PUBLIC NOTICE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING The Charter Township of Brandon will hold a public hearing at the monthly meeting on September 6, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. at 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, Michigan for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed millage rates for 2016. The proposed 2016 millage […]
SYNOPSIS Ortonville Village Council Meeting August 22, 2016 – 7:00 P.M Brandon Township Offices 395 Mill Street Called to order at 7:02 p.m. Present: Wills, Baker, Brice, Dylus, McClerren, Skornicka Absent with notice: Eschmann The following items were approved: 1. Agenda 2. Minutes of 7/25/2016 and 8/2/2016 3. Disbursements 4. Compensation for John Lyons, interim […]
SYNOPSIS CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON SPECIAL MEETING August 15, 2016 Call to order at 6:40 p.m. Present: Allen, Darnall, DeWitt, Rumball, Waters & Thurman Absent: DePalma (with notice) Approved Police Budget Amendment Correction Held Workshop on Police Budget and Strategic Planning Adjourned at 9:20pm A full copy of the minutes is available at the Clerk’s […]
Synopsis Groveland Twp. Board 8-8-2016 Call To Order & Roll Call Approved: Consent Agenda Budget Amendment, Accts Payable Board Minutes Twp./Fire 7/11/2016 NEW BUSINESS Approved Smart Credit Contract Discussed NO HAZ Update Discussed Fireworks Parking RESOLUTIONS Approved Transportation Opposition Tax Approved September 2016 as Community Mental Health Month FIREBOARD: Approved IT Right Computer Upgrade Patti […]
New coach. New season. “It’s a whole new look,” said Brad Zube, who stepped in as Blackhawks head football coach in January. “On both sides of the ball, defense and offense, football is a physical game. We have the right kids to plug into our system.” Zube, a 1996 Romeo High School graduate, was an […]
By David Fleet Editor The 2016 Martians are going to be tested early and often. After more than two decades Martians Head Coach Tom Alward says the 2016 schedule is by far the toughest ever. “We have only five league games then four non-league games,” said Alward. “All we could find were Class A schools […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Monday night, the planning commission voted to table a request for a change in zoning from general commerical to multiple-family residential district on about 10 acres at 7293 South State Road just south of Yellow Dog. The proposal has been tentatively scheduled for the planning commission meeting Sept. 26 at […]
At 7 p.m., Sept. 14, the Ortonville Community Historical Society will host a local US Army veteran, Ken Maxwell, 82, a Linden resident, served in the Army during the Korean War as a medic and was injured in the Battle of Pork Chop Hill—flecks of shrapnel are still in his left leg. That shrapnel still […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-Easement requests for the final route on an estimated $600,000 village drain project have been sent to four village residents. Jim Gerth, director of surface water management for the Genesee County Drain Office, said that once the easements are returned construction could begin as early as this fall. “The field work […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-A man who claimed a stranger he met while fishing was the one who drove his truck into a lake, was ultimately found to be responsible, and also to have a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit. Brandon deputies responded around 10 p.m., Aug. 18 to […]