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   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board to consider expedited behavioral health grant for specialty court",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners will meet to consider consent agenda items, including an opioid committee grant approval, brownfield reappointments, sheriff's property disposal, and a MERS health care amendment. A main discussion item is an expedited grant application from Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health for the specialty court. The meeting includes a closed session and public comment periods.",
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   "date": "2026-06-09",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Board to award TPA contract for MSHDA CDBG rehab program",
   "summary": "The Committee of the Whole will discuss a presentation on Market One, grant applications for specialty courts, and award a contract for third-party administrator services for the MSHDA CDBG MI Neighborhood Homeowner Rehabilitation Program. The committee will also consider an appointment to the Economic Development Corporation, a request to use county property for a reading of the Declaration of Independence, and a MERS Health Care Savings Amendment. Other agenda items include budget adjustments, travel expenditures, and department updates.",
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   "date": "2026-05-26",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Committee to discuss creation of Digital Systems Developer position and opioid grant",
   "summary": "The Committee of the Whole will consider several items including a Community Services department update, approval of an opioid committee specialty court grant, and reappointments to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. Other business includes disposal of Sheriff's Office property, a Memorandum of Understanding with Market One for the Digital Information Department (expedited), creation of a Digital Systems Developer position (expedited), and an amendment to the MERS health care savings agreement regarding command removal. The meeting also includes a Road Commission monthly update and public comment periods.",
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   "date": "2026-05-26",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board considers new Digital Systems Developer position and tax rate request",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners will meet to discuss administrative and financial matters. Key items include a request for the 2026 tax rate and the creation of a new position within the Digital Information Department.",
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   "date": "2026-05-12",
   "body": "General",
   "headline": "Van Buren County Board of Commissioners holds Committee of the Whole meeting",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners will hold a Committee of the Whole meeting on May 12, 2026, to hear presentations from local organizations and take public comment.",
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   "date": "2026-05-12",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Van Buren County considers tax rate request and Drain Office truck purchase",
   "summary": "The Committee of the Whole will review financial reports, including an ARPA quarterly update and a 2026 tax rate request. The body will also discuss a truck purchase for the Drain Office and a grant application for the Office of Community Corrections.",
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   "date": "2026-05-12",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board to discuss budget transfers, closed session, and parks millage renewal",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners will consider consent agenda items including a new county drain deposit, requests to use county property for the 2026 Youth Fair and First Baptist Church of Lawton, a grant purchase of TruNarc, and a parks millage renewal. Regular agenda items include a strategic facilities fund transfer, a budget stabilization fund transfer, and a closed session. Public comment periods are scheduled at the start and end of the meeting.",
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   "date": "2026-04-30",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Parks millage renewal and drug detection grant on county agenda",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Committee of the Whole will discuss a proposed renewal of the parks millage, a grant-funded purchase of a TruNarc drug detection device, and requests to use county property for the 2026 Youth Fair parking and by First Baptist Church of Lawton. The committee will also consider a reappointment to the Jury Board and a new drainage district application deposit.",
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   "date": "2026-04-30",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Public hearing on SoHa Drift Lofts brownfield plan",
   "summary": "The Committee of the Whole will hold a public hearing on a brownfield redevelopment plan for the SoHa Drift Lofts project. The meeting also includes routine procedural items such as agenda approval and public comment periods.",
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   "date": "2026-04-30",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board to consider Brownfield Plan for SoHa Drift Lofts",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners will meet following the Committee of the Whole. The agenda includes adoption of a Brownfield Plan for the SoHa Drift Lofts project, approval of a specialty court grant application for mental health and family reunification, and several appointments and financial transfers. A closed session is also scheduled.",
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   "date": "2026-04-14",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Van Buren County to review brownfield plan and grant agreements",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners will review the SoHa Drift Lofts Brownfield Plan, approve minutes from March 2026, and consider grant amendments for materials management and specialty court programs.",
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   "date": "2026-04-14",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board will consider millage renewal language for public safety funding",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners will review and vote on several finance items, including a licensee agreement, a FY26 contract, and ballot language for renewing the public safety millage. They will also discuss administrative matters such as a health department by‑law amendment and a letter of consistency for an alternative fuel technology facility. Additional agenda items cover labor policies, a public‑transit software purchase request, and veterans services.",
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   "date": "2026-03-24",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Board to consider millage renewals and travel policies",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners will discuss ballot language for three millage renewals, including Public Safety and Ambulance Service, and approve out-of-state travel requests and software purchases.",
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   "date": "2026-03-24",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board to approve Van Buren Youth Fair sublease with Vassar Farms",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners will consider several consent items, including a sublease agreement for the Van Buren Youth Fair Association with Vassar Farms. They will also review the county's Specialty Court grant application, revised planning commission bylaws, and a request for out‑of‑state travel by the Sheriff’s Office. Additional finance items such as a copier lease renewal and a Congressionally Directed Spending application will be presented.",
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   "date": "2026-03-10",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Board will vote on a sublease for the Van Buren Youth Fair Association with Vassar Farms",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners Committee of the Whole will consider several expedited items, including a sublease approval for the Van Buren Youth Fair Association with Vassar Farms and a revision of the County Planning Commission bylaws. Other agenda items cover a board vacancy, an out‑of‑state travel request for the Prosecuting Attorney, and a grant application for the Specialty Court. The meeting also includes finance reports, loan and lease renewals, and a grant application for the Office of the Public Defender.",
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   "date": "2026-03-10",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board to vote on renewing the 911 local surcharge for 2026‑2027",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners will consider several memoranda of understanding with the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission and a resolution supporting 2026 Purchase of Development Rights grant applications to MDARD. They will also review the renewal of the 911 local surcharge collection for 2026‑2027, along with related finance items such as a cash handling policy and a broadband consultant contract extension. Additional agenda items include a board vacancy, out‑of‑state travel approval, and MDOT transit contracts.",
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   "date": "2026-02-24",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Van Buren County Committee of the Whole to review financial and transit items",
   "summary": "The Committee of the Whole will discuss a variety of administrative and financial matters, including several website modernization agreements and the 2026 annual borrowing resolution. The body will also review public transit staffing and MDOT contract applications.",
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   "date": "2026-02-24",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board considers borrowing resolution and public transit staffing increase",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners will meet to discuss financial resolutions and personnel updates. The body is reviewing a borrowing resolution for 2026 and a request to increase staffing for public transit.",
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   "date": "2026-02-10",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Board will consider the 2026 Annual Borrowing Resolution",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Committee of the Whole will approve the agenda and minutes, hear public comments, and discuss several finance and operational items. Key actions include reviewing the 2026 Annual Borrowing Resolution and a cash handling policy. The meeting also features updates on broadband contracts, public transit applications, and a memorandum of understanding for Southwest Michigan Planning Commission website modernization.",
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   "date": "2026-02-10",
   "body": "Board of Commissioners",
   "headline": "Board considers public transit staffing and MDOT funding application",
   "summary": "The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners will discuss increasing public transit staffing and an MDOT FY 2027 annual application. The board is also reviewing policy updates for insurance benefits and building closures.",
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