The Spring election will be held on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018. There are eight candidates running for the Mount Pleasant Village Trustee seats. We reached out to each candidate. Follow the links to learn more about them. Village Trustee No. 2 Candidates : Donald Schulz Bud Eastman Village Trustee No. 4 Candidates: Gary Feest (i) […]
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Gary Feest: Candidate Interview for Village Trustee No. 4
Gary Feest Name three long-term goals you have for the Village and why you chose them. Public Safety would be number 1. Financial stability of the municipality would be number 2. And best practice for growth in this Village would be number 3. Residents of Mount Pleasant deserve to be safe in their community. We […]
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2 Not Seeking Re-Election in Mount Pleasant
Two Mount Pleasant trustees will not run for re-election in April. Neither Ken Otwaska nor Jon Hansen has filed candidacy paperwork and they are not collecting signatures for nomination, a story in The Journal Times reads. Otwaska told the newspaper that his health is the primary reason he isn’t running to retain his seat. “I […]
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Mount Pleasant Village President Censured
Mount Pleasant Village President Dave DeGroot was censured by his fellow board members Monday for an outburst he directed at a resident that attempted to speak during the previous board meetings public comment section. DeGroot barred Mount Pleasant resident Kelly Gallaher on August 28 from speaking during the public comment period saying that she was […]
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Mount Pleasant OKs $14 Million For Roads, Business Park
The Mount Pleasant Village Board approved at its meeting Monday night borrowing nearly $14 million for a number of capital expenses. Municipal bonds will pay for roads, public infrastructure at the Land and Lakes Business Park, a new fire truck, and incentives for the Land and Lakes development “What’s precipitating the financing at this point […]
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5 Shot Down For Mount Pleasant Village Board Job
The Mount Pleasant Village Board failed to confirm five different candidates to fill an open trustee seat on the board Monday. Nearly all five candidates were voted down along established factions on the board. One vote, however, failed 4-2 as trustee Gary Feest maintained that he will not vote for a trustee to fill the […]
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Gridlock: Mount Pleasant Stuck On Village Trustee Appointment
In a three to three vote, the Mount Pleasant Village Board of Trustees failed to confirm new president Dave DeGroot’s choice to fill his empty trustee seat. The vote split along voting blocks that have formed in recent years. Trustees Gary Feest, Jon Hansen and Ken Otwaska voted against appointing John Kis to the Village […]
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John Kis Tapped For Mount Pleasant Trustee Spot
Newly elected Mount Pleasant Village President Dave DeGroot appointed John Kis, a member of the Village Plan Commission and an executive with Tri City National Bank, to fill his village trustee seat. DeGroot ran for both president and trustee. Winning both, he is allowed to appoint his successor. In a press release circulated Tuesday, DeGroot […]
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New Sewer Rate Rules Up For Consideration In Mount Pleasant
The rules governing connection charges for sewer projects will go before the Mount Pleasant Village Board, now that an ad hoc committee approved them Wednesday. The new rules, if passed by the board, will set new a procedure in place for assessing the cost for homeowners and developers when a sewer line is being put […]
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Mount Pleasant Lifts Public Comment Restriction
An ordinance many thought to be unconstitutional was repealed by the Mount Pleasant Village Board Monday after 11 years of being on the books. The rule, which dates back to Mount Pleasant’s establishment as a village, barred people running for public office from speaking during the public comment section of village board meetings. Board members, […]
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Campbell Woods Development OK’d By Mount Pleasant Board
After months of deliberation and public hearings, Campbell Woods, a senior living development in Mount Pleasant, moved forward Monday following approval of a re-zoning ordinance. The $40 million development will see a 170-unit senior care facility in the Campbell Woods subdivision at the northeast corner of highways 31 and KR. The vote of approval for […]
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Opinion: Golden Parachutes Lay A Goose Egg in Mount Pleasant
On April 13, 2015 in his last meeting as Mount Pleasant Village President, Mark Gleason put forward a measure on the agenda to guarantee a six month severance package for all village department heads fired for any reason other than “just cause.” This “golden parachute” deal for department heads was a complete surprise it […]
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Police Borrowing Ok’d, Firing Range Expected Late Summer
Mount Pleasant trustees approved – with a 5-1 vote – the police department borrowing up to $350,000 from the village’s sewer utility to complete the MPPD firing range. The loan will be interest free and will be paid back within seven years. The firing range is expected to cost up to $475,000 to complete depending […]
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All Incumbents Running in Mount Pleasant
Three seats are up for grabs in Mount Pleasant for the general election in April, and all three incumbents are running to retain their seats. Trustees Jerry Garski, Gary Feest and Don Schulz will appear on the ballot. Garski and Feest were elected in 2010, and Schulz was appointed to the board in April […]