Category: Politics

  • The Busiest Weekend Ever

    March 17–20: Possibly the Busiest Four Days in Elberta–Frankfort History…for more details on the first annual Benzie County Water Festival, see the official site. THURSDAY, MARCH 17 4 pm–10 pm St. Patrick’s Day Party, Mayfair Tavern 7 pm Elberta Village Council Meeting, Village Community Building FRIDAY, MARCH 18 6 pm…

  • Agenda for March 17 Regular Village Council Meeting

    CALL TO ORDER, ATTENDANCE, APPROVAL OF MINUTES, APPROVAL OF AGENDA, AGENDA CONFLICT, BRIEF PUBLIC COMMENT, ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, CORRESPONDENCE, APPROVAL OF BILLS REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS WATER/SEWER/BLUA: Diane Jenks & Ken Holmes PARKS & REC: Linda Manville MARINA PARK/FARMERS MARKET: Bill Soper BEACH: Ross Thorsen ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: Carl Noffsinger PRESIDENT’S…

  • Vertical Thinking: Elbertian Proposes to Change Elberta’s Name

    During the initial public comment period at the Village Council meeting last night, Kelli Stapleton, Elberta resident and planning and zoning committee member, presented a proposal to change Elberta’s name to Heaven. Among Stapleton’s stated goals was the preservation of our local post office (no plans to close the office…

  • Council Meeting Report: Get It in Writing

    Meeting date: January 20, 2011, 7 PM The Alert aims to report as thoroughly and accurately as possible on Village meetings; however, we usually have just one reporter per meeting, and some topics may be missed or misconstrued. Please submit any corrections to elberta.alert@gmail.com, or simply comment on the blog.…

  • Here’s the Drill on Fire Department Figures

    Frankfort City Superintendent Josh Mills responds to “We Didn’t Start the Fire…” Doug Holmes has always been supportive of the Fire Department, attended every meeting, and voted on the establishment of pay for personnel and approval toward equipment expenditures. I’d like to make a few clarifications regarding fire department funding…

  • Council Meeting Report: We Didn’t Start the Fire (or the Sewage)

    The last meeting of the Doug Holmes–led Elberta Village Council convened last night. Next month, December 16, will see the new council members under Reg Manville take the reins. Attendance was high, at 18. Among the luminaries present were local developer Scott Gest and newly elected District 3 county commissioner…

  • Elberta Village Council Election Results

    Tuesday, November 2, saw big changes to the Elberta Village Council. The Elberta Alert was on the scene at the library on Frankfort Avenue when the polls closed at 8 pm. The trusty election workers had put in a very long day and were probably only too happy to read…