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Kalamazoo Zoning Board of Appeals Waives Sidewalk Requirement Along Busy Drake Road Stretch

Kalamazoo's Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance waiving a sidewalk requirement along part of Drake Road, tied to a…

Most Police Calls in Oshtemo Aren’t About Crime at All

Oshtemo residents call the sheriff's office most often for welfare checks and suspicious activity, not violent crime, according to a…

Oshtemo Board Takes No Action on County’s Winter Shelter Funding Request

Oshtemo Township's board took no formal action on a request from Kalamazoo County to help fund this winter's homeless shelter…

Kalamazoo Commission Meetings Will Allow Phone-In Comments Again Starting in October

Kalamazoo residents will be able to call in and speak during City Commission public comment again this fall, under a…

Kalamazoo Commission Delays Vote on Surveillance Technology Oversight Rule

The Kalamazoo City Commission postponed a vote on requiring its own approval for police surveillance technology contracts, sending the item…

New Downtown Housing Project Would Use Public Financing

A new downtown apartment building could bring more housing to Kalamazoo, backed in part by public financing tools the city…

Kalamazoo Historic Commission Approves Composite Windows, Garage Demolition

Kalamazoo's Historic District Commission approved a window replacement project and a garage demolition at its September 2 meeting, while postponing…

Scam Invoices Are Targeting Kalamazoo Property Owners Going Through Historic Review

Property owners applying for Kalamazoo Historic District Commission approval are getting fake invoices, some as high as several thousand dollars,…

Comstock Township Names Interim Parks & Recreation Director

Comstock Township's Parks and Recreation Board appointed Program Coordinator Katie Justa as interim director while the township runs a formal…