Atlas Twp.-By a 5-0 vote on Monday night the township board of trustees OK’d an ordinance to establish a three person construction board of appeals. Michigan Law mandates that every municipality that enforces the State Construction Code to have a construction board of appeals. The three person board, appointed by the township supervisor and approved […]
Atlas Twp.- Mark Perry, a CPA for Yeo & Yeo, presented the annual financial statements and auditor’s report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 at Monday’s township meeting. The township board voted 5-0 to accept the audit. The fiscal year 2014-15 included general fund revenues of $1,211,378 with expenditures of $1,228,788, which prompted […]
Goodrich-Thanks to some leftover Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) funds a new sheriff dog will be named after a local village founder. On June 8, the village council OK’d $10,792 held over in the village D.A.R.E. account to purchase a police dog for the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department. Due to budget cuts at the federal […]
Many area communities are just a little cleaner today thanks to a local company. Goodrich-based Junk Monkey, founded by Metamora native Andrew Nicklas, specializes in debris removal for commercial and residential properties along with hazard claims, renovations and demolitions. ‘It all started in the 1990s when I noticed a company cleaning-up after a construction crew […]
Brandon Twp.-Mike Faust recalls his first call as a Brandon firefighter. ‘It was 1972 and I just happened to stop by the fire hall,? said Faust. ‘They asked me if I could drive that truck out to a barn fire near Seymour Lake and Dartmouth roads. Rumor was the truck had bad brakes, but I […]
Flying more than 2,000 miles cross country in three days in a single engine airplane is a challenge. Doing it with a fractured foot is that much tougher. From June 22-25, the Thunderbird women? pilots Roxanne Swope, a Brandon Township resident, and Terry Kane of Ann Arbor, participated in the 39th Annual Air Race Classic. […]
It’s been a long journey for Won Kim. On Sunday morning that ride will end at the pulpit of the Goodrich United Methodist Church as the new pastor. Won’s trek to GUMC as the new pastor started in Seoul, South Korea 35 years ago. ‘For the first 12 years of my life I was the […]
Groveland Twp.- The uproar over the exotic animal business operating in the township heated up last month as terms of a possible resolution were bantered. The township board of trustees gathered in closed session on June 25 and provided some alternatives to a complete closure of Premier Animal Attractions. The 22-acre Premier Animal Attractions is […]
Some illegal hunting recently cost a Waterford man dearly. Last December Michigan Conservation Officer, Sergeant Brandon Kieft was conducting some random checks of deer processing facilities in the Waterford area. ‘I noticed one of the deer that was ready to be processed had a rifle round through it,? said Kieft. ‘It was too late in […]
A staggering FOIA charge has a Hadley Township couple still looking for some answers. Goodrich School District parents Sherry and Kevin Smith and their 19-year-old son had been a part of the district’s special education program and recently completed his secondary education. ‘The last IEP or Individual Education Plan is very important since it will […]