The Fabius Township Planning Commission has gathered further input regarding Site Plan Review and Special Exception Use Permit requests from Three Rivers Metal Recyclers, LLC for the company’s proposed recycling facility on M-60 west of Three Rivers, but it’s unclear when the body will render a decision on the matter. That’s the situation following another [...]

The City of Three Rivers and Fabius Township are excited to report progress on two fronts in the joint trail planning efforts. The trail steering committee has requested a joint meeting of the municipalities to discuss articles of incorporation prepared by Harry Burkholder of the Land Information Access Association (LIAA) and reviewed by Attorney Daniel [...]

The Fabius Township Board has approved Conditional Land Transfer Agreements for the Dairy Queen property on US-131 and the Patel property on Millard Road. The unanimous action – taken during a brief special meeting late Tuesday afternoon (October 25th) – followed similar action by the Three Rivers City Commission last week. Township Supervisor John Kroggel [...]

Residents of Fabius Township and the surrounding area will want to take advantage of an opportunity to learn about Waste Management and the Westside Landfill, the township’s largest industry. The Fabius Township Citizens’ Coalition invites you to a presentation by Eric Shafer, Site Manager for Waste Management, who will share the history, operations, and future [...]

Roads were in the spotlight during the April meeting of the Fabius Township Board – and a badly-deteriorated, two-mile stretch of Harder Road received a good deal of the attention. Louis Csokasy, manager of the St. Joseph County Road Commission, and Rick Jackson, superintendent of operations, were featured guests at the meeting Wednesday evening (April [...]

Until recently, one of the most undervalued resources in Michigan has been the wet areas with plants (often called swamps, marshes or bogs, including edges of lakes, streams and rivers).  St. Joseph County has been fortunate to have a large number of such wetlands, which support fish and wildlife, protect water quality, and provide flood [...]

Park Township has joined Fabius Township in accepting the proposal from Lockport Township for buying out its ownership stake in the former Lockport-Fabius-Park (LFP) Fire Department. In action Wednesday evening (January 12th), the Park Township Board – on a 5-to-nothing vote – agreed to accept the proposal from Lockport Township for the buyout at a [...]

To the Editor: Residents of Fabius Township should be aware of the Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 12 at 7 p.m. at the Fabius Township Hall for the purpose of input on the township’s Noxious Weed Control Ordinance.  The Planning Commission has attempted to clarify sections of the ordinance which upon close examination was found [...]

The Fabius Township Board has indicated its support for proposed dissolution of the wheelchair van service provided by the Three Rivers Fire Department. The action came during the board’s September meeting Wednesday evening (September 8th) as Trustee Jim O’Neill reported on the most recent intergovernmental meeting.  O’Neill read portions of a letter from Fire Chief [...]

A new commemorative poster for the Judith K. Johnson Coon Hollow Preserve in Fabius Township will be available soon. Rebecca Shank, president of the Fabius Township Citizens’ Coalition, Inc., announced plans for the new poster during the September meeting of the Fabius Township Board Wednesday evening (September 8th). Featuring a leopard frog on a log [...]

The Board of Directors of the Fabius Township Citizens’ Coalition, Inc. will meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 16th. A potluck lunch will follow the business meeting at 12302 Corey Lake Road. On the agenda are the Coon Hollow Preserve Management Plan, report of the St. Joseph River Watershed Council, filling of Board vacancies, [...]

“I think it’s looking good and we’re making good progress.” These are words Fabius Township Supervisor John Kroggel used during the May meeting of the township board last week (Wednesday, May 12th) in reporting on work underway to update the township’s website.

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.

As expected, John Kroggel is a candidate for a two-year term as Fabius Township supervisor, a position to which he was appointed on August 19th of last year following the death of the previous officeholder, Bob McDonough, on July 14th.

Fabius Township’s website will be updated this year following action by the Fabius Township Board during its April meeting to accept the quote of a Three Rivers company for revamping the township’s online presence. The estimate for the work to be done by ZCSS – Zen Computing Support and Service – is $1,200.

“I am planning to run.  I hope I will have some support.” With these words during the April meeting of the Fabius Township Board Wednesday evening (April 14th), Supervisor John Kroggel reported his intention to seek election to the post to which he was appointed on August 19th of last year.

Jeff Bingaman is the new St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department deputy assigned to Fabius Township. Undersheriff Mark Lillywhite introduced Bingaman during the March meeting of the Fabius Township Board and said, “He’ll do a fantastic job out here.” Bingaman replaces Deputy Jason Auton who is now working elsewhere within the sheriff’s department.

Volunteers are needed for spring cleanup projects in Fabius Township west of Three Rivers. The Fabius Township Citizens’ Coalition has set Saturday, April 10th, at 1 p.m. as the date for its Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) highway cleanup project on M-60 between Arthur L. Jones Road and Hayman Road near the St. Joseph County/Cass [...]

Thanks to financial support from Fabius and Park townships, a grant writer will be working to secure grant funding to benefit the Fabius-Park Fire Department. During their March meetings last week (Wednesday, March 10th), township boards from both Fabius and Park townships voted to contribute $1,500 each to enlist the services of Ericka Kruszka as [...]

The Fabius Township Board has given the go-ahead for seeking a revised proposal for delineation of wetlands in a corridor along M-60 west of US-131. The unanimous action came during the board’s regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening (December 9th) following a presentation by John Barnes, chairman of the Fabius Township Environmental & Wetlands Protection Advisory [...]