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A few events coming up in Lapeer County
May 31, June 1 & 2 Hadley Township community-wide garage sale
June 1, 2, 3 - Art & History Festival, Chatfield School Campus, hosted by Sunrise Kiwanis
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- Get to know your camera
- One more time, freedom for whom?
- Local candidates for the Aug. 7 primary
- Airport. Tomorrow.
- John Nugent to run for Michigan House
- Easy Striders in gear
- Team Chimeras wraps up awesome FIRST Robotics season
- Movie night at the Airport
- Wild Lapeer tomorrow
- Pancake Breakfast at Dupont-Lapeer Airport May 19, pint-sized plane debuts to delight kids
- Bridge work on M-24 in Lapeer starts Monday
- Michiganders blocked from vote
- Quilts! Art! Food! Tomorrow
- Whoosh! Lapeer area 5th grader heads to IronKids competition
- Butterflies abound
- Gallery 194 offers painting workshop
- Young Eagles learn about flight at Dupont-Lapeer Airport
- Wild Lapeer happening May 5
- Ponzi proceedings inflict more pain, Lapeer County seeks to recoup lost funds
- County valuation declines 6 percent
- Blankie Project sends love to veterans, Alzheimer’s patients
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- After citizen presses for answers, Lapeer City revises FOIA fee
- Lapeer City gives the nod to extended TIFA plan, property acquisition for industrial park among the objectives
- Put your thinking caps on: 3rd annual Lloyd G. Copeman award
- Getting behind regional economic possibilities
- Quest success makes IFT request easy
- City commissioners in the dark
- Hadley residents reduce, re-use, recycle – events coming up
- Hadley roads getting some more love
- Public hearings at Lapeer City tonight
- politics, politics
- Soil & Sed plan would focus on educating community
- infrastructure
- New Central Dispatch system moving along
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Category Archives: Lapeer
City commissioners in the dark
Hehe. That’s literal. With crazy high winds blowing all afternoon on Monday, the power went out in downtown Lapeer shortly before the commissioners’ meeting at 6:30 p.m. They raised all the shades, but the overcast skies made for a pretty … Continue reading
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Tagged city commission, Lapeer
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Public hearings at Lapeer City tonight
The City of Lapeer has three public hearings set for this evening at 6:30 p.m. First up is an amendment to the plan for the city’s TIFA 1 district to extend it by 20 years. Lapeer County commissioner Lenny Schneider … Continue reading
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Tagged city of Lapeer, economic development, Lapeer Community Schools
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Soil & Sed plan would focus on educating community
The seemingly mundane topic of Soil & Sed was back in the room Thursday when the Lapeer County Board of Commissioners revisited the pressing issue. It is really anything but mundane – striking at both very practical concerns for homeowners, … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, government, Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan
Tagged Agriculture, labor, Lapeer County, Soil & Sed, unfunded mandates
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Tax foreclosures rise
Lapeer County Treasurer Dana Miller advised county commissioners yesterday of the latest information on tax foreclosures. April 2 was the last day to make good on delinquent 2009 taxes. When all was said and done, the number of foreclosure properties … Continue reading
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the work of Daniel Cascardo at Gallery 194
Yes. Love. It. The exhibit that’s on now at Gallery 194. Be naughty and walk on the tarp while you check out the black and white installation on the wall. Yeah, just feel your hair blow back while you absorb … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Daniel Cascardo, Gallery 194
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Lapeer County Farm Bureau hosts County Leaders Lunch
Just back from the Lapeer County Farm Bureau’s annual County Leaders Lunch at Gallery 194 in Lapeer. Each year the local Farm Bureau invites county leaders to get together to present information and policy views, and to have an opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, kevin daley, Lapeer County Farm Bureau
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Clik-bit: Dairy farms
Lapeer County Farm Bureau’s Jim Davis on Thursday cited some interesting figures from the Michigan Milk Producers Association comparing the Michigan dairy industry in 1977 to today. In 1977, there were 5,761 dairy farms. In 2011, there were 2,114. Even … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Lapeer County Farm Bureau, Michigan dairy farms, milk
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Chimeras pumped for state FIRST Robotics finals
All of the regional FIRST Robotics competitions have wrapped up now, and Lapeer County’s team 1684, the Chimeras, is sparkling. When all the numbers were in, the Chimeras placed 25 out of 190 teams around the state. They easily qualified … Continue reading
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Petition language approved for Snyder recall
It’s on. Petition language was approved today for a second attempt at recalling Governor Rick Snyder. The Washtenaw County Election Commission gave their blessing to the language which organizers will circulate and upon which they will gather signatures to get … Continue reading
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Tagged elections, Michigan Rising, recall, Rick Snyder
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Lapeer County Road Commission
The Lapeer County Road Commission will be taking bids for engineering of four 2013 projects: Dryden Rd. from M-24 to Metamora, crush and shape Dryden Rd. from Rochester Rd. to the village of Dryden, crush and shape Lake Pleasant from … Continue reading
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