Rep. Green proposes eliminating sales tax for broadband projects
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State Representative Phil Green (Tribune File Photo)
As part of continuing efforts to bring broadband internet to more rural parts of Michigan, state Rep. Phil Green recently introduced a proposal that would help make broadband more accessible.
Green’s proposal would eliminate sales and use taxes for broadband equipment, which would help bring down the costs for a broadband project.
“Lowering the cost makes every dollar go further and makes expensive rural projects more feasible,” Green said in a statement. “It’s another tool in the tool belt to bring more broadband investment to Michigan.”
Rob Stiverson hired as new Bad Axe City Manager
Will start role March 1
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Bad Axe City Hall. (Tribune File Photo)
The city of Bad Axe has hired a new city manager to replace the outgoing Dale VanDeVuuse next month.
Rob Stiverson, of the Stiverson & Associates surveying firm in Bad Axe, will take on the role starting March 1.
Stiverson said he was interested in the role having worked as a consultant for the city for the past 20 years, and that he had come to appreciate the community and staff he worked with.
“It provides an opportunity to continue to serve the community without the volatility of a COVID economy,” Stiverson said.
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Sheriff does not know when carjacking suspect will face Huron County judge
Faces charges in Indiana, two other Michigan counties
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Huron County Sheriff s Department. (Tribune File Photo)
While the suspect of a carjacking that took place last week has been apprehended, Huron County Sheriff Kelly Hanson said he doesn t know when he will return to the county to face charges.
Hanson said that in addition to Huron County, the suspect is also facing local charges in Indiana along with Mason and Muskegon counties, and that when he comes back to stand trial in Huron County has yet to be determined.
Upper Thumb sees two new COVID-related deaths Saturday
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The SARS-Cov-2 virus, which causes the COVID-19 illness. The Huron County Health Department is one of the state s health departments working as a partner in the state s COVID-19 wastewater surveillance feasibility pilot program. (Tribune File Photo)
There were two new COVID-related deaths reported in the Upper Thumb Saturday in the state report, while the number of new confirmed cases remained very low.
Huron County reported one new COVID-related death to bring the death toll here to 55 since the pandemic began. The county also reported one additional confirmed COVID case, bringing that number to 1,593 since the pandemic began.