City of Cedar Springs

The City of Cedar Springs will receive sealed bids for the construction of the White Pine Trail Staging Area until Thursday, September 9th at 10:00 a.m.  Bidding documents can be examined at:

• FTCH, 1515 Arboretum Drive SE, Grand Rapids
• Cedar Springs City Hall, 66 S. Main, Cedar Springs, MI
• Builder’s Exchange, Grand Rapids
• McGraw-Hill Dodge, Grand Rapids
• CNS of Michigan, Wyoming

Documents may be obtained from River City Productions by calling 616-464-1220 or by ordering on-line at www.ftch.com

17 Mile Road between the expressway and West Street will be under construction beginning September 7th.  Crews will be working on the sidewalks as well as milling and resurfacing.  Their hope is to be finished by the Red Flannel Festival.  Please remember that Northland Drive is still under construction as well, so add a little extra time to your commute to navigate the lane closures and construction.

The City of Cedar Springs is soliciting Qualifications from firms interested in providing professional environmental services to support implementation of the City of Cedar Springs’ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grant and Brownfield Redevelopment Programs.  Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) are encouraged to respond to this solicitation.  Click HERE for a PDF version of the RFQ.

The City of Cedar Springs is accepting resumes for the position of Director of Public Works.  The incumbent DPW Director is retiring after 33 years of service to the City.  The successful candidate will oversee and coordinate a full range of construction, maintenance and repair activities associated with municipal infrastructure, including streets, sidewalks, buildings and grounds, cemetery, recreational sites, water system, sewer system and plant, motor/equipment pool and related functional areas.   Click HERE for a detailed job description.

Salary range is dependent on qualifications.  The City of Cedar Springs offers a MERS B-3 retirement plan (15/55) plus an excellent health care package.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, detailed resume including employment history, along with 3 employment-related references to City Manager Christine Burns, PO Box 310, Cedar Springs, MI 49319.  Please include a copy of college transcripts, licenses and any other related documentation that is pertinent to this position.  Finalists will be subject to a background check and the successful candidate must pass a drug screening.  Deadline to submit resumes is September 3, 2010.

Area law enforcement agencies have combined their efforts to eliminate dangerous drugs from your home.  A number of police departments, including the Cedar Springs Police Department, have installed a medication/drug collection box at their locations, so that citizens can place  unused medications/drugs into the collection box.

The drug collection and disposal program provides a safe disposal for citizens to anonymously  dispose unused prescription medications.  This program provides an environmentally safe alternative to disposing medications in a landfill or sewer system which may later negatively affect the environment.

Using the drop off box will help to remove harmful prescriptions from the home thereby preventing drug abuse and the risk of accidental overdose and will prevent unused prescriptions from being disposed of in ways that are harmful to our water systems.

Law enforcement officials will properly dispose of the medications using the Kent County waste incinerator.

Liquids will not be accepted since liquids can not be brought to the waste facility.   The program is designed for residential material only.  Waste from medical offices and health care agencies  will not be accepted through this program.

The drop box is available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Cedar Springs City Hall, 66 S. Main St.