Saugatuck Michigan
Preserve America Community: Saugatuck, Michigan
Visitors cross the Kalamazoo River on the 1912 Chain Ferry, Saugatuck, Michigan. (Photo courtesy of City of Saugatuck) ... Saugatuck is unusual among Midwest frontier towns in that it did not experience the destruction of the fires that hit most towns in the mid to late 1800s or the railroad that brought modernization and urban growth. Because of this, the city provides a rare opportunity to observe pre- and post-Civil War Greek Revival and Italianate architecture, together with later structures in the Arts and Crafts and Colonial Revival styles. ... [Read More]
DEQ Director to Participate at Committee Hearing in Saugatuck
Department of Environmental Quality Director Steven E. Chester will participate at a hearing of the Senate Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee being held in Saugatuck. The hearing is designed to solicit input from the public on how Michigan can best protect and preserve its water resources. ... DEQ Director to Participate at Committee Hearing in Saugatuck ... The meeting will take place on Thursday, July 14, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm in the Saugatuck High School Auditorium. ... [Read More]
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June 8, 2004 - Sen. Patty Birkholz, R-Saugatuck Township, congratulates constituent Liz Wilson on being named 2004 Michigan Schools Support Person of the Year by the Department of Education. Wilson is an administrative assistant with the Saugatuck Public Schools. ... Tuesday, April 22, 2003- Senator Patricia Birkholz, R-Saugatuck Township, chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee, today presented the White Pine Award for Environmental Excellence to the Michigan 4H Youth Development Program and the 4H Youth Conservation Council this morning, April 22 (Earth Day). ... [Read More]
DEQ Director to Participate at Committee Hearing in Saugatuck
Department of Environmental Quality Director Steven E. Chester will participate at a hearing of the Senate Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee being held in Saugatuck. The hearing is designed to solicit input from the public on how Michigan can best protect and preserve its water resources. ... DEQ Director to Participate at Committee Hearing in Saugatuck ... The meeting will take place on Thursday, July 14, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm in the Saugatuck High School Auditorium. ... [Read More]
National Weather Service Forecast Office - Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Haven SP, Muskegon SP, Muskegon Pere Marquette, P.J. Hoffmaster SP, South Haven Filtration Plant, Holland SP & Saugatuck Oval Beach ... [Read More]
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June 8, 2004 - Sen. Patty Birkholz, R-Saugatuck Township, congratulates constituent Liz Wilson on being named 2004 Michigan Schools Support Person of the Year by the Department of Education. Wilson is an administrative assistant with the Saugatuck Public Schools. ... [Read More]
Three Clean Michigan Initiative Grants Awarded to Support Cool Cities
The Department of Environmental Quality today awarded three 2004 Cool Cities catalyst grantees a total of $404,500 in Clean Michigan Initiative Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Grant funding designed to accelerate Michigan’s Cool Cities efforts. The recipients of the funding are the city of Saugatuck, city of Alpena, and the St. Clair Community College in Port Huron. ... The St. Clair Community College project will result in the installation of infiltration areas on the campus in order to reduce the strain on storm drains. The Alpena project will result in the implementation of stream bank stabilization practices, rain gardens, and a bike path made out of porous material that will allow water to drain through it. The Saugatuck project will install rain gardens, vegetated bioswales, and a bioretention/ storage basin. Native plants will be used in the rain gardens and bioswales as they do not require any irrigation and serve to take up excess storm water, as well as filter and clean the storm water which passes though the system. ... [Read More]
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Sen. Wayne Kuipers, R-Holland, speaks during at a news event that announced bills before the state Legislature would make vehicle travel safer for Michigan’s youngest passengers. He is flanked by, from left, Sens. Jason Allen, R-Traverse City, Michelle McManus, R-Lake Leelanau, and Patty Birkholz, R-Saugatuck Township. ... West Michigan Senators take part in honoring the Grand Valley State University football team in the Senate Chambers Feb. 26. The football team culminated its 2002 season with a Division II National Championship, after posting a perfect 14-0 record. Taking part in the tribute are (from left to right) state Sens. Bill Hardiman, R-Kentwood, Patricia Birkholz, R-Saugatuck, Jerry Van Woerkom, R-Muskegon, Wayne Kuipers, R-Holland and Grand Valley football coach Brian Kelly. ... [Read More]
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