VBT longevity pay started in 1988; now covers 24 employees
Longevity pay was voted into effect for township non-union employees by the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees in 1987. It officially started Jan. 1, 1988. Since this time every[…]
Snow piles disappear from Main Street overnight
Merchants on the east side of Main Street were pleasantly surprised on Tuesday morning to find that the piles of snow that had lined the sidewalks in front of their[…]
BAARC holds first meeting during snow storm on Saturday
A dozen hardy animal lovers braved Saturday’s snowstorm to attend the first meeting of a group called Belleville Area Animal Rescue Center, or BAARC for short. The meeting was held[…]
Todd Knepper resigns DPW post in VBT, heading to Jackson
Last week, Todd Knepper, director of the Van Buren Township Department of Public Works, tendered his resignation, explaining he had accepted a DPW Director position with the City of Jackson.[…]
Belleville City Council approves interference, skateboard ordinances
At Monday’s regular meeting the Belleville City Council approved two new ordinances one to prohibit interference with city employees and the other to keep skateboards, roller skates and cycles from[…]
Sumpter Twp. Board settles with ex-Officer Lange for $90,000
Michael Lange, who was fired May 7, 2009 as a Sumpter Township police officer after 16 years on the job and then filed a Whistleblower law suit, recently accepted an[…]
Friends of Michigan Animals
Sunday was a busy day at Friends of Michigan Animals facility on Arkona Road in Sumpter as it hosted an open house to show off the new Cat Haven. Marcy[…]
Belleville DDA agrees to give city $12,000 to pay share of museum
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority voted to give the $12,000 left in its Community Events budget to the City of Belleville to help pay the city’s share of operations for[…]
District Library may switch meeting day to 4th Thursday of month
Starting in March the Belleville Area District Library may begin holding its board meetings on the fourth Thursday of the month, instead of the second Tuesday. The recommended change in[…]
VBT Planners table action on landfill gas to energy project
A request from Visteon Corp./ Hoosier Energy to build a $30 million landfill-gas-to-energy facility at Grace Lake Corporate Center was tabled by the Van Buren Township Planning Commission on Jan.[…]
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