The State of Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality recently tested the City of Cedar Springs' municipal water supply and found it to be "non-detect" for PFAS and PFOS.  This is confirmation of the testing that the City undertook and reported back in January: http://cedarspringspost.com/2018/01/25/city-of-cedar-springs-water-shows-no-contamination/   The City is aware that some private homes have had low levels of PFAS/PFOS detected in their private wells as far north as 14 … [Read more...]

The City Council recently approved an ordinance which allows citizens to apply for a permit to keep honeybees on their city property.  You can read that ordinance here.   This ordinance will appear in the City's Municode resource after the next codification. … [Read more...]

The City of Cedar Springs has recently completed work to overhaul its outdated sign ordinance.  The Planning Commission received input from local businesses and citizens and then worked with the City Manager and City Planner to develop sign standards that better meet the developing needs of businesses while still protecting the desire of the community to avoid clutter and maintain safety within the City.  The City Council approved the Ordinance at their February 8th, 2018 … [Read more...]