Downtown Holland traffic study open house proposed
Holland residents can learn about and comment on downtown traffic alternatives at an open house set for 5 p.m. Thursday May 24 at city hall 270 S River Ave. The study led by Macatawa Area Coordinating Council and WSP began in August 2017 and proposes six options including enhanced non motorized transport and a two way conversion of Seventh and Ninth streets.
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Finding the Deals: Holland Garage Sale Season Begins
Holland resident Mike Maatman discusses the timing and effort required to host garage sales as warm weather brings signs along street corners. He plans two multi family sales this season, noting hours spent pricing, boxing, bringing items out, and placing signs.
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Michigan lawmakers back 3 foot safe passing rule for bikes
The Senate approved a 3 foot safe passing distance by car drivers and backed adding an hour of bike and vulnerable road users education to teen driver courses. Michigan, one of 11 states without such a law, moves toward a compromise after lobbying by bicyclists and remarks from Sen. Margaret O'Brien about deadly crashes in her district.
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Myths Debunked at Immigration Myths Presentation
At Herrick District Library on May 23, the League of Women Voters and Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates hosted Immigration 101. Sarah Yore-Van Oosterhout spoke on current immigration status, aiming to cut misinformation and highlight the human side of immigrants and refugees. Lighthouse, founded in 2015, provides low cost legal aid and advocacy for immigrants and refugees in West Michigan.
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Yore-Van Oosterhout
Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates
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