Holland residents push back as UDO zoning changes adjust
Holland Planning Commission trims duplex proposals and adds owner occupied ADUs to the Unified Development Ordinance. Critics say the changes fail to address core concerns about neighborhood character and potential absentee ownership. Community members fret about duplexes in R-1 and A-1 zones despite new owner occupancy rules.
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Holland
Holland Planning Commission
UDO
Fred Floberg
Community and Neighborhood Services Department
TNR
Planning Commission
Bill to require jail inmate mental health pre screenings
Michigan legislators introduce House Bill 4254 to mandate mental health pre screenings for all entrants to jails overseen by the Department of Corrections Rep Sarah Lightner Springport introduced the measure Feb 16 with Rep Mary Whiteford as a cosponsor Whiteford previously backed similar reform in the prior session noting the need for care on entry and exit to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes
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Lansing
Michigan House of Representatives
Sarah Lightner
Springport
Mary Whiteford
Casco Township
Michigan Department of Corrections
Michigan
Whiteford
House
Senate
Saugatuck Eyes Social Drinking District to Boost Business
Saugatuck weighs designating its downtown as a social district to allow outdoor alcohol consumption in designated areas. If approved, the zone would operate 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. year round, Oct 15 through Apr 1, with to go cocktails legal for sale and consumption outside outlets serving bars and restaurants in the district.
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Saugatuck
West Michigan
Muskegon
Grand Rapids
Rockford
Allegan
Lowell
Lawsuit to purge state voter rolls dropped
A Michigan case seeking to purge voter rolls was dropped by Anthony Daunt of the Michigan Freedom Fund on February 15. The suit against Benson and 16 clerks claimed inflated rolls and sought rulings to purge records. The League of Women Voters Michigan joined in 2020.
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Lansing
Michigan
Anthony Daunt
Michigan Freedom Fund
Daunt
Benson
The
League of Women Voters
Dana Nessel
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