DTE will have to dig up Main Street to find July 18 gas leak
On Monday evening, July 18, around 9:30, after the Farmers’ Market, Car Show, and City Council meeting were all done on Main Street, the odor of gas was detected in[…]
Editorial: New law requires legal notices in one statewide location
On May 12, Gov. Whitmer signed a new law that took effect immediately. Since then newspapers across the state have been moving quickly to get in compliance. Senate Bills 258[…]
Belleville City Council votes to bring back the goats
The shore-trimming goats will be back to Horizon Park sometime in August following a unanimous vote of the Belleville City Council at its regular meeting July 5. Ten goats for[…]
VBT board hears many concerns connected to homelessness in twp.
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees discussed homelessness and many of the issues involved after an impassioned plea by Ashley Shukait during an hour-long work/study session on July 5.[…]
School Board approves buying security cameras for BHS student parking
On Monday,July 11, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education unanimously voted to spend $100,554.53 to purchase and install security cameras on the light poles at the Belleville High[…]
VBT approves up to one year of soil excavation for two 5-acre ponds
Dennis Wilkin, who farms a large area at the southeast corner of Sumpter and Hull roads was given approval by the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees to begin digging[…]
New pastor serving at Faith United Methodist Church in Denton
The Rev. Dr. Edwin M. Harris has been an ordained Methodist minister since 1992 and has served as the senior pastor of eight churches before being appointed pastor of Denton[…]
Huey helicopter rides kick-off Thunder Over Michigan on Friday, July 15
Have you ever flown in a Huey helicopter with the doors wide open and the wind rushing over your face? Kick-off the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show by riding a[…]
Editorial: VBT joins Waste Management in wetlands battle
“The township is joining the bad guys against this precious wetlands,” one upset reader said Friday after reading the story about how the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees voted[…]
VBT sets public hearing on Sumpter Road Corridor Plan
After about an hour of discussing the Sumpter Road Corridor Plan and its Mixed-Use Zoning District and Overlay District, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission voted to set a public[…]
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