Amid concerns about higher water bills in tough economic times, the Constantine Village Council has decided against moving ahead with nearly $2 million in water system improvements financed through Michigan’s Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF). The action came on a 3-to-4 vote Monday evening on a motion to authorize Village Manager Mark Honeysett and Village [...]

The Drinking Water Revolving Fund and the Major General Bandholtz Memorial are items of “Unfinished Business” on the agenda for the Constantine Village Council meeting Monday evening (October 4th). During their September 20th meeting, members of the council pondered whether to move forward with nearly $2 million in water system improvements to be financed through [...]

A public hearing on a rental rehabilitation grant is on the agenda for the Constantine Village Council meeting Monday evening (September 20th). Items of ‘Unfinished Business’ include a Drinking Water Revolving Fund application, rental rehabilitation grant application, and a Sturgis Area Ambulance Committee update. Items of ‘New Business’ include a traffic order request, fish ponds [...]

A request for a setback for a variance for rental property at 130 White Pigeon Street was passed unanimously by Constantine Village Council during its meeting Tuesday evening (September 7th).  The Council passed the variance, acting temporarily as the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). In an unusual move, the council earlier dissolved the existing ZBA [...]

A setback variance for property at 130 White Pigeon Street – and action on the proposed variance – are slated to be part of the Constantine Village Council meeting Tuesday evening (September 7th) – a session that is one day later than usual because of the Labor Day holiday. Other agenda items include a Sturgis [...]

The Constantine Village Council has decided to cancel the Village’s annual senior citizen dinner after reviewing a written recommendation submitted to the council by dinner coordinator Terry Krull. The decision came during the council meeting Monday evening (August 16th) The dinner has been an annual event, begun in the 1970′s. It is funded with funds [...]

The Constantine Village Council has disbanded the community’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) and appointed itself to temporarily take on that role. The action during the council meeting Monday evening (August 16th) came at the request of Village Manager Mark Honeysett who said both the ZBA and Planning Commission are not adequately staffed to be [...]

The Constantine Village Council has established a retirement program for the police department through the Municipal Employees Retirement System (MERS) of Michigan. In action Monday evening (August 16th), the council adopted a series of resolutions to enroll the department in the program, something called for in a four-year contract with the Fraternal Order of Police [...]

The Constantine Village Council will meet in regular session Monday evening (August 16th). Items of “Unfinished Business” include the Major General Bandholtz Memorial, Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals, and Harvest Festival 2010. Under “New Business” are the Municipal Employees Retirement System (MERS) and the Fire Department equipment bank account. The meeting will get [...]

A ‘West Sixth Street Update’ and ‘Land Acquisition Grant Application’ are items of ‘Unfinished Business’ for the Constantine Village Council meeting Monday evening (August 2nd). Items of ‘New Business’ include the following: •    Harvest Festival 2010 •    Liquor License Application for Harvest Festival 2010 •    Brainstormers “Fun for the Kids” Event The meeting will get [...]

The Constantine Village Council has given the go-ahead to apply for a Land Acquisition Grant to acquire slightly more than three acres of riverfront property that abuts the east end of Riverview Park. The action came Monday evening (July 19th) and sets the stage for seeking funding from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF).

No change. That’s the end point of discussion and debate in recent weeks about possibly renaming White Pigeon Street and/or White Pigeon Road in Constantine – or making other changes – to address concerns about confusion related to the similar names and some overlapping address numbers. The topic received brief attention during the Constantine Village [...]

The possibility of changing the name of White Pigeon Road and/or White Pigeon Street will come in for additional conversation by the Constantine Village Council during its meeting Monday evening (July 19th). The topic was the subject of a nearly hour-long public hearing during the last council meeting on July 6th, plus 25 minutes of [...]

The possibility of changing the name of White Pigeon Road and/or White Pigeon Street was the “talk of the town” in Constantine Tuesday evening (July 6th) as the Constantine Village Council held a public hearing on the topic. Many of the approximately 25 people on hand for the nearly hour-long hearing weighed in on the [...]

The possibility of changing the name of White Pigeon Road and/or White Pigeon Street will be the subject of a public hearing during the Constantine Village Council meeting Tuesday evening (July 6th). Concerns have been expressed about confusion resulting from the similar names for the two village streets.

A June 3rd complaint of a barking dog at the Riverside Drive residence of Brad and Barb Kinney, filed by their next door neighbor, set off a bee’s nest at the audience participation part of the June 21st Constantine Village council meeting.

The Constantine Village Council has set a public hearing date of Tuesday, July 6th, at 7:35 p.m. for a public hearing for receiving comments on possibly changing the name of White Pigeon Road and/or White Pigeon Street. Scheduling of the hearing came during the council’s meeting Monday evening (June 21st).

Concerns regarding confusion surrounding the similar names of White Pigeon Street and White Pigeon Road in Constantine will receive further attention during the Constantine Village Council meeting Monday evening (June 21st). The issue surfaced during the council’s June 7th meeting and prompted placement of the item on the agenda for the upcoming meeting.

A “Safe Routes to School Update” and the “Bandholtz Memorial” are items of “Old Business” for the Constantine Village Council meeting slated for Monday evening (June 7th). Six items of “New Business” are on the agenda: •    St. Joseph County Transportation Authority •    MEDC Signature Building Initiative Grant •    White Pigeon Street/White Pigeon Road •   [...]

Assuming the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) concurs, a memorial to Maj. Gen. Harry Hill Bandholtz (1864-1925) will be moved from its current location in the front yard at 325 South Washington Street in Constantine to, most likely, an area in front of the Village Hall on Water Street where a Colorado blue spruce tree [...]