Author Archives: Deborah Etzel

Fred Thys wrote a very elucidating article on how your property taxes are calculated. But perhaps you are wondering just how do they get spent? The League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area has a video for you describing just that. In March of 2024, the League asked both town and school officials to […]

The mission of League of Women Voters is to empower voters and defend democracy. We believe that democracy is not a spectator sport and that it is paramount that we have multiple candidates running for offices in our town, county, state and nation. We also know that becoming a candidate can be pretty intimidating for […]

Editor’s note: The League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area on Sept. 14 said that this lecture has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond its control. The League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area is concerned about the abundance of mis- and dis- information that is surrounding this election season. It is often […]

Sustainable Plymouth, South Shore & Cape Citizens Climate Lobby, the Plymouth Public Library and the League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area are sponsoring a new series of sustainability workshops this summer. All three will be at the Plymouth Public Library, 132 South St. The workshops will provide in-depth information about how these technologies […]

Plymouth is a large and complex town, and it is often difficult for a citizen to piece together all the information needed to understand how our tax dollars are spent. You may not be happy with the amount of taxes you pay but knowing where the money goes at least gives you the knowledge you […]

The League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area would like to call your attention to an opportunity soon to be provided by Secretary of State William F. Galvin’s office to easily obtain mail-in ballots for all four elections this year. The elections will be in March, May, September, and November. Later this month, postcards […]

The League of Women Voters of the Plymouth Area was dismayed when it saw the percentage of those who voted in the elections last May was a mere 15 percent. Historically, this amount was not that unusual, as that rate fluctuates between 12-15 percent, but this year there was an important ballot question concerning changes […]

In regards to your story on public restrooms in Plymouth, in Traverse City, Michigan, when I was last there, they had a program where select businesses had their restrooms open to the public and the town subsidized the cleaning, etc. They even had a map of where they were that was available to the public. […]