City Council Clips
The Cedar Springs City Council held a surprise retirement party for Mayor Linda Hunt last week, who is retiring after a total of 24 years on the council.
View ArticleCity Council candidates bring drama to election
If one candidate wins, it may be a conflict of interest. Another candidate is facing legal charges. Another just wants to hold on to his seat. Welcome to this year’s Cedar Springs City Council...
View ArticlePolice on patrol
By Judy Reed Officers injured in scuffles Cedar Springs Police Chief Roger Parent’s reports to the Cedar Springs City Council the last couple of months noted at least two officers were injured while...
View ArticleCity vetoes support for Internet-only public notices
The city of Cedar Springs decided last week that the public’s right to know trumps budget cuts. The city council vetoed support last week for state legislation that would allow municipalities to...
View ArticleCity Council vote next week
City of Cedar Springs voters will see something new when they go to vote next Tuesday, November 8. It will be the first election with them using the electronic poll book, a device that replaces the...
View ArticleFire Chief sworn in
Marty Fraser, recently selected as the new Cedar Springs Fire Chief, was sworn in at the Cedar Springs City Council meeting last week Thursday, April 12.
View ArticleResidents frustrated over parking situation
Two disgruntled residents brought their complaints about the city’s parking ordinance to the Cedar Springs City Council meeting last Thursday night.
View ArticleParking ordinance put on hold
The Cedar Springs City Council voted Thursday night, May 10, to send a controversial parking ordinance back to the planning commission for review, and ordered a halt to its enforcement.
View ArticleFestival orders city to stop using logos
The Red Flannel Festival sent a cease and desist letter to the Cedar Springs City Council last week, which ordered the city to stop using the Festival’s trademarked logos.
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Mayor tells city’s side of story Cedar Springs Mayor Charlie Watson read a letter at last Thursday’s City Council meeting, saying it was time for the silence to be lifted and for the city to defend...
View ArticleAre fireworks allowed in Cedar Springs?
The Cedar Springs City Council passed the second reading earlier this month of ordinances that regulate when residents are allowed to use fireworks in the city.
View ArticleVoters choose two new city councilors
When the Cedar Springs City Council convenes on Thursday, November 14, two new faces will be sitting behind the council desk.
View ArticleWinter parking in effect
The Cedar Springs Police Department has been placing red warning cards on vehicles during the month of November regarding where to park overnight, and may soon be starting additional enforcement.
View ArticleTo the Cedar Springs City Council and its Tax Payers:
I have held back my thoughts for a couple of years, but recent events do not allow me to do so any longer.
View ArticlePetition language approved for recall
The petition language to recall two Cedar Springs City Council members was approved by the Kent County Elections Commission Wednesday morning at a clarity hearing.
View ArticleRecall language approved
Last Friday, March 7, was the third time the Kent County Elections Commission has held a clarity hearing on the petition language filed to recall two Cedar Springs City Council members. It was approved...
View ArticleInvestigation into open meetings violation will go on
The Cedar Springs City Council voted last month to conduct an investigation into whether a violation had occurred under the Open Meetings Act last July, when the Council voted to take Mayor Bob...
View ArticleApology
My apologies: It was brought to my attention at the April Council Meeting, that I needed to apologize to others for my private e-mail sent to Patricia Troost, which was read by a citizen of our...
View ArticleCity to study Sheriff proposal for policing
With Cedar Springs Police Chief Roger Parent retiring in September, the Cedar Springs City Council has a choice to make: either hire a new police chief, or contract with the Kent County Sheriff...
View ArticlePolicing issue to be discussed tonight
Kent County Sheriff Larry Stelma and/or his team will be at the Cedar Springs City Council meeting tonight at 7 p.m. to give a presentation on a proposal for contracting with the city on police services.
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