The first fruits of The Grand Vision process have been harvested in the Empire, where Village Council members accepted a $20,000 Kellogg Foundation grant to make wireless Internet service available in parts of the village.

At its meeting Tuesday night,

What could have been a difficult situation for the Village of Empire about a lack of handicap-accessible parking at the township hall is now going before the Empire Township board.

At its meeting Tuesday, the council reviewed a letter from the Michigan

By next month, the Empire Township Hall will have new ceiling fans.

At a 35-minute meeting Tuesday night, the township board heard an update from Supervisor Bill Bolton about four ceiling fans in the township hall. Installed in 1976, Bolton said he has

The Village of Empire is looking for a new zoning administrator.

At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Village Council accepted with regret the resignation of Hal Pendleton as the village Zoning Administrator. His resignation is effective Aug. 15. Counci

The Empire Township Board will use a combination of its general fund balance and a fire millage property tax to generate the $694,032 needed to cover the township’s fire and rescue budget.

At its regular meeting on June 8, the board unanimously approve

For the second straight year, members of the Empire Township Board aren’t seeking salary increases.

At their meeting Tuesday night, township board members unanimously adopted four separate salary resolutions that did not seek increases for any position

Conservative budgeting and better-than-anticipated efficiency is leading to reduced emergency services costs to Empire Township over the next three months.

The Glen Arbor Township Board agreed at its Jan. 19 meeting to reduce Empire Township’s monthly

The Empire Village Council approved a list of 12 possible improvements to the village’s recreational operations during its rescheduled regular meeting Wednesday night, Dec. 16.

The council unanimously approved the consideration of 12 proposed projects

The public responded in a big way Thursday night to the Empire Village Council request for input on potential improvements in the community.

About 80 people attended a public hearing to review and provide opinions on proposed improvement ideas to the v

The Empire Village Council wants to hear from village residents about potential improvements to North Park and South Bar Lake, and the possibility of the village buying the Thorogood building.

The council will host a public input session at its Nov. 12