The Belding City Council is calling on residents to help do their part in creating a new community recreation plan for the city of Belding. The public is invited to the Belding Visioning Session, a meeting where the city’s Recreation Advisory Board and City Council will collect public input regarding parks and recreation within the community.

What originally began as an effort to resurrect a freedom wall to honor area veterans in Belding has grown into much more in just four short months. By Memorial Day 2012, Denny Craycraft, the Belding veteran spearheading the freedom wall project, is hoping to officially break ground on the first phase of constructing a veterans park in Belding.

An incumbent and a newcomer were elected to the Belding City Council on Tuesday. Incumbent Mayor Roger Wills received 209 votes while newcomer Joe Feuerstein received 149 votes to be elected to the council for the first time.

BELDING — Four people are running for two seats on the Belding City Council.