Posts by Al Cavasin
JCDOT Notice of Opportunity for Comments
I received the following notice of opportunity for public comment on work the good folks at JCDOT are planning for North Concord Road in 2023. Nothing like planning ahead, eh? Take a look at it and if you have an opinion, question or suggestion, please email me Supervisor@concordtownshipmi.org. In other words, like the preacher said:…
Read MoreConcord Commercial Corridor
A couple of years ago, we developed a vision for the future of Concord Township which recognized that we needed growth to survive and prosper, and we need organized growth to keep the peace in the community. So, as we were developing our Master Plan we included a “Mixed Use” (Commercial and Residential) corridor along…
Read MoreSavory Summer Stuff
Those of us fortunate enough to reside in the budding little metropolis of Concord have much to be grateful for. Most important (in my mind, anyhow) is the many fresh fruit and vegetable merchants offering produce grown right here in the good earth of Concord Township! Most of them are open for the season and…
Read More“All Good Things Must Come to an End” – Chaucer (1374)
For those of you tenacious (or bored) enough to slog through this article to the end, I’m going to make an important point here. I’m just going to take a very circuitous route to get to it… My dad (RIP) was a hard man. He was a die hard AFL-CIO bricklayer, an Old World,…
Read MoreImportant Notice ~ REAL ID Mandate!
Alert! This just in from the folks at Michigan Department of State: Hello. As you may know, this past spring the federal government extended the deadline for REAL ID to May 3, 2023. When it goes into effect, this federally required standard for identification means anyone who travels by air within the United States will…
Read MoreUpcoming Township Meetings
Just In Case You Want to Know What Goes On Around Here… June 16th, 2021 – 1800 Hrs. @ Concord Fire Barn June 21st, 2021 – 1730 Hrs. @ Township Office July 12th, 2021 – 1800 Hrs. @ Concord Fire Barn
Read MoreAaaaawwwww! Did you miss the meeting again? Poor Baby!!!!
Well, buck up, me hearties! Took notes, we did! Just for you. And you can find them here! Just remember to try and make it next month….
Read MoreNOTHING IS FOREVER
Or so they say… The photo above, for those who don’t know her, is of a young lady by the name of Cindy Magness. She’s a nurse, a health care professional and a lady with a vision and a heart the size of the lower peninsula. She also has an uncommon love for our community…
Read MoreCOMMUNITY CLEAN-UP & CFD BENEFIT SCRAP DRIVE A ROUSING SUCCESS!
HELLOOOOO CONCORD! Well, Saturday May 15th dawned sunny and bright and the line for the Community Clean-up started forming at Gottschalk Park around 0800. Since I had been advertising the event hours were between 0900 and 1300 for the last three months, I concluded that the early birds just wanted to make sure they had…
Read MoreLet Us Speak of Buildings, Permits, Inspectors, & Such…
Happy April, people! If you’re reading this cute little ‘news’ letter, it means you have survived the foul and nefarious Corona Virus #19 along with everything it and our government has thrown at you for the past year and you are already knee-deep into 2021. Well, congratulations! I think that right there is reason for…
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