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 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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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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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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Highway V Project At Center Of Candidate Forum
The very issue that prompted many of the candidates to run for two Mount Pleasant village trustee positions became a central issue in a candidate forum held at the Mount Pleasant Village Hall on Thursday. Residents who live on Highway V are vehemently opposed to having sewer and water extended along the road because preliminary figures […]
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Letter to the Editor: Trustee Grandstanding Not Helpful to Public Safety Discussion
**Editor’s note: This Letter to the Editor was submitted by Mount Pleasant candidate for trustee Ken Otwaska. During the Mt. Pleasant Village Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, trustee David DeGroot used his time during “trustee reports” to speak to the issue of emergency response times in our village. It is an issue that has been raised […]
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Letter to the Editor: Otwaska Running for Mount Pleasant Trustee
My name is Ken Otwaska and I am running for Mt. Pleasant Village Board of Trustees for seat #2 in the spring election. I would like to tell you a bit about myself and why I have decided to run for office. I am a lifetime resident of Mount Pleasant. I have been married […]