson, Jr., age 52, a lifelong Belleville-area resident, died peacefully at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital of Superior[…]
Editorial: Library sets April 14 for ground breaking
Groundbreaking for the new, two-story Belleville Area District Library building in downtown Belleville has been set for 11 a.m., Saturday, April 14, during National Library Week. It will be a[…]
VBT Clerk Wright gets address change for township residents
“If we’re going to brand ourselves, we have to start somewhere,” said Van Buren Township Clerk Leon Wright in announcing a change in township addresses from Belleville, MI 48111 to[…]
School Board gives Supt. Kudlak ‘effective’ rating
At the end of Monday’s meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education went into closed-door session again on the subject of the superintendent’s evaluation. Then the board came[…]
VBT Board to consider fifth amendment to landfill agreement
After almost three hours of discussion at its regular meeting Dec. 5, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees agreed to put the fifth amendment to the Waste Management Landfill[…]
Court Watching: Conn. man arrested for enticing VBT teen, producing child porn
Rondell Lowell Cook, 28, is being held in a federal lockup awaiting trial on charges of producing child pornography, online enticement of a minor, receiving and possessing child pornography, and[…]
Judge Allen denies motion for emergency restraining order
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David J. Allen on Dec. 6 denied an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order to keep the City of Belleville from shutting down its[…]
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