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The heat in the Leelanau County courthouse appeared to reach a boiling point this week as officials struggled with how to overcome a projected $1.2 million budget shortfall for 2011 that grew primarily from the failure of last month’s millage proposal to
Unless a challenge is filed by 5 p.m. today, Sept. 2, results of the thrice-rescheduled General Election of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians will stand, and three new members of the Tribal Council will be sworn in Tuesday, Sept. 7, a
Term-limited state Sen. Michelle McManus (R-Lake Leelanau) said this week she hasn’t decided what she will do after her term in office expires at the end of the year.
McManus had hoped to win her party’s nomination for secretary of state – but didn’t m
Although I’m not a fan of property taxes, I am a fan of the many public parks here in Leelanau County.
Last week, in fact, the Enterprise published two articles I wrote about two different parks in the county. One story was about a proposed millage le
A federal lawsuit filed by five deputies more than 17 months ago against Leelanau County, its sheriff and undersheriff is grinding on following a decision last week by the county board to “pursue defense of the case” rather than pay more than $1 million t
Members of the Suttons Bay-Bingham Fire and Rescue Department are seeking to unionize.
The head of the fire and rescue authority, Suttons Bay Township supervisor Rich Bahle, said he was “mystified” by the move, and could not explain why the department’
As he passes the first anniversary of his hiring in September 2009, county administrator Eric Cline will undergo his first formal “performance evaluation” from county commissioners in October.
Last week, the chairman of the county board, District No. 4
Voters in Suttons Bay Township will be asked to approve a new property tax levy of up to 0.25 mill for up to three years to provide funds for the maintenance and construction of Herman Park.
The Suttons Bay Township Board held a special meeting on Tues
Visiting Leelanau County for the first time from Racine, Wis., Brenda Metz said she’d never been to an American Indian pow wow before last weekend – even though she knows that a little Chippewa blood courses through her veins.
“We’re in the area for my
Barring a miracle, Rapunzel may soon be letting down her golden hair in Leelanau County for the very last time.
Long a landmark along County Road 641 (S. Lake Leelanau Drive) at the former Veronica Valley Golf Course in Bingham Township, a steel turret
