City pays $800 MIOSHA fine over water safety issue
At Monday’s regular meeting, the Belleville City Council approved paying an $800 fine to the State of Michigan to settle a citation against the city from the Michigan Occupational Safety[…]
Sumpter Twp. to seek 1 mill for police
At Tuesday’s meeting, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to ask voters for 1 mill more of tax to help the police department survive. It will be on[…]
Van Buren Township Public Safety Dept. Employees Wages & Actual Cost
Employee name police wages fire wages benefits total compensation Ken Floro $85,299.52 $54,113.14 $34,759.05 $174,171.71 Marc Abdilla $76,009.05 $44,151.04 $32,865.55 $153,025.64 Mike Moening $79,335.30 $34,568.07 $33,558.88 $147,462.25 Ken[…]
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[…]
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