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Rural Michigan in Crisis: Too Many Governments That Too Few Want to Lead
Ron French Bridge Michigan Fresh from retirement from United Airlines in 1996, James Gillett returned to the community where he was born, the quiet northern Michigan village of Pellston. He’d barely moved in when he was asked to join the village board. Within a year, he was…

PUBLIC HEARING Village Of Mackinaw City Notice Of Zoning Board of Appeals
NOTICE IS HERE BY GIVEN that the following request has been made to the Village of Mackinaw City Zoning Board of Appeals: Church of the Straits, c/o Dave Wallis, 307 N Huron Ave., parcel No. 012-V07-073-001-00, is requesting dimensional variance for a proposed detached accessory…

Mackinaw City Approves Zoning Amendment for Storage Units, Seeks Quotes for Ferry Fee Rate Study
The Mackinaw City Village Council approved warehousing and storage as a permitted land use to the agricultural zoning district during their meeting Thursday, September 17. In August, the Mackinaw City Planning Commission held a meeting to discuss a petition received from an…