The Cleveland Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the Township Hall on Wednesday October 1st at 7:15 pm to receive public comment upon Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 1 of 2008.  This Amendment provides for certain violations of the Township Ordinance to be municipal civil infractions punishable by sanctions, and sets forth those […]

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'Minor suggestions' offered on tickets for civil infractions.
Members of the Leelanau County Planning Commission sat in on the first part of a "Grand Vision" land use and transportation study meeting in the lower level of the county Government Center on Tuesday evening before repairing upstairs to the commissioners' meeting room for their regular monthly meeting.
Senior […]

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Synopsis of regular board meeting August 13, 2008.
Complete transcript available from Clerk by calling in advance.

Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. All board members present. Also present Dave Wurm & Ken Denoyer.
Twp. July 9, 2008 minutes approved as presented.
Treasurer’s report reviewed and accepted.
Zoning Adm. issued one land use permit last month.
Motion carried to approve […]

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Voters in Cleveland Township decided this week to reverse a decision they made two years ago to not participate in Leelanau County solid waste recycling programs.

Cleveland voters voted 196-74 in favor of adding a per-household fee of up to $29 to their tax bills next year to help pay for county recycling programs. It […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Cleveland voters reverse decision on recycling fee”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/08/07/cleveland-voters-reverse-decision-on-recycling-fee/” });

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Four candidates are seeking the District 6 county commission seat that represents Cleveland, Empire and Glen Arbor townships. The seat is now occupied by board chairman Robert L. Hawley, who did not seek re-election.

Andersen (left) Irwin and Semple
Three Republicans are seeking the right to face Democratic candidate David Marshall of Glen Arbor, who is unopposed […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Election 2008 - 3 GOP hopefuls in District 6″, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/08/03/election-2008-3-gop-hopefuls-in-district-6/” });

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Voters in Cleveland Township will have the opportunity Tuesday to change their minds on a decision they made in August 2006 to reject a per-household fee of up to $29 per year to help pay for Leelanau County solid waste recycling programs and services.

During the Primary Election two years ago, Cleveland voters decided 103-87 that […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Election 2008 - Cleveland to vote on recycling”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/08/02/election-2008-cleveland-to-vote-on-recycling/” });

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William "Bill" Irwin, a candidate for the District No. 6 county commissioner's seat, was not included a July 10 article in the Enterprise that previewed the race.

We weren't able to contact Irwin until after our deadline. Following is some information about the candidate, who is one of three Republicans seeking the party’s nomination for the […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Election 2008 - Irwin's county board bid is his first-ever election”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/27/irwin%e2%80%99s-county-board-bid-is-his-first-ever-election/” });

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The most recent set of building permits for a 13-year-old home building project in the Scenic Mountainview Estates subdivision in Cleveland Township expired on June 20, and township supervisor Tim Stein said he’s hopeful that action will be taken against the property owner sometime soon.

At the regular monthly meeting of the Cleveland Township Board on […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Permits expire on Cleveland home; county closes case file”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/15/permits-expire-on-cleveland-home-county-closes-case-file/” });

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President George W. Bush this month named lifelong Leland seasonal resident Thor Hearne as a member of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships.

Hearne's family has been part of the Leland community for more than five generations. Hearne is a partner with the law firm Lathrop & Gage, based in St. Louis, Mo.
Members of […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Hearne joins commission for White House Fellows”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/06/hearne-joins-commission-for-white-house-fellows/” });

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Cleveland Township officials are hoping that the adoption last month of a new township ordinance will put "teeth" into the township's "junk ordinance" and other ordinances that township officials have found to be hard to enforce.

In May, the board voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance making the violation of any township ordinance a “civil infraction” […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Cleveland boost fines for ' junk' infractions”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/06/17/cleveland-boost-fines-for-junk-infractions/” });

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