In the Heights and Holland events calendar roundup
Allegan and Ottawa counties see a busy lineup with performances at Saugatuck Center for the Arts and Holland venues. Listings include two showings of In the Heights at sc4a.org tickets, free concerts at Kollen Park, the Holland Farmers Market, a 1959 Retro Road Trip talk, and daytime markets at Arts venues along Culver Street.
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W. Eighth St
Hollandfarmersmarket.com
the Heights
Saugatuck Center For the Arts
Culver St
Sc4a.org
Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
Old School House
Center St
Douglas
Mysdhistory
Holland American Legion
Kollen Park
Holland
Hollandlegionband
DeWitt Center
12Th St
Hope
el Brandino
Eighth St
Hollen Farmers Eighth
Holland Farmers Market
Eighth Street Market Place
Hollandfarmersmarket
City eyes pedestrian crossing on River Avenue and cycle track test
Public input session explored improving River Avenue near Centennial Park and City Hall with a pedestrian crosswalk. Construction costs are $2,500 for signing and striping and $225,000 for a full signal. The city budgets the project in the five year street plan and may pilot a two way cycle track on 10th Street in 2020 21 with phases.
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River Avenue
Centennial Park
City Hall
White
10Th Street
Fennville District Aims to Sustain Fund Balance Above 15 Percent
Superintendent Jim Greydanus notes the district built up a fund balance to absorb deficits, reaching 26.2 percent in 2013-14 and expected to fall to 16.5 percent of expenses by year end. The budget assumes $180 more per pupil and a 20-student enrollment drop, with hope to avoid further decline.
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Jim Greydanus
Fennville
Greydanus
Saugatuck district budgets a deficit for next year
Saugatuck Public Schools projects a $154,000 shortfall as revenue of $9,408,500 meets expenses of $9,563,000. The district’s fund balance would drop to $1,008,724 after 2019-2020. Zeeland Public Schools leads three area districts with a $211,665 surplus and a fourth straight year in the black.
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Saugatuck Public Schools
Saugatuck
Zeeland
Cal de Kuiper
Hamilton Hamilton Community Schools Forecasts Fiscal Surplus
Hamilton Hamilton Community Schools plans to end 2019-20 in the black with revenue of 33,476,300 against expenses of 33,334,900. a 141,400 surplus. End of 2018-19 projected balance is 6,391,779. Black River Public School targets a small 4,000 surplus as its 2019-20 forecast shows 9,797,971 revenue and 9,793,971 expenditures based on a 180 per pupil state increase.
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Zeeland
de Kuiper
Hamilton Community Schools
John Zoellner
Black River
Zoellner
Budget gaps as districts brace for state funding
West Michigan districts plan for per pupil funding in the range of 100 to 181 dollars as Gov. Whitmer's proposed increase looms. Superintendents urge Lansing for clarity, citing unknown state budgets and student counts, with districts like West Ottawa and Black River stressing the need for solid fund balances and possible midyear budget amendments.
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West Ottawa
Jim English
Ottawa County 911 Dispatchers handle hundreds of daily emergencies
Smith of the Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority notes 911 calls vary with weather and total about 120000 annually, or roughly 333 per day. Despite dropped and prank calls, dispatchers manage real crises while promoting mental health support and peer groups. They train in over the phone first aid and sometimes witness births, with retirements bringing reflections on memorable moments.
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Ottawa County
Smith
Stork Club
Mary Allman
Schuitema
Joey
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