Troy Bell LAPEER The Lapeer City Commission held a special meeting Thursday evening with the City’s current legal counsel, Denis J. McCarthy, to discuss the path going forward to hire a new city manager. Current manager, Dale Kerbyson, will retire March 31 from the City of Lapeer after 18 years of service. He hasn’t
Monday evening, Lapeer Police Dept. Chief Jeremy Howe (left) swore in the department’s newest officer, Chris Pender, 32, a Lapeer native who graduated from Lapeer East High School. The ceremony was conducted during a Lapeer City Commission meeting. In attendance were Pender’s wife, a local optometrist, their children and his father. During the ceremony,
LAPEER The Lapeer City Commission on Monday honored Richard J. Schoenherr for 25 years of service on the Lapeer Police Dept. The Commission approved a proclamation to recognize his long career with the department that began in February 1998 as a patrolman. He retired on Feb. 23, 2023. Schoenherr rose through the ranks to
LAPEER The Lapeer City Commission, Mayor Debbie Marquardt and several city residents on Monday complimented and thanked outgoing City Manager Dale Kerbyson for his service to the city, and acknowledged that 13 applications for the position were a reflection of the shape the City is in that made the open job position so appealing
Troy Bell LAPEER Every April 16 on his birthday, Troy Bell gets a birthday card from a former employee he put on a two-week suspension after it was learned the worker used a racial slur in the workplace against him. Bell shared the story Saturday morning during candidate interviews for the city manager’s position