The Hillsdale City Council unanimously approved a request from Meijer Inc. to install a new 12-inch water main that would service the future grocery store at meeting on Jan. 15. This decision came following Fayette Township’s approval of a revenue sharing 425 Agreement with Hillsdale in December that will allow Meijer to build a...
The Hillsdale City Council unanimously passed a motion to recommend three city logo and tagline options for the City of Hillsdale on Monday. According to Mayor Adam Stockford, the city hired the graphic design company Muldrow & Associates to design a new typeface for the city. These new designs come after the last round...
In middle school, my friend Danny Cannon told me a story about race. As a 3-year-old, his younger brother had embarrassed his mother in a Safeway. While she was scanning junk food, he was studying the guy bagging the groceries. This man happened to be black. Danny’s brother had never seen a black person before,...
Meijer will not be able to come to Hillsdale County, not this year at least. Following a deadlock vote at a special meeting held by the Fayette Township Board on Nov. 29, the future of a 425 agreement that would have allowed Meijer to purchase and build a grocery store on a property located off...
A motion that could increase the City of Hillsdale’s income by levying taxes on the incoming Meijer grocery store planned to be built in Fayette Township failed to carry at a Nov. 6 Hillsdale City Council meeting, after local business owners spoke out against the the plan. Called a 425 Agreement, the re-zoning arrangement would...