The small business marketplace is anything but small. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, there are an estimated 29.6 million small businesses in the United States employing more than half of the country’s private sector workforce, hiring 40 percent of high tech workers and include 52 percent home-based businesses. Locally, a […]
On May 10 the school board will conduct a special meeting at the Goodrich High School community room to discuss a host of options to contend with a $2.1 million deficit for the 2010-11 school year. Goodrich Superintendent John Fazer and school boardmembers discussed a host of budgetary cuts for a three year budget during […]
Local EMS may realize some improvements in Atlas Township. Lloyd Fayling, 9-1-1 director for Genesee County, said within a year a new mode of EMS dispatch could be in place that could speed service to the southeastern regions of the county. Under the new plan, each ambulance that wishes to participate will be required to […]
Goodrich Middle School Principal Paul Minns was one of six candidates considered by the Ithaca Schools Board of Education to be hired as superintendent for the central Michigan district. However, following six open to the public superintendent interviews for the district top spot on April 15 and 17 in the Ithaca School’s Media Center, Minns […]
It could be costly for those found guilty of criminal or negligent activity in Atlas Township. Earlier this year the township board approved an ordinance to establish cost-recovery charges for emergency services and provide a method for collection. The township will charge for police or fire emergencies, first responder services, hazardous-materials response, and police or […]
Atlas Twp.- A fighter for social justice, a leader in Michigan government and a tireless advocate for senior citizens ‘characteristics of a local educator whose half century of contributions will now be etched in Michigan history. On April 22, the lifelong work of township resident Olivia (Libby) Maynard was honored as she was one of […]
Atlas Twp.-The township board will consider a moratorium on a medical marijuana ordinance, allowing time for local officials to establish regulations before growers come to the community. ‘The moratorium is necessary to put on hold land use until the planners can develop regulations to control the use (of land) for the public good,? said Rick […]
Students wishing to enroll at Goodrich will find the door open a little wider following Monday night’s special board meeting. The Goodrich School Board voted 4-3 to join the state’s Schools of Choice program for the 2010-2011 school year. The board voted out of the Genesee County program. By opting into the state’s school of […]
Goodrich- A combination of declining enrollment, sagging state revenues and a few untimely expenditure increases have created a rather bleak economic outlook for the school district in the 2010-11 fiscal year. A preliminary budget of $18,322,541 is proposed for the 2010-11 school year with revenues of $16,313,792. School District Superintendent John Fazer, along with schoolboard […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- A school board decision to reduce the number of school days in 2005 has now proved costly to the district. A payout of $570,000, about $5,000 per teacher, was awarded last month after more than five years of deliberations between the Michigan Education Association and the school district. About 100 […]