REGION – The Village of Elk Rapids will serve as a Great Lakes model, and launch a green infrastructure stormwater program, thanks a recent $150K grant and other funds allocated toward the projects.
ELK RAPIDS – While the concept itself was praised, several key ancillary factors took the air out of a large floating play structure proposed for placement in the bay off Veterans Memorial Park beach in Elk Rapids.
ELK RAPIDS – Nearly five months after being approved, efforts to raise funds to pay for a $4.7 million, 6,300 square-foot expansion to the Elk Rapids District Library are underway.
ELK RAPIDS – The tranquil winter nights have become a bit less peaceful – again – for residents living along North Bayshore Drive, just north of Elk Rapids.
ELK RAPIDS – Another standing-room only crowd of more than 150 people were on hand Monday night for a special meeting / public hearing at the Elk Rapids Governmental Center, where village council members heard final input regarding its upcoming decision to approve or deny a plan to expand the his
ELK RAPIDS – Friends, family, community members and village staff were shocked last Friday morning to learn about the sudden death of popular Elk Rapids Police Chief Tom Emerson.
ELK RAPIDS – After seeing a number of its trees destroyed in the wrath of major storms experienced throughout the region over the past few years, residents in the Village of Elk Rapids are especially sensitive to even more loss – especially at the hands of those wielding chainsaws.
ELK RAPIDS – For those expecting an angry mob of townsfolk brandishing torches and pitchforks at Monday’s special meeting/public hearing – scheduled by the Elk Rapids Village Council to hear input on a proposal to expand its library – they would have been disappointed.
ELK RAPIDS – Feedback from residents and a decision regarding approval for doubling of the size of the existing historical Elk Rapids District Library will have to wait until a formal public hearing is held later this month.