Dexter Village Adopts 'The Sun Times' as Newspaper of Record
The Stockbridge-based publication will now include the village's legal notices and meeting minutes.
Dexter Village has a new "newspaper of record" following a vote by the village council at its meeting on Monday. The council voted 4-3 to transfer the publication of its meeting minutes and other public hearing notices for the Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Commission, annual budget, and ordinance adoptions from The Dexter Leader to The Sun Times News. Speaking to Patch.com after the meeting, President Shawn Keough said his rationale for casting the tie-breaking vote was based primarily on circulation numbers. "Our goal as a council should be to get as much information as we can in front of as many residents as we can," he said. The Sun Times is delivered free to every household in the village, while the current circulation of The …
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2:12 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Another problem with a local paper is that the owner of the paper is bias. They live in the area and they have their own agendas. They can sway votes on almost any issue. more ›