Barber Bids Farewell as Beecher Ups the Levy
By Jeff Vorva As he attended his 852nd Beecher village board meeting, retiring village manager Robert Barber got emotional. So, he tried a different tactic when he spoke to the board. “I’ll read statistics, because statistics don’t make people cry,” he said. Well, that didn’t work out too well. A few times during the reading…
Beecher Thinking About That Levy
By Jeff Vorva The Village of Beecher Board Members agreed to take a little more time before deciding what they will do about the 2024 tax levy. Finance and Administration Committee Chairman Todd Kraus said at the November 27 meeting they could make a decision that night or table it, but it needs to be…