If you give a mouse a cookie

If you give a mouse a cookie

The mouse from the children’s book ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’ greets students at Reid Elementary in honor of March is Reading Month. Photo: Patrick McAbee.

Commission tables rezoning for township veterans facility

By David Fleet 947-244-2647 dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — On Wednesday night the Atlas Township Planning Commission voted 5-2 to table a consideration to rezone a parcel of land at 11280 Hegel Road from Residential Agricultural District to the Special Housing District. Planning commission members James Lusty and June Amman voted no. A public hearing will be set in April. The request on […]

Voters to decide on village council compensation by resolution

By David Fleet 947-244-2647 dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — On Monday night the Goodrich Village Council voted 3-2, for a ballot question in the Aug. 6 election, to have each council person including the president to have their compensation fixed by council resolution and shall take effect after the next regularly scheduled village council elections, not to […]

Brandon: No sealed bid for over $20K

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan 248-627-4332 ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on March 4, the Brandon Township board of trustees voted 6-1 to approve policy changes to eliminate the need for sealed bids for projects over $20,000. “After the last meeting, Kathy asked me to ask our attorney a question, and I did ask […]

Township to gravel 4.46 miles of road

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan 248-627-4332 ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on March 4, the Brandon Township board of trustees approved the 2024 gravel road projects. “We met with the road commission, and we went through where they recommend we put gravel this year,” said supervisor Jayson Rumball. “So we discussed all of that […]

Weed spraying to begin on Goodrich Mill Pond

By David Fleet 947-244-2647 dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — By a 5-0 vote on Monday night, the Goodrich Village Council approved Swartz Creek-based Aquatic Nuisance Plant Control to treat the Goodrich Mill Pond sometime in late May or early June for weed growth. The cost is $4,325 per application. If a second is needed the cost will […]

Permits required for mobile food establishments in Brandon Township

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan 248-627-4332 ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular Monday night meeting, the Brandon Township board of Trustees voted 7-0 to approve the first reading on the Mobile Food Establishments ordinance. The ordinance would give parameters for the building inspector, Jason Wilton, to regulate things like food trucks in the township. “All the […]

Two emergency sirens failed during storm, test

By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp. — On March 2, two Atlas Township emergency sirens failed during a recent tornado touchdown and during the first Genesee County-wide test of the year a few days later. “Individuals were at each of the township’s five locations for the first test of the season,” said Shirley Kautman-Jones, township […]

Police calls increase 20.4% in Brandon Township

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp.— Police calls for service for Brandon Township are at 14,214 calls for 2023. That is an increase of 2,404 calls, or 20.4%, from 2022, according to the 2023 year-end report from Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Brandon Substation Commander Lt. Greg Glover. “The numbers are up quite a bit,” […]

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