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Letters and feedback: April 22, 2021 Florida Today © MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference at Concordia Lutheran Church in Barefoot Bay on Friday to discuss more opportunities for residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Joining him were State Rep. Randy Fine, Senator Debbie Mayfield, State Rep. Tyler Sirois and Richard Still, incident coordinator for Region 5. Defund the police...then arm ourselves I agree that we should defund the police. We don’t need police officers enforcing our laws randomly among the populace which some ...

City departments discuss projects and budgets $19 million budget will be presented to council Monday The entire $19.2 million budget will come before council on Monday. The city's community development department hopes to initiate several new programs this year, including neighborhood improvement grants, downtown historic district repair grants and community events and programming grants. Community Development Director Matt Schley said much of the City Redevelopment Fund would go to major projects, including the creation of Confluence Park along the Licking River near the Y Bridge. The fund w...

9 & 10 News February 10, 2021 The Elk Rapids Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is launching a new campaign in hopes to better their community as a whole. They’re calling it the community listening campaign, where businesses can provide input on how the DDA can better support the community. “The DDA is really going into it to make sure that our ears are open,” said DDA Chair Jim Witte. “We want to hear what they feel are important topics.” After the March shutdown, the DDA wanted to find a way to reach out to their local businesses who may be struggling. “We thought it was reall...