5 YEARS AGO September 23, 2021
The amount of public interest and participation in a debate among the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners over funding for the county’s early childhood services program, Parenting Communities, was unprecedented, according to officials. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Chet Janik who’s served as county administrator for the past dozen years. *** Nothing spurs negotiation activity like deadlines, whether artificial or set in stone. With a lawsuit hanging over its head, Leelanau Township board members voted to approve a partial settlement with NM Investment Company, LLC, the owner of the Timber Shores property whose land use permit has been stuck in limbo since a controversial moratorium was imposed by the township.
10 YEARS AGO
