Leland NewsLocal news for Leland, MI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.12 teachers among layoffs at S-B- July 23, 2008 Support staff members at district also lose their jobs. Official action to lay off or reduce the hours of 28 teachers and support staff members was taken this week by the Suttons Bay Board of Education.http://www.topix.net/city/leland-mi/2008/07/12-teachers-among-layoffs-at-s-b?fromrss=1 Leland property sale on hold, water test set- July 21, 2008 The sale of the former Leelanau County courthouse property in downtown Leland to local real estate developers will be delayed for at least another month as tests are conducted to determine whether potable water ...http://www.topix.net/city/leland-mi/2008/07/leland-property-sale-on-hold-water-test-set?fr... Leland to join Small Harbors Coalition- July 19, 2008 Leland Township Harbor will join a group of small harbors around the state interested in establishing secure funding sources for annual dredgings.http://www.topix.net/city/leland-mi/2008/07/leland-to-join-small-harbors-coalition?fromrss... Manitou Island Transit Awarded New Ten-Year Contract at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore- July 13, 2008 Manitou Island Transit, of Leland, Michigan, has been selected as the concessioner for the operation of the passenger ferry service to the Manitou Islands within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore for a new ...http://www.topix.net/city/leland-mi/2008/07/manitou-island-transit-awarded-new-ten-year-co... Focus of 'summit' will be on EMS- July 11, 2008 It may be more than six months later than originally thought, but Leelanau County officials have scheduled another "summit meeting" for township officials interested in collaborating more closely on fire and ...http://www.topix.net/city/leland-mi/2008/07/focus-of-summit-will-be-on-ems?fromrss=1 Ferry contract is extended- July 9, 2008 Manitou Island Transit has inked another 10-year contract with the National Park Service to provide ferry service from Leland to the Manitou Islands within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.http://www.topix.net/city/leland-mi/2008/07/ferry-contract-is-extended?fromrss=1 Northport sewer 'on schedule'- July 7, 2008 Mailed packets in district describe 'hook-up' process. An update on the Northport sewer project and a report on the Leland Township sewer were given Tuesday to the county Board of Public Works .http://www.topix.net/city/leland-mi/2008/07/northport-sewer-on-schedule?fromrss=1 Still popular after 10 years- July 5, 2008 In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the popular children's book The Legend of Sleeping Bear , A illustrator Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen will be making several stops in Leelanau County for signings and a ...http://www.topix.net/city/leland-mi/2008/07/still-popular-after-10-years?fromrss=1 Veterans 'disgusted' over plans for new memorial- July 3, 2008 County commissioners last week got an earful from local veterans about plans to relocate the county Veterans Memorial from the old courthouse in Leland to the new Government Center campus in Suttons Bay ...http://www.topix.net/city/leland-mi/2008/07/veterans-disgusted-over-plans-for-new-memorial... Looking Back . . .- July 1, 2008 Without a land use permit for the county's law enforcement center, county officials should reassess where they want the jail sited, commissioners heard Tuesday night.http://www.topix.net/city/leland-mi/2008/06/looking-back?fromrss=1 |