Dawn Townley rejected a settlement offered by the defendants in the Dawn Townley v. Hillsdale City Council, Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities, David Mackie, and Mike Barber case. It will go to trial Sept. 8. Townley, previously employed by the Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities as finance controller, filed suit against the city of...
The city of Hillsdale’s backup generators have been out of service for the past four years, but in two months they will be completely upgraded with newly-installed cooling towers. Total repairs — which began in 2015 — cost more than $470,000, funded by the Board of Public Utilities’ budget. Assistant Director Chris McArthur said the...
Hillsdale College’s water turned yellow the week of April 6 due to iron deposits, but the water now runs clear. Breana Noble | Collegian Discolored water occurring in Hillsdale College’s water systems the week of March 6 was due to non-harmful iron deposits, Board of Public Utilities Director Mike Barber said. “When a water system...
The Hillsdale City Council decided to sell more than $200,000 worth of little-used sludge removal equipment at its Monday meeting. The decision came after council members realized they contracted the sludge removal service to a third-party maintenance crew several years ago. The equipment, purchased in 2012, was used for only one winter season until the...
Follow Kate on Twitter If Hillsdale City Council ratifies a contract between the Board of Public Utilities and ACD.net at the council’s Nov. 17 meeting, then the city of Hillsdale could get faster Internet and attract high-tech entrepreneurs. The council did not ratify BPU’s deal with one of Michigan’s largest independent Internet providers at the...