Writing the Resistance: A WMU Professor on How Rainforest Action Network Built a Movement
Western Michigan University professor David Benac joined the Connecting Communities podcast to discuss his new book, a history of Rainforest Action Network. Connecting Communities looks at the environment as the places where people work, live and play. In this conversation, the hosts talk with Benac…
Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Outlines Safety Steps After Firearm Found at Kalamazoo Central
Kalamazoo Public Schools’ superintendent outlined new safety steps October 22 after a student brought a firearm into Kalamazoo Central High School October 16. Superintendent Dr. Darrin Slade gave the Board of Education an account of the incident and the district’s response. The board took no…
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Comstock Planning Commission Recommends Denial of Visitation Facility Text Amendment
Comstock Township’s Planning Commission recommended October 22 that the Township Board deny a text amendment allowing a supervised visitation facility in Comstock Center. The request came from a property owner who wants to lease space to…
Comstock Township Planning Commission Begins Review of Sample Data Center Ordinance
Comstock Township’s Planning Commission began reviewing a sample data center zoning ordinance October 22. A moratorium on data centers remains in effect. The commission took no votes. It went through the first-version sample ordinance section by…
Oshtemo Planning Commission Reviews Draft Zoning Changes for Mixed-Use Areas, Parking, Landscaping and Lighting
Oshtemo Township’s Planning Commission reviewed draft zoning changes October 22 for the future neighborhood mixed use district, parking, landscaping and lighting. The review is part of the township’s ongoing zoning ordinance update with planning consultant Jason…
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