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Mikayla Temple transferred to Michigan State in 2018 and is currently a senior. She is majoring in journalism with a minor in broadcasting. She hopes to become a multi-media journalist for a local news station and work her way up to a full-time anchoring position in a top market. In her spare time, Mikayla enjoys teaching competitive dance, watching movies and spending time with her two cats.
Hoping to ease the pressure surrounding SAT testing, high schools in the Haslett, Okemos and Williamston areas have implemented preparatory programs to increase student confidence levels.
Meridian Township is allowed to make changes to the firework ordinance and some new rules could be put in place.
LaFontaine Automotive Group requests a wetland use permit that would allow them to fill a wetland already on the property, but the permit won’t be approved without agreement to make up for the lost wetland.
Local residents asked the Meridian Township Zoning Board of Appeals for permission to upgrade and update their house built in the 1940s. However, the board unanimously voted on Feb. 27 Â to deny the applicant’s request. Steve and Colleen Sherman proposed to build an addition to their home located at 6425 East Reynolds Rd. The single-family home property lies in the Lake Lansing residential overlay district with Lake Lansing directly south and Reynolds Road to the north.
Citizens in Meridian Township may soon find themselves living next to full sized communities in their residential neighborhoods.
The 147-mile local road network in Meridian Township could see improvements in the near future.