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Newspaper
Holland Sentinel
Location
Holland, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 2018
Page
1
Ottawa County voters split 42 percent for and 58 percent against Proposal 1 legalizing recreational marijuana with statewide support at 56 percent. If certified by November 26, the law takes effect by December 6. Park, Zeeland, Holland townships and the county board opposed the measure.
The new law permits individuals to carry 2.5 ounces of marijuana in public if not on federal land or in K-12 school zones. Households may store up to 10 ounces and 12 plants per resident, provided plants are not visible.
Will the two year old miniature pig moved in after Holland's city council amended an ordinance in October to allow minipigs as pets. Kallie Spidahl, who proposed the amendment, says the pig joins two dogs, two cats and multiple backyard chickens. Minipigs are defined as 120 pounds or less and not used for livestock. No permit is required. The family must pig proof their home as the pig chewed linoleum on arrival.
In Saugatuck Township a recall election ousted four longtime board members. New officials took office November 7 with Bill Wester, Jon Helmrich, Abby Bigford, and Stacey Aldrich winning seats. Recall organizers cited transparency concerns and demanded change following the leadership turnover and April appointment of a new supervisor.
Ottawa County faced a four hour delay posting 2018 midterm results as the GIS website misread data from the election database though the polls closed on schedule. Clerk Justin Roebuck cited an internal GIS reading issue despite extensive pre election testing. Turnout reached 68 percent with 140 406 of 206 160 registered voters casting ballots.
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