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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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After citizen presses for answers, Lapeer City revises FOIA fee
Lapeer city commissioners on Monday revised their FOIA fee. The move came after citizen Teresa Blundell held the city’s feet to the fire over what is appropriate to charge for documents produced for a request under the Freedom of Information … Continue reading
Quest success makes IFT request easy
Quest Industries president and founder Denny Hoover was in the house Monday night for the Lapeer city commission meeting and public hearing. He was accompanied by Lapeer Development Corporation’s Patricia Lucas as he sought an Industrial Facilities Tax exemption for … Continue reading
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Tagged IFT, Lapeer, Lapeer Development Corporation, Quest Industries
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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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Lapeer City business
At the April 2 meeting of the Lapeer City commission, a number of topics were broached in addition to ones I’ve already covered separately. Lapeer residents looking for a place to serve their community? There are several board vacancies. There … Continue reading
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Lapeer city commission explores FOIA charges
In the wake of citizen Teresa Blundell’s objections to a portion of the fees she was charged for a Freedom of Information Act request (see here for background), city attorney Mike Nolan researched and proffered a 7-page letter to the … Continue reading
St. Paddy’s Mardi Gras Party Saturday
Just a reminder that Saturday evening, March 17, is the St. Paddy’s Day Mardi Gras Party to benefit Kids in New Directions (KIND). It’s always a well-attended event, held every other year, because of good food and good times for … Continue reading
city race
Hmmm. So, Dan Farrington, of all people, loses his spot on the Lapeer City Commission. From my own observations, Farrington stood out as a commissioner who was not afraid to ask questions, and was very capable of driving a little … Continue reading
tart. elegant. velvety.
Silky. Dry. Smooth. Crisp. Full-bodied. Clean. Bitter. Earthy. Supple. Finish. They’re wine words, silly. Not that I would know, but I might yet learn. My travels took me to Wills Winery one day a few months ago on the advice … Continue reading
friday, feast, folks, fish
something fishy’s goin’ on here It’s that time of year when the Friday fish fries are on. For several years now, my family and I have enjoyed the fish fry at Bishop Kelley School in Lapeer. You can get … Continue reading
a visit to the county commission
I had the opportunity to sit in on the County Commission meeting this week. The commission meets on Thursdays at 8:30 AM in the commission chambers in the lower level of the county building. The agenda did not include anything … Continue reading
