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Michigan Primary Election 2023 Preview

We’ve put together a quick primer for Tuesday’s election, which you can find below. We’ll have election results on Wednesday.

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Fallout from Three Rivers main break far from sorted out

Discussions continued Tuesday about the Constantine Street sewer force main break which dumped 500,000 gallons of untreated wastewater near the St. Joseph River on July 7. Three Rivers City Commissioners heard comments from a citizen directly affected by the break, City Manager Joe Bippus, and Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent Taylor Davis during its regularly scheduled meeting. 

Candidate questionnaire: Tom Lowry for Three Rivers Mayor

Watershed Voice sent out questionnaires to the three candidates running for Mayor of Three Rivers. In the days leading up to Election Day (Tuesday, August 8), Watershed will publish the answers it has received. Mayor Tom Lowry filled out our questionnaire, these are his answers.

Candidate Questionnaire: Natelege Zaritz for Three Rivers Mayor

Watershed Voice sent out questionnaires to the three candidates running for Mayor of Three Rivers. In the days leading up to Election Day (Tuesday, August 8), Watershed will publish the answers it has received. Natelege Zaritz filled out our questionnaire, these are her answers.

Three Rivers commissioners briefed on Constantine Street Lift Station main break

Three Rivers City Commissioners received an update Tuesday evening from the Three Rivers Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) regarding the July 7 force main break at the Constantine Street Lift Station. The break spilled approximately 500,000 gallons of untreated wastewater from the WWTP at the intersection of Constantine Street and Broadway Street near the St. Joseph River.

City of Three Rivers appoints Bobbi Schoon as finance director

The Three Rivers City Commission appointed Bobbi Schoon as the city’s new finance director/treasurer in a unanimous vote Tuesday evening. Currently serving as the Three Rivers Public Library (TRPL) Director, Schoon must now acquire additional municipal accounting skills for her new position, and has already met the prerequisites to be accepted into those training programs. 

Three Rivers Planning Commission to review city street-parking ordinance

A change in the regulation of street parking in Three Rivers could be coming soon following discussions at the Wednesday evening Three Rivers City Commission meeting.

Three Rivers Juneteenth celebrations planned at Carver Center, Huss Project & Skate Dreams

Mayor Tom Lowry presented a proclamation during Tuesday evening’s city commission meeting in observance and celebration of Juneteenth (June 19) in the City of Three Rivers. Celebrations are scheduled at the George Washington Carver Center (June 9), the Huss Project (June 17), and Skate Dreams skating rink (June 19).

Three Rivers city commissioners present Citizen of the Year award, approve increase to user fees

The Three Rivers city commission met Tuesday evening for a regularly scheduled meeting. Items on the agenda for the night included a presentation for the 2023 Citizen of the Year, a public hearing for a Special Exception Use (SEU) license for the city’s first marijuana transport facility, and proposed user fee rate increases.

See how the City of Three Rivers plans to use its budget in 2024

The Three Rivers city commission met Tuesday evening for a presentation of the city’s 2024 fiscal year budget. The budget must be adopted by June 20.

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