By Lisa Enos MCP Correspondent. SCOTTVILLE – The Scottville city commissioner had a full agenda Monday. It awarded a bid for street resurfacing in the amount of $33,960, approved up to $6,000 for the purchase of a lift chair for the Riverside Park swimming pool and and decided to place an ad for a part time police chief. “We spent…
By Alan Neushwander MCP Corespondent. LUDINGTON – Three residents spoke during a public hearing Monday regarding proposed improvements to the west end of Ludington Avenue. The City of Ludington is looking to create improved pedestrian access at the Lake Michigan waterfront. The project would provide universal access to people with disabilities by constructing a concrete walkway through the sandy beach…
By Alan Neushwander MCP Correspondent. LUDINGTON – Ludington City Council approved the city’s 2012 budget amendments Monday night. City Manager John Shay said the city’s revenues exceeded expenditures by $336,429. Shay cited numerous reasons why revenues were higher than anticipated including higher building permit fee revenue due primarily to Memorial Medical Center’s expansion project, an increase in revenue sharing, an…
National Public Radio’s All Things Considered afternoon show featured an 8-minute story today on the SS Badger. Reporter Noah Adams spent a few days in Ludington interviewing business owners, dignitaries and ordinary citizens about their opinion of the Badger. Click here for the story.
HOUGHTON — A local artist’s work has received top honors at the Michigan Technological University Great Lakes Showcase. Pere Marquette Township artist Dave Masten’s Wired has received first place in the three dimensional art category. Wired is a statue made of copper. It makes a statement about modern technology and our reliance on it. Diana Budde, an associate professor at…
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