Matt Bell, director of external affairs finished his tenure as a member of Hillsdale’s City Council on Oct. 19 with the passage of two ordinance changes that he proposed at the meeting. The first, a change to the campfire ordinance, allows Hillsdale citizens to burn campfires without needing to obtain a permit. Citizens are still...
Hillsdale resident Penny Swan says she’ll watch “every penny being spent” if elected to Hillsdale City Council. Swan, who has run for city council once before, is looking to make her role in city government official with a win in the Ward 4 city council race. In 2017, she lost to current councilman Ray Briner....
Councilman Matt Bell introduced changes to two city ordinances at Monday’s city council meeting. The first is a change to the campfire ordinance, the second, changes the Use and Occupancy Inspection. The fire change would no longer require Hillsdale citizens to obtain a permit to burn a campfire on their property. Currently, Hillsdale residents need...
Leaf collection in Hillsdale is still relatively unsolved despite City Council efforts to come up with a solution. Last year, the council voted to privatize the service, hoping it would fix inefficiencies and save taxpayer money. The latest City Council meeting saw intense discussion about their inability to fix the issue. Mayor Adam Stockford said...
For most of its existence, Hillsdale’s monthly women’s newsletter, Curate, has featured women who work and live in Hillsdale. That all changed with the latest issue, when the newsletter featured one alumna who does not live or work in the area. This should not be an anomaly, but the norm. Curate arrived on the Hillsdale...