The Saline City Council appears poised to stay the course with its current 15.53 city millage rate for its residents. During a meeting Monday night, a majority of the City Council at a seemed to be against a tax increase — for this fiscal year, at least.
A Grand Haven company won approval Monday night for a 112-unit senior housing facility in Saline. The Saline City Council gave Reenders, Inc. unanimous approval for a special land use Monday night for about 7 acres of property.
Former Saline City Council member Glenn Law is considering a run for mayor, Saline Patch reported.
Longtime Saline Police Chief Paul Bunten, who earlier said he planned to retire in July, has moved up the date. Bunten now plans to retire on Jan. 16, but Jan. 15 will be his last day on the job. The Saline City Council Monday night accepted his retirement letter. Bunten ...
The Saline City Council unanimously adopted a “hard cap” limit on medical benefits for its employees following a new state law that limits publicly funded health insurance contributions. The law limits the amount that a public employer may contribute toward health insurance premiums and requires that public employees contribute to ...
Four candidates are running for three open seats on the Saline City Council in the Nov. 8 general election. Two appointed members of the City Council, Jim Peters and Linda TerHaar and two challengers, John Heller and Jim Roth, are looking for Saline residents' votes. Former council member Glenn Law's ...
Jim Peters was appointed to the Saline City Council Monday night as its newest member filling the vacant seat of Pat Ivey, who resigned in July. Peters, who moved to Saline in 1988, is a member of the Celtic Festival executive committee and the founder of Saline K9 Crusaders, a ...
Four candidates have turned in petitions for 3 open seats on the Saline City Council so far. Longtime Saline resident Jim Roth was the first person to pull a nominating petition to run for the Nov. 8 general election, and his paperwork has been filed. Roth has been heavily involved ...
Saline City Council member Pat Ivey resigned in a letter Tuesday saying he is moving out of the city. “It has been a privilege to serve the Saline Community and an honor to have served with you,” his letter to the City Council states.
The Saline City Council’s approval of an electric charging station for a spot in a downtown city parking lot Monday night should make Mark Hildebrandt of Saline happy. Hildebrandt and his wife, Lorna, were the first Washtenaw County residents to purchase a Chevy Volt, and they could be plugging into ...
The wooden foot bridge across a small creek in Mill Pond Park in Saline has sentimental value for City Council member David Rhoads because he and his wife stood together in its center during their wedding. But for safety reasons, the Bowley Bridge is expected to be removed and replaced with a steel truss structure.
The Saline City Council unanimously approved an amended tax exemption for Kunststoff-Technik Scherer&Tier USA for 12 years Monday night. The company at 1294 Beach Court produces interior and exterior plastic products, such as door trim, spoilers, airbag covers and roof moldings for the automotive industry, according to its website. Lee ...
As they did in 2009 and 2010, the Saline City Council Monday night unanimously rejected the Local Compensation Commission’s recommendation for slight raises in their salaries in 2012. Currently, the mayor receives $4,000, the mayor pro-tem gets a salary of $2,475. and City Council members are paid $2,175 each. Every ...
The name Orange Risdon ought to sound familiar to you if you live in Saline. He's the “Founding Father of Saline” and is buried in the city's Oakwood Cemetery. Recently, Saline Mayor Gretchen Driskell asked a committee to look into expansion plans for the cemetery, which included the possibility of ...
The Saline Police Department will soon have a new patrol car after the City Council unanimously approved the purchase of the new vehicle at its regular meeting Monday night. The new Ford Crown Victoria police patrol car has a price tag of about $21,000. It will be purchased from Gorno ...
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