Tagged: Kalamazoo County

2:07 pm
Wed April 3, 2013

Tax foreclosures drop in Kalamazoo County

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County officials say local and state programs that help homeowners keep their property are having an effect.
KALAMAZOO, MI -- The number of Kalamazoo County parcels that went into tax foreclosure Monday dropped about 36 percent from 2012. In the county, 221 parcels were foreclosed on this year because of unpaid property taxes from 2010 and prior years, Kalamazoo County Treasurer Mary Balkema said.
2:16 pm
Tue April 2, 2013

Kalamazoo County government pay and benefits examined

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Battani says Kalamazoo County could face a budget shortfall of about $82 million within the next five years unless changes are made.
Kalamazoo County Administrator Peter Battani will introduce the topic on Tuesday, and will aim to have the board start discussions on retiree health care at its April 16 meeting. Battani said the board will discuss retiree health care first because the county has an unfunded liability of about $65 million.
SW Michigan
4:25 pm
Mon January 28, 2013

Kalamazoo Big Brothers Big Sisters chief resigns

Credit WMUK

The head of Big Brothers Big Sisters in Kalamazoo is stepping down after less than a year on the job. MLive Kalamazoo reports the Deb Buchholtz announced her resignation today, March 22nd. The former chairwoman of the Kalamazoo County Commission joined Big Brothers Big Sisters last July. Bucholtz says she wants to pursue new opportunities that are “closer to my small-business roots”.

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