In 2025, 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, July 14-18:
Ottawa County
Plat Board: 12 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
The agenda includes:
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Appointment and Alignment Committee: 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
The agenda includes:
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Local Emergency Planning Committee: 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, Location TBD
Canceled Brownfield Redevelopment Committee: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
City of Holland
City Council: 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, at Holland City Hall
The agenda includes:
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City of Saugatuck
City Council: 6.30 p.m. Monday, July 14, at Saugatuck City Hall
The agenda includes:
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Planning Commission: 6.30 p.m. Thursday July 17, at Saugatuck City Hall
The agenda includes:
Read the agenda: tinyurl.com/3556d7jc
Olive Township
Board of Trustees: 7 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the Olive Township Offices
The agenda includes:
Read the agenda: tinyurl.com/4saewtv9
Holland Charter Township
Board of Trustees: 7 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the Holland Charter Township Offices
Zeeland Charter Township
Board of Trustees: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at the Zeeland Charter Township Offices
Laketown Township
Parks Commission: 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, at the Laketown Township Offices
— Cassidey Kavathas is the politics and court reporter at The Holland Sentinel. Contact her at ckavathas@hollandsentinel.com. Follow her on X formerly known as Twitter @cassideykava.
(This story was updated to add new information.)
This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: July 14-18: Officials to consider interior renovations at Saugatuck City Hall
Reporting by Cassidey Kavathas, Holland Sentinel / The Holland Sentinel
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