The Hillsdale City Council held a special session at noon on Saturday to publicly interview two candidates for the Hillsdale City Manager position and receive questions from the public, even though the council did not make a final decision on a new city manager. “These interviews serve as a date of sorts,” acting City Manager...
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April 23, 2015July 12, 2022City News
Proposal 1 faces ‘uphill battle’
On May 5, Michigan voters will choose whether or not to raise state taxes by $2 billion to fix crumbling roads and infrastructure. Although Proposal 1 would increase the amount of state money Hillsdale County receives for road work by 70 percent in 2018, many residents say the bill is too complicated for them to...
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April 23, 2015July 12, 2022City News
Hillsdale men died in history’s deadliest maritime disaster
The reverberating boom and yellow flash of flame pierced the quiet darkness of the early morning hours on April 27, 1865. The blast launched hundreds of former Union prisoners of war into the cool waters of the Mississippi River, where they desperately grabbed onto each other and drowned in groups. It was the deadliest maritime...
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April 23, 2015July 12, 2022City News
Council changes public burnings ordinance
Due to repeated complaints from Hillsdale residents about public burnings, the Hillsdale City Council restricted the right to hold public burnings — which include bonfires and barbecues — from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. every day. The Public Safety Committee is now reviewing the amendment to the city code after council’s discussion at the Monday...
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April 23, 2015July 12, 2022City News
High ammonia levels in Hillsdale water prompt sewage plant upgrades
Due to high levels of ammonia in Hillsdale’s water for the past two years, the city of Hillsdale will spend approximately $6.9 million to upgrade deteriorating equipment and install new, energy efficient equipment at the Hillsdale Wastewater Treatment Plant. Since the final engineering and construction costs are not yet determined, there is no date for...