A proposed amendment to the City Charter to reduce the number of signatures required on nominating petitions for a city elected office is headed for the November 8th general election ballot. In action Tuesday evening (April 19th), the Three Rivers City Commission adopted a resolution to submit the amendment to voters in the fall election.  [...]

The City of Three Rivers is now in the “social networking” arena with its own Facebook page.

Opting for a local vendor versus the lowest bidder, the Three Rivers City Commission voted Tuesday evening (May 6th) to award a mowing contract to A & E Lawn Service of Three Rivers for $36,752. The action came after failure of a motion to go with the low bidder, JH Maintenance, a Vicksburg company that [...]

Three Rivers City Manager Joe Bippus was the featured speaker for the January 11th meeting of the Three Rivers Lions Club. Mr. Bippus spoke to three areas as these relate to his role as City Manager.  The first of these was that of providing services for the City.  He discussed seven different services including such [...]

Autumn has arrived and the City of Three Rivers is gearing up for the winter season that will follow. In action Tuesday evening (October 7th), the Three Rivers City Commission authorized the purchase of 500 tons of road salt at a cost of just over $23,000 ($23,372.50). The salt will be obtained through the State [...]

The City of Three Rivers is proposing to sell a portion of the ‘Essex Wire property’ on Fourth Street to Central Manufacturing Services (CMS) to accommodate plans by the company to expand its operations which are headquartered on the other side of the street. The city owns the 19-acre parcel of industrial property and has [...]

In spite of a tough economy, the City of Three Rivers did “very good” in 2009. That’s the assessment of Mayor Allen Balog in a wide-ranging New Year’s Eve interview with the River Country Journal.

Three Rivers Mayor Allen Balog has launched an ongoing series of monthly “brown bag lunches” to meet informally with citizens. Following the first one last week, Balog said, “It’s to just give an opportunity for me to meet some of the citizens of Three Rivers that I don’t know and vice versa. They get to [...]

Here’s a reminder from the City of Three Rivers: Nominating petitions for the following City Officers are due in the City Clerk’s office by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday (May 14th): First District Commissioner – Two-Year Term Third District Commissioner – Two-Year Term At-Large Commissioner – Two-Year Term Mayor – Two-Year Term Petitions may be picked [...]

As the date for the November 4th general election approaches, it appears that voters in the City of Three Rivers voters will participate in higher-than-usual numbers. City Clerk Lindsay Howes reports that Monday, October 6th – the final day to register to vote in the upcoming balloting – was “a busier day, not only for [...]

Indications are the lawsuit filed by former Finance Director Wendy Hochstedler against the City of Three Rivers has been settled. For more on the story from Jef Rietsma and the Sturgis Journal, click on the following link:  City settles lawsuit

“Some exciting news for the City of Three Rivers and a significant milestone.” This is how Fire Chief Dan Tomlinson of the Three Rivers Fire Department (TRFD) described an accomplishment he reported on during the Three Rivers City Commission meeting Tuesday evening (May 1). The accomplishment?  The awarding of ‘ISO Class 4’ status, effective in [...]

The idea of having all of the city’s polling places in one location will be the subject of a public hearing during a special meeting of the Three Rivers City Commission this evening (May 13th). According to a memo to commissioners from City Manager Joe Bippus and City Clerk Lindsay Howes, “Money is the main [...]

The City of Three Rivers has announced that City Hall will not be open until 10 a.m. on Wednesday (February 2nd).

There will be contests for two of the four City of Three Rivers offices to be filled in the November 5th general election. Here’s the candidate lineup following passage of the 4 p.m. Tuesday (May 14th) deadline for filling nominating petitions: Mayor: Thomas Lowry, 53 1/2 N. Main St, Three Rivers, MI 49093 Larry Nichols, [...]

The Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has approved the purchase of the “walk-thru” at 25 North Main Street, a recently-developed passageway from the new Portage River Parking Plaza to Main Street. The purchase proposal, which is contingent on approval by the Three Rivers City Commission, calls for the DDA to acquire the property from [...]

The proposed budget for the City of Three Rivers for Fiscal Year 2011-12 received attention for approximately two hours during a special meeting of the Three Rivers City Commission Tuesday evening (May 10th). Finance Director Cathy Lawson used a PowerPoint presentation to outline information about the spending plan that contains some significant cuts, including layoffs [...]

There may be a new trail in the Three Rivers Community soon! The City of Three Rivers and Fabius Township recently kicked-off a new cooperative trail planning effort. The goal of the new initiative is to establish a proposed pathway connection from downtown Three Rivers to Meyer Broadway Park and develop a comprehensive implementation plan.

Roger Stanfill, Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Three Rivers, was the guest speaker for the Three Rivers Lions Club meeting on Tuesday (May 8). Officer Stanfill explained the nature of his position and that he is assigned to the Three Rivers Police Department to deal with the enforcement of all city ordinances.  Such [...]

The Three Rivers City Commission would like more information about the city’s solid waste management fund, municipal street repairs, and money spent to repair Village of Constantine wastewater pumps as deliberations continue toward adoption of the city’s budget for the fiscal year set to begin on July 1st. Commissioners reviewed the budget during a special [...]