Perry, Michigan
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Perry posts early voting notice for Nov. 3 — no site or hours listed
The city put up its early voting precinct and hours notice for the Nov. 3 general election on Tuesday, but the page carries only file names — the second Perry election-or-utility notice this month whose details are not readable online.
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Perry posts water and sewer rate hearing notice — but no date on file
The city has noticed a public hearing on utility rates, the decision the council pushed off in August; the posted PDF does not give a readable date, time or proposed rate.
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Perry blocks data center approvals for 180 days
The city council voted Aug. 20 to freeze every permit, rezoning and water or sewer hookup a data center would need while it rewrites its rules — and filled its vacant council and planning commission seats the same night.
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Perry planning commission seat open; Mayor Hammond to appoint
The city posted the vacancy Sept. 3, three weeks after the council accepted planning commissioner Gerrad Leitelt's resignation; the term runs only to January 2027.
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Byron at Perry volleyball, 6:45 tonight, is the county's lone game
One match on the Saturday card: two Shiawassee County programs meet in Perry, with live scores on our scoreboard all night.
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Perry council OKs $63,210 in DPW work, accepts two resignations
At its Aug. 6 regular meeting, the Perry City Council approved four unanimous spending items, accepted resignations from council member Larry Lambert and planning commissioner Gerrad Leitelt, and pushed water and sewer rate decisions to Sept. 3.
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Perry school board calls Aug. 19 special meeting on three purchase orders
The Perry Board of Education's noon special meeting agenda lists possible action on single purchase orders from the district's bond, general and building funds.
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Centennial Woodworking breaks ground on Perry Township plant, showroom
The cabinetry maker, now operating in Laingsburg, held a ceremonial groundbreaking June 15 for a manufacturing facility and showroom at 2720 W. Lansing Road.
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Perry football opens 2026 season Aug. 27 at Addison, six road games
The verified nine-game schedule gives Perry just three home dates and sends the Ramblers to Laingsburg on Oct. 9 for the season's in-county matchup.
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Memorial Healthcare adds family medicine physician at Perry office
Hannah Bowman, MD, joins two existing providers at Memorial Healthcare Family Medicine in Perry and is accepting new patients, the hospital announced Aug. 3.
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Perry council approves $60,395 in HVAC replacements, $42,160 lift station fix
The July 2 meeting also produced a new mower purchase, an engineer-of-record deal with OHM and a rewritten pay formula for the city's zoning administrator.
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Perry council approves two ordinance changes and $15,281 workers' comp renewal
The June 18 meeting also brought word that the city is exploring placing a water tower on Perry school grounds.