The Michigan Senate passed HB 5207 Friday night 18 December, not long before adjournment. The bill goes to Governor Jennifer Granholm, who will sign it or veto it.
Curiously, WMU’s lobbyists did not inform the Kalamazoo Gazette that the bill had passed the Senate. When the bill passed the House in September, Greg Rosine was on [...]
The following is approximately what I said in my brief remarks at the Save the Colony Farm Orchard Rally last Tuesday night, 8 December 2009. I have, however, expanded on my thoughts under point 3, adding a consideration of conservation easements.
We need to recognize three aspects to the conservation value of this piece of land. [...]
The Save the Colony Farm Orchard Rally sponsored by the Asylum Lake Preservation Association was held Tuesday evening 8 November in Van Deusen auditorium at the Kalamazoo Public Library. ALPA vice president David Nesius said that 53 people signed in and his total head count was 67.
One highlight of the session was a screening of [...]
ALPA, the Asylum Lake Protection Association, will hold the first general public meeting for discussion of the attempt by State Representative Robert Jones (D-Kalamazoo) and Western Michigan University to remove conservation restrictions on the Colony Farm Orchard. The restriction placed on the land when it was conveyed by the state to WMU through the efforts [...]
