Kalamazoo Environmental Concerns Committee Continues Push for Green Zoning, Weighs Conservation Easements
Kalamazoo's Environmental Concerns Committee continued its work on green zoning during a September 16 meeting. They discussed how new zoning…
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…
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…
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,…
Kalamazoo Environmental Concerns Committee Recommends Ad Hoc Group to Guide Data Center Zoning Rules
Kalamazoo's Environmental Concerns Committee recommended the city form an ad hoc committee, including its own members, to help shape new…
Kalamazoo Environmental Concerns Committee Asks City to Create Green Space, Conservation Zoning Districts
Kalamazoo's Environmental Concerns Committee voted to ask the City Commission to create new green space and conservation zoning districts. The…
City of Kalamazoo Proposes Managed Deer Hunt, Forest Thinning at McLinden Nature Trails in Comstock Township
City of Kalamazoo officials presented Comstock Township's board with a proposal for managed deer hunting and forest thinning at McLinden…
Kalamazoo City Commission Must Now Approve Renewals of License Plate Reader Camera Contracts
Kalamazoo commissioners unanimously voted to require full commission approval before renewing contracts for license plate reader cameras like Flock Safety's.…
Kalamazoo Adds Expungement Workshops to Marijuana Social Equity Policy
Kalamazoo commissioners unanimously adopted changes to the city's marijuana social equity policy, adding expungement workshops as an explicit funding priority.…
Kalamazoo Adopts One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers, Battery Storage, Crypto Mining
Kalamazoo commissioners unanimously approved a one-year pause on new data center, battery storage and cryptocurrency mining applications while the city…
City Employees Describe “Caste System” Culture as Assessment Finds Voluntary Departures Rose 13-Fold Since 2021
A new organizational assessment found Kalamazoo city employees describe favoritism and inconsistent discipline as voluntary departures climbed 13-fold since 2021.…