The Escanaba City Council gave its approval Wednesday night to move ahead on developing a solar energy garden in the city. At a joint meeting with the Electric Advisory Committee, Glendon Brown gave a presentation on the possibility of a solar garden in Escanaba.
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Forest Service monitoring cleanup efforts from Enbridge spill in Nahma
GLADSTONE – The U.S. Forest Service says it has no reason to doubt that Enbridge Company properly notified them of an oil spill in Delta County in 1980, they just haven’t found any record of it. Hiawatha National Forest Supervisor Cid Morgan said they have identified emails from May of 2012 that confirms communication with Enbridge about the clean-up effort at that time. She says they are still looking for original documents. “At this point, we have identified emails from May 2012 confirming communication with Enbridge about the clean-up to occur that time, and we are continuing to research our
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Escanaba objects to released felons with no ties to community
ESCANABA – The state of Michigan is dumping released felons in Escanaba and the city of Escanaba wants it stopped. City Manager Jim O’Toole said they started noticing a trend after Escanaba Public Safety asked a person arrested for shoplifting why he was in Escanaba.
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State House supports resolution in support of County Road 595
MARQUETTE – The state House voted in favor Tuesday of a resolution that supports efforts by the Marquette County Road Commission to appeal a federal decision against the construction of County Road 595.
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Delta County does not impose a moratorium on wind turbines
ESCANABA – The Delta County Board of Commissioners opted Tuesday not to pass a moratorium on building additional windmills on the Garden Peninsula. The county’s planning commission is currently looking at possible regulations concerning wind turbines in the county.
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Michigan Municipal League holds statewide convention in Marquette
MARQUETTE – About 400 municipal officials are attending the Michigan Municipal League’s statewide convention this week in Marquette.
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Ironwood to receive federal dollars to fight blight
LANSING – Ironwood is one of 12 cities in the state to benefit from a $75 million federal program to combat blight. Gov. Rick Snyder today announced that the funding for the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has been approved by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
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Legislature passes initiative to keep wolf hunting option in Upper Peninsula
LANSING – The Michigan House of Representatives gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill that would continue to allow wolf hunting in the Upper Peninsula. The vote was 65-to-43.
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Union at Escanaba Public Safety rejects contract proposal
ESCANABA – Union members with Teamsters Local 406 representing Escanaba Public Safety officers and dispatch at voted down a three year collective bargaining agreement Wednesday. The vote was 18 to 7. Escanaba City Manager Jim O’Toole says the agreement was reached through mediation.
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McBroom wants to protect meaning of ‘state fair’ designation
ESCANABA – State Rep. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, wants to protect the title of “state fair” for the Upper Peninsula State Fair by allowing the Department of Agriculture to designate only one other state fair in the state.
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