Private sector leaders proposing Kent County, Grand Rapids merger
More than a dozen private business leaders are taking steps that would make it possible to merge Kent County and Grand Rapids to a single government. The One Kent Coalition includes more than a dozen...
View ArticleFlint to consider consolidation as a way to save money
This Wednesday, Flint City Council will consider whether consolidation could be in the city's future.The Flint Journal reports that a council committee will take up a resolution this Wednesday, with a...
View ArticleTalks about Grand Rapids, Kent County merger will go on
Discussions about a proposal to merge the City of Grand Rapids and Kent County into a single unit of government will move forward despite numerous concerns about the final outcome.Earlier this year a...
View ArticleState to look at merging Saugatuck, Douglas and Saugatuck Twp
A group of citizens will hand over hundreds of signatures Wednesday to petition the State of Michigan to allow three West Michigan communities to merge.Travis Randolph lives in Saugatuck Township. He...
View ArticleThree West Michigan communities consider merging into one
This week there will be an important hearing for those hoping to merge three West Michigan communities. A group of citizens is asking the state to allow the cities of Saugatuck, Douglas and Saugatuck...
View ArticlePublic hearing on effort to merge Saugatuck, Douglas set for June
The state has rescheduled a public hearing on the proposed consolidation of the cities of Douglas and Saugatuck. The hearing was set for later this month. But the state pushed it back to next month...
View ArticleVoters will have a say in proposed merger of two West Michigan communities
Soon people living in the lakeshore cities of Saugatuck and Douglas will vote on a proposed merger of their local governments. The State Boundary Commission ruled today the question should be on the...
View ArticleMetro Lansing fire departments plan to work more closely together
Lansing is joining with five of its neighbors to create something close to a regional fire department. Fire departments in Lansing, East Lansing, Delhi Township, Lansing Township, Meridian Township and...
View ArticleReport shows taxpayers could save $500,000 if Saugatuck and Douglas merge
A new study from an independent research group shows taxpayers in the cities of Douglas and Saugatuck could save more than half a million dollars a year if the local governments merged.Eric Lupher is...
View ArticleTwo lakeshore cities have rare opportunity to vote on whether to merge into one
Voters in the neighboring Michigan cities of Saugatuck and Douglas have a big decision to make in tomorrow’s election. The tourist towns on the shores of Lake Michigan could become a single city.If you...
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