The Shiawassee Current — Council WatchCouncil Watch coverage for Shiawassee County, Michigan, from the public record.https://shiawassee.news/en-usChesaning council OKs police union MOU; pension funding hits 78%https://shiawassee.news/council/chesaning-police-union-mou-approved/https://shiawassee.news/council/chesaning-police-union-mou-approved/Minutes from the July 7 Chesaning Village Council meeting show a memorandum of understanding with the police union approved after a nine-minute closed session, and an administrator report that village pensions are now 78% funded.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:45:46 GMTChesaning council agenda listed $135,494 in bills, M-57 closure askhttps://shiawassee.news/council/chesaning-council-agenda-bills-m57-closure/https://shiawassee.news/council/chesaning-council-agenda-bills-m57-closure/The village council's Aug. 4 agenda placed $135,493.98 in accounts payable on the consent agenda and set a Candle Walk street closure request for action.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:45:46 GMTChesaning village council OKs $148,323 in bills, three park and street use requestshttps://shiawassee.news/council/chesaning-council-accounts-payable-park-requests-approved/https://shiawassee.news/council/chesaning-council-accounts-payable-park-requests-approved/The July 7 synopsis minutes show the council also appointed Brandon Thompson to the Zoning Board of Appeals and set a $100 fee for a bounce house event at Showboat Park.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:29:36 GMTChesaning council vacates Lockwood Street strip, OKs $206,501 in billshttps://shiawassee.news/council/chesaning-lockwood-street-vacation-approved/https://shiawassee.news/council/chesaning-lockwood-street-vacation-approved/The village council's June 16 meeting lasted 11 minutes and cleared a street vacation that the synopsis minutes say may have been left undone earlier because of a clerical error.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:29:36 GMTChesaning council approves $207,962.86 in bills in nine-minute meetinghttps://shiawassee.news/council/chesaning-council-accounts-payable-approved/https://shiawassee.news/council/chesaning-council-accounts-payable-approved/All seven village council members were present July 21 as the board cleared its consent agenda, including accounts payable and the July 7 minutes, with no other business.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:29:36 GMTElsie council accepts $268,543 in state grants, sets 10.7-mill levyhttps://shiawassee.news/council/elsie-fdcvt-grants-millage-approved/https://shiawassee.news/council/elsie-fdcvt-grants-millage-approved/The June 9 minutes show unanimous roll-call votes on two fire-hydrant and equipment grants, the village operating millage and $35,088.95 in bills, while Elsie remains under a state deficit elimination plan.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:44:31 GMTElsie village council approves $57,191 in bills, holds off on fire authority dealhttps://shiawassee.news/council/elsie-council-bills-fire-authority-delayed/https://shiawassee.news/council/elsie-council-bills-fire-authority-delayed/The July 14 minutes show the council paid its monthly bills, delayed action on a proposed Fire Board agreement on the village attorney's advice, and set an Ordinance Committee meeting for Aug. 6.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:44:31 GMTMorrice council raises transfer station prices, fills council posts after resignationhttps://shiawassee.news/council/morrice-transfer-station-prices-council-appointments/https://shiawassee.news/council/morrice-transfer-station-prices-council-appointments/At its June 9 meeting, the village council approved higher dump fees effective July 12, accepted a trustee's resignation and signed off on $4,921 in salter installation costs.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:44:31 GMTMorrice council awards South Street sidewalk bid, appoints new trusteehttps://shiawassee.news/council/morrice-sidewalk-contract-awarded/https://shiawassee.news/council/morrice-sidewalk-contract-awarded/The village council picked SA Smith Paving of Owosso at $23,885 for the South Street sidewalk, seated Jacob Saint Amour on a vacant council seat and shelved the transfer station expansion until 2027 bidding.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:44:31 GMTDurand council to meet Aug. 3, with closed session on Union Station lawsuithttps://shiawassee.news/council/durand-council-aug-3-agenda-union-station-closed-session/https://shiawassee.news/council/durand-council-aug-3-agenda-union-station-closed-session/The agenda lists four business items and a closed session to discuss trial and settlement strategy in Durand Union Station Inc. v. City of Durand.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:25:50 GMTLaingsburg council to weigh master plan, library budget on July 7https://shiawassee.news/council/laingsburg-council-july-7-agenda-master-plan-library-budget/https://shiawassee.news/council/laingsburg-council-july-7-agenda-master-plan-library-budget/The agenda for the Laingsburg City Council's July 7 meeting lists a master plan resolution, a district library agreement, Summerfest street closures and a decision on Treat Street right of way.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:25:50 GMTPerry council approves two ordinance changes and $15,281 workers' comp renewalhttps://shiawassee.news/council/perry-ordinance-amendments-workers-comp-approved/https://shiawassee.news/council/perry-ordinance-amendments-workers-comp-approved/The June 18 meeting also brought word that the city is exploring placing a water tower on Perry school grounds.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:22:46 GMTDurand council calls special meeting on Reed Road bids, fire linehttps://shiawassee.news/council/durand-special-meeting-reed-road-bid-awards/https://shiawassee.news/council/durand-special-meeting-reed-road-bid-awards/A June 8 special meeting agenda lists two consultant bid awards for the MSHDA Reed Road project, plus a Webcor fire service line and a JB Communications proposal.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:22:46 GMTDurand council sets special meeting on OPRA district, union deals, budgethttps://shiawassee.news/council/durand-special-meeting-opra-district-agenda/https://shiawassee.news/council/durand-special-meeting-opra-district-agenda/A June 30 special meeting agenda lists two public hearings on an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act district and six approval items, including DPW union negotiations and year-end budget amendments.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:22:46 GMTDurand council puts parks millage, charter change on Nov. 3 ballothttps://shiawassee.news/council/durand-parks-millage-charter-amendment-november-ballot/https://shiawassee.news/council/durand-parks-millage-charter-amendment-november-ballot/All seven council members were present July 20 as the council approved a charter amendment raising the city manager's spending limit to $5,000, a parks and recreation millage proposal and a $10,400 paving contract.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:22:46 GMTShiawassee County board to weigh $122,055 SRESD tech deal July 15https://shiawassee.news/council/townships-county-board-sresd-contract-audit-agenda/https://shiawassee.news/council/townships-county-board-sresd-contract-audit-agenda/The county board's July 15 agenda also includes the 2025 audit, a housing rehab contract, court staffing replacements and a zoning appeals appointment.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:08:32 GMTOwosso council backs $7.16M in water main bids, takes up $12M bondhttps://shiawassee.news/council/owosso-water-main-bids-bond-ordinance/https://shiawassee.news/council/owosso-water-main-bids-bond-ordinance/A five-member council approved the July 6 consent agenda 5-0, tentatively awarding two water main contracts to Glaeser-Dawes, and moved to adopt an ordinance authorizing up to $12 million in drinking water revenue bonds.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:08:32 GMTOwosso council accepts USDA grant for public safety building, adds $239K to wastewater projecthttps://shiawassee.news/council/owosso-council-usda-grant-public-safety-building/https://shiawassee.news/council/owosso-council-usda-grant-public-safety-building/Monday's meeting moved money on three fronts — a federal grant agreement for the public safety building renovation, a third change order on the wastewater plant, and a $160,000 annual legal services authorization.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:54:47 GMTOwosso puts parks and recreation millage on the November ballothttps://shiawassee.news/council/owosso-parks-recreation-millage-november-ballot/https://shiawassee.news/council/owosso-parks-recreation-millage-november-ballot/The July 20 meeting also brought a Redevelopment Ready certification from the state, new spending on two water projects, and a long council debate about burnouts at the organic cruise.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:54:47 GMTCounty board sends senior services millage renewal to November ballothttps://shiawassee.news/council/shiawassee-county-senior-millage-renewal-november/https://shiawassee.news/council/shiawassee-county-senior-millage-renewal-november/The 0.4942-mill renewal would raise an estimated $1.37 million in its first year. Commissioners also adopted the 2025 audit and approved $7.16 million in bills at their July meeting in Corunna.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:54:47 GMT