Teachers must encourage their students to love America by capturing their imagination, said Matthew Spalding, dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government in a talk at Hillsdale’s main campus Feb. 9 “The good life is one that calls us to rightly order our loves, and the Declaration of Independence is part of our...
Author: Sydney Green (Sydney Green)
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New city engineer aims to cut costs
Hillsdale’s new city engineer, Rob Stiverson. Courtesy | Rob Stiverson After several months without a permanent city engineer, the City of Hillsdale filled the position last September with a familiar face and a seasoned resume. Rob Stiverson, a Hillsdale County native with more than 30 years of civil engineering experience, stepped into the role with...
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City denies HOPE Harbor’s request for fine forgiveness
The Hillsdale City Council denied HOPE Harbor’s request on Monday to forgive a $2,834 fine issued after the city ordered the removal of its tent in October. “I have learned from the past that leniency on taxes leads to more leniency on taxes,” Ward 4 Councilman Robert Socha said. “If we keep being lenient, we...
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City stalls HOPE Harbor building plans
Inside the proposed HOPE Harbor building. Sydney Green | Collegian The Hillsdale Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny a request to convert a storage building behind Hillsdale Community Thrift into a “dwelling facility” to be used as a sober transitional housing facility at a meeting Wednesday. “My opinion is contrary to how I voted this...
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Early childhood center to close at end of school year
Hillsdale Community Schools will close the Bailey Early Childhood Center building at the end of this academic year and shift grade levels across its remaining buildings. “Our buildings are approaching 80 years old,” Superintendent Ted Davis said in a video presentation on Oct. 17. “As the age of the buildings gets older, they’re going to...