The Sentinel is providing a weekly round-up of the biggest topics in upcoming municipal meetings, giving our readers a chance to engage with their local officials on the projects, appointments and decisions that hit closest to home.
These round-ups are written on Fridays and updated online Mondays. Municipalities are not required by the Michigan Open Meetings Act to provide an agenda in advance of a meeting, but they are required to provide notice. Please visit your local municipality website for the most updated information.
Here are the biggest topics for meetings Monday-Friday, Feb. 2-6:
Ottawa County
Agricultural Preservation Board: 8 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
Read the agenda: tinyurl.com/4xrnamxx
Housing Commission: 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
Read the agenda: tinyurl.com/2t8dat9n
How to participate remotely: Meetings are live streamed via YouTube at @miOttawa.
Economic Development Corporation: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
Community Mental Health Public Hearing: 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at the CMH James Street Complex
Allegan County
Parks Advisory Board: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the Allegan County Offices
Materials Management Planning Committee: 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Allegan County Offices
Read the agenda: tinyurl.com/yh85zh9u
City of Holland
Downtown Development Authority: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at Holland City Hall
City Greenhouse Study Committee Special Meeting: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at Holland City Hall
The agenda includes:
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City Council: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Holland City Hall
The agenda includes:
Read the agenda: tinyurl.com/24w3nezn
City of Saugatuck
City Council Workshop: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Saugatuck City Hall
City of the Village of Douglas
City Council: 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at Douglas Village Hall
City of Fennville
City Commission Special Meeting: 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at Fennville City Hall
Read the agenda: tinyurl.com/yc6mwh2y
City Commission: 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at Fennville City Hall
This is a joint meeting with the Downtown Development Authority, Planning Commission and Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.
The agenda includes:
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Olive Township
Planning Commission: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the Olive Township Offices
The agenda includes:
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Holland Charter Township
Planning Commission: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the Holland Charter Township Offices
The agenda includes:
Read the agenda: tinyurl.com/myfhpuw8
Board of Trustees: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Holland Charter Township Offices
Zeeland Township
Board of Trustees: 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at the Zeeland Township Offices
Laketown Township
Township Board Workshop: 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Laketown Township Offices
How to participate remotely: Meetings are live streamed via Zoom at zoom.us/j/4556718351
Planning Commission: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Laketown Township Offices
Read the agenda: tinyurl.com/2cw39jdw
How to participate remotely: Meetings are live streamed via Zoom at zoom.us/j/4556718351
Fillmore Township
Planning Commission: Monday, Feb. 2, at the Fillmore Township Offices
— Cassidey Kavathas is the politics and court reporter at The Holland Sentinel. Contact her at ckavathas@hollandsentinel.com. Follow her on X @cassideykava.
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