Official resignation from VBT Planning Director
April 24, 2015 Ms. Linda Combs, Supervisor Charter Township of Van Buren Tyler Road Van Buren Township, MI 48111 RE: Resignation Dear Supervisor Combs and Board of Trustees, This letter[…]
Voters turn down school millage, State Proposal 1
On Tuesday, May 5, about 78% of statewide voters turned down the many-faceted Proposal 1 aimed at improving roads and raising the sales tax. And, while they were in the[…]
Schools honor Eugene Bleil, Frank Rochowiak, the late Harold Belanger
The Van Buren Public Schools honored three Distinguished Graduates at a special ceremony April 28: Dr. Eugene Bleil, Class of 1938; Frank Rochowiak, Class of 1957; and a special posthumous[…]
Belleville approves $550,000 in bonds for sewer rehab
With a bare quorum on Monday, the Belleville City Council approved a resolution of intent to issue $550,000 in general obligation bonds to pay for a sewer rehabilitation program. Voting[…]
MDEQ presents TENORM report on radioactive waste
After waiting more than two hours in the audience for Van Buren Township officials to complete their regular meeting on April 21, representatives from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality[…]
VBT sets special board meeting/board retreat for 6 p.m. May 12
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees has scheduled a special meeting and board retreat at the township hall at 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 12. At that meeting, the Southeast[…]
VBT DDA sidewalk bids awarded to Davenport Brothers Construction
The new sidewalks along the north side of the I-94 North Service Drive between Belleville and Quirk Roads and along the east side of Belleville Road north of Tyler are[…]
Farm Bureau hosts Project R.E.D.
Nearly 1,000 third graders swarmed the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Van Buren Township on April 27 to take part in the Wayne County Farm Bureau’s Project R.E.D. (Rural Education Day).[…]
Join us in Honoring and Remembering Our Hometown Heroes
The Michigan Chapter of Honor and Remember is asking all citizens of Michigan to acknowledge the Honor and Remember, Inc. campaign of HONORING OUR HOMETOWN HEROES during the whole month[…]
Scott Cameron named head swimming coach at Illinois State University
Scott Cameron, who grew up in Belleville and was a three-sport athlete at Belleville High School (swimming, golf, and tennis), has been named head swimming coach for Illinois State University[…]
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