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Tuscola extends declaration to allow virtual meetings
Mary Drier, For the Tribune
May 4, 2021
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The Tuscola County Courthouse.(Caro Chamber of Commerce)
TUSCOLA COUNTY With only hours to spare, Tuscola County commissioners agreed April 29 to extend a local declaration of emergency to allow virtual meetings to continue in the county.
The state of emergency commissioners approved in March after a three hour discussion extended the declaration until April 30.
Although showing some improvement, the number of COVID cases in Tuscola County is still a concern, so after more than an hour of discussion, the declaration was extended.
During audience participation, there were a few like Unionville Village Clerk Jessica VanHove, Kingston School District Superintendent Matt Drake, Tuscola County Road Commission Finance Director Mike Tuckey, and County Clerk Jodi Fetting, and some others who said they wanted the declaration extended.
Marijuana a topic of discussion at Tuscola County meeting
Mary Drier, For the Tribune
March 10, 2021
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The Tuscola County Courthouse.(Caro Chamber of Commerce)
TUSCOLA COUNTY The number of marijuana businesses in Tuscola County, especially in the Vassar area, came up during the latest commissioners meeting.
At first, voters in the state approved the use of medical marijuana, and then in 2018 voters approved the use of recreational marijuana for those over the age of 21.
Commissioner Dan Grimshaw said he received a call about such a company wanting to open in Millington, and it is facing opposition.
“I reminded them to look at the votes that go back to that (issue), Grimshaw said. Look at the votes that occurred in your area. (Recreational marijuana) did not prevail.
Tuscola County eyes changing building code services
Mary Drier, For the Tribune
Feb. 24, 2021
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CARO Tuscola County Commissioners are in the process of drafting a request for proposal for building code inspections.
After fielding several complaints for more than a year over services provided by the company the county hired to handle building code issues, commissioners started looking at options.
About 19 years ago, the county hired South Central Michigan Construction Code Inspections of Athens when the decision was made to privatize building code inspections due to the expense to the county to operate that department.
County Controller-Administrator Clayette Zechmeister presented a rough draft of the RFP at the last county meeting. She asked for guidance from the commissioners on what they thought it should include.