Voters in two local townships soundly defeated road millage requests this week, but that won't deter Grand Traverse County's Road Commission from pursuing a county-wide millage in 2010.
Residents in East Bay and Acme townships will continue to live with pothole patches after voters rejected matching millage requests in both townships to fix local roads.
I am writing in support of Julie Puckett for Traverse City school board. Julie's educational and mathematical background will provide a deep level of analysis on the difficult issues facing the board.
A downstate engineering firm will probe questions surrounding design and construction of Grand Traverse County's troubled septage plant, an effort to determine whether its architects committed professional negligence.
Although we have moved outside of the city limits, we still view Traverse City as our hometown and so are proud that MaryAnn Moore is running for a seat on the city commission.
Backers and opponents of a proposed road millage in Acme and East Bay townships agree on one thing -- the economy will likely determine the outcome of the Nov.