Chris Lamphere

1 week ago | cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere

CADILLAC — Today is Good Friday, a day when Christians reflect on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It’s an extremely important day for Christians, as is Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and forgiveness of sin. Christians around the world have been observing the resurrection for thousands of years, and in this particular corner of Michigan, for as long as Europeans have lived here.

1 week ago | cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere

CADILLAC — Homes and businesses on Boon Road near the Wexford County Airport will be the subject of a new round of PFAS testing being conducted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. EGLE officials announced Thursday they were opening a new area of interest around the airport in response to extremely high PFAS levels detected there last week. The PFAS compound PFOS was detected at 130 parts per trillion.

1 week ago | cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere

CADILLAC — Two years ago, Municipal Analytics gave the city of Cadillac utilities department a "stable" rating in relation to expenditures versus revenue coming in. Recently, that rating has been downgraded to "weakening."John Kaczor, with Municipal Analytics, said revenue the city brings in for utilities is not matching expenditures going out, creating a "structural deficit." Kaczor said operationally, there's not much the city can do to cut costs.

1 week ago | cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere

CADILLAC — Today at 5:30 p.m., the city of Cadillac will host an open house at the water department headquarters to discuss a proposed water and sewer rate increase. City staff are recommending a 4.5% increase in the water rate and 8% increase in the sewer rate for next fiscal year, which begins in July. That equates to an increase of $3.67 a month for residential customers.

1 week ago | cadillacnews.com | Chris Lamphere

Story Highlights • The cost of broadcasting council meetings and other city functions will go up next fiscal year. • With the internet more readily accessible today than in the past, Cadillac Director of Finance Owen Roberts said it might make sense to just stream the meetings online for free than pay to broadcast them on television. CADILLAC — It might make sense from a financial standpoint to no longer broadcast city meetings on a cable television channel.