Hillsdale City Attorney Lew Loren recently announced the city is not authorized to sell streets, thus limiting the potential solutions for road funding. “In my opinion, the city has the authority to vacate and close streets, but no authority to sell them or the land over which they traverse,” Loren said in a letter to...
Author: Macaela Bennett (Macaela Bennet)
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24 options: City council seeking road solution
The Hillsdale City Council with help from community members, created a list of 24 roadfunding options. The potential solutions include ways to cut waste in the budget, privatize cityrun projects, and generate revenue, such as the income tax. All ideas are included on the list, regardless of their viability. City Manager Linda Brown said some,...
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Charger Chatter: John Banovetz
John Banovetz is a Hillsdale College senior who throws for the track team and plays the viola in the Hillsdale College Symphony Orchestra. Due to an injury, Banovetz currently only throws shot put, but he hopes to begin competing in both shot put and hammer during the approaching outdoor season. Banovetz is the third of...
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College Republicans rail ObamaCare at Farm Bill signing
Hillsdale College Republicans joined a statewide effort to rally against the Affordable Care Act at Michigan State University on Feb. 7. President Barack Obama visited MSU to sign the Farm Bill Friday at the alma mater of the bill’s author, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow. In response, the Michigan GOP Campus Coordinator Justin Bis, organized fifty...
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State Rep. Kurtz responds to roads
The topic of funding Hillsdale’s roads caused several to voice their opinions at City Council’s Feb. 3 meeting, including state Rep. Ken Kurtz. Kurtz attended the meeting in response to a letter the council sent him asking about viable options for solving Hillsdale’s road problem. “I’m letting it be known that, even before I received...