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Feb. 10, 2005
Public Transit
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
Advancing age has robbed Lenora Wilmes of much of her eyesight, and these days she relies on a public transit bus
to get her to the doctor, to the grocery store, and to visit her friends.
"I just don't know what I'd do without it," said Wilmes, one of about 30 people who met Wednesday with Ottawa
County commissioners to support continued public transportation services.
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Sept. 29, 2004
Ottawa County Tax Hike
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
For the first time in 10 years, Ottawa County commissioners have increased the county's property tax rate.
Facing declining revenues and skyrocketing costs, the county board on Tuesday unanimously approved a one-tenth of
a mill increase by setting the 2004 millage rate at 3.5 mills.
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Dec. 26, 2004
Road Salt
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
Motorists in Ottawa County may miss the small, unassuming blue signs posted along some roadways recently.
"Environmentally Sensitive Area," they say.
A Piping Plover nesting spot? No.
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Sept. 26, 2002
Annexation Battle
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
Still waters run deep and so does bad blood.
The festering discord between neighbors Fillmore Township and the city of Holland was evident throughout a 2 1/2 hour
public hearing Wednesday, held to gather input on a petition to annex more township land into the city.
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March 30, 2004
Focus: Transportation
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
It's 5:16 p.m. on any average weekday.
You've left your work on the south side of Holland and are heading home, northward, over the River Avenue bridge.
You and your spotless SUV are just one of the more than 40,000 vehicles that traverse the aging span each day.
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Oct. 15, 2005
Road Commission Labor Dispute
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
The 98 unionized employees of the Ottawa County Road Commission have been working without a new contract for a year
and a half and they are not happy.
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May 8, 2006
Park Township Airport
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
There's a little airport in Park Township, surrounded by nice homes and big trees.
Some people love it. Some people hate it.
The Park Township Airport is one of those issues that move people to choose sides, and argue for their stand.
Keep the airport or shut it down.
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