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CITY NOTICE: Winter conditions bring seasonal snow ordinanceBy Greg HornerNews Editornews@cm-life.comIt’s the winter semester which means students get a new distraction from their studies–snow.
A sign in their window was all the warning that Abigail Chambers and Emily Miller received when they learned that their business, Kaya Coffee House, was facing relocation.
It’s been one year since Macomb freshman Ryan Tsatsos was killed in an unsolved hit-and-run incident on Crawford Road, southwest of Central Michigan University’s campus.Since then, members of the Mount Pleasant city government have been working to make sure something like this doesn’t happen again.This past spring, Union Township Supervisor Russ Alwood called for a meeting of local officials to discuss the possibility of installing a sidewalk along Crawford Road for safety.
Several members of the Mount Pleasant community came forward to urge community members to vote in favor of a funding increase to 911 at Monday night’s City Commission meeting.A surcharge increase for the service is on the Nov.
Republican Minde Lux and Democrat Chelsea Plevinski want Mount Pleasant residents to get out and vote — and not just because they’re running for Isabella County Clerk.The two candidates spoke at length in front of about 50 people concerning the importance of voter registration, gun control and marriage equality during the County Clerk debate Thursday night in the Mount Pleasant City Building.
Since he was young, Mike Main wanted to be in law enforcement.This November, Main is running unopposed in this general election and is looking to be sworn in come January.
Two Mount Pleasant City Commission seats are up for grabs Nov. 8, and one of those seats could be filled by a CMU student.Mount Pleasant Mayor Kathy Ling, city commissioner Tony Kulick and Central Michigan University senior Will Joseph will be on the ballot.
City ordinances pertaining to property maintenance and public safety were amended or eliminated at tonight's Mount Pleasant City Commission meeting.Sections 130.01, 131.10, 132.03 and 132.04 of the Mount Pleasant City code were updated so they matched the most recent, updated previsions.
City Mayor Kathy Ling asked the Student Government Association about a sidewalk along the same road where Ryan Tsatsos was hit and killed last November.
Two stops will be added to the I-Ride bus route on election day to make voting more accessible for Central Michigan University students.
To assist residents in casting their votes on election day, the City of Mount Pleasant is hiring election inspectors for the August 2 primary elections and November 8 general elections. According to a press release Wednesday, applicants must be registered Michigan voters without prior felonies or election crime convictions.
After holding a public hearing at its Monday meeting, the Mount Pleasant City Commission voted not to move an amendment change that would lower the percentage of signatures needed for residents to move initiatives and referendums to the commission. Section 3 of Article VI of the city's charter requires initiative and referendum petitions be signed by "qualified, registered electors of the City, equal to not less than 18 percent of the number of votes casted for candidates for the office of governor at the last preceding general election in the city."If passed, the amendment would stipulate a flat rate of 600 signatures or 10 percent of the number of votes casted to elect a governor in the preceding general election. If passed Monday, the proposed language change would have been added to the November ballot for residents to vote on it.The motion needed a three-fifths vote to pass.
The remaining city-owned property at the Mt. Pleasant Center will be demolished by the end of the month. Before the demolition project is complete, the city is inviting residents to take photographs of the exterior of the remaining buildings from 2 to 4 p.m.
A motion to amend and repeal several Mount Pleasant City Code of Ordinances addressing dangerous, distracting and intimidating conduct in certain places was passed tonight at the Mount Pleasant City Council meeting.This revisited discussions had late last month, which called into question if the city was in violation of prohibiting solicitation within 50 feet of intersections, ATMs and other businesses.The updated amendments lessened the solicitation prohibition space by 10 feet, from 50 to 40. The amendment also removed the phrase "begging in a public place" from section 131.14 back in December, which was created to keep solicitors from bothering residents in public places.
The Mount Pleasant City Commission voted to update its fire code ordinance at tonight's meeting. The update will reference the 2012 version of the International Fire Code, instead of the 2006 guidelines.
A site plan and special use permit has been approved for a Texas Roadhouse restaurant.The restaurant will be located on vacant land in front of the Mount Pleasant Shopping Center on Mission Street.
Mount Pleasant city commissioners continued discussing an ordinance that places restrictions on panhandling during tonight's work session.The ordinance, which was passed in December, prohibits solicitation within 50 feet of intersections, ATMs and other businesses.
The city of Mount Pleasant issued 2,202 tickets for violation of the ordinance between Dec. 1 and March 21.
When Mayor Kathy Ling moved to Mount Pleasant in 1971, she thought she expected to stay in for about three years.“Within three years, I had gotten involved in local government and we’ve never really wanted to leave,” said Ling.
The city commission is working to control disruptive behaviors during popular weekends at Central Michigan University by moving the focus from individuals to popular locations that the disruptive behavior occurs.