Public Notice: Groveland Township

ORDINANCE #165 AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 18-4 BUILDING DEPARTMENT FEE SCHEDULE At a regular meeting of the Groveland Township Board, held on Monday, April 12, 2021, the following ordinance was approved by a vote of 5 to 0.  Building department; building plan(s) review, residential; commercial; industrial; pre-building construction meeting; signs. The township shall issue all building, […]

Public Notice: Groveland Township

Synopsis Groveland Twp. Board 04/12/2021 Call to Order & Roll Call Approved Agenda Approved: Accts Payable       Financial Reports     Investment Reports     Board Minutes Twp / Fire 3/8/2021       Special Board Mtg Minutes 3/31/2021 NEW BUSINESS Master Plan Presentation Approved Mobile Food Vending Ordinance & Applicant Fee Schedule […]

Jerry Ballard

Ballard, Jerry Allen, 79 of Wesley Chapel, Florida. Passed away on April 7, 2021. He was born on November 18, 1941 in Flint, Michigan to the late Robert Kyle and Ollie (nee: Kitchen) Ballard. Jerry is survived by his beloved wife of over 55 years, Sandy; two daughters, Jill (Ron) Walls and Julie (Pua) Yong; two […]

David Crowley

David Walter Crowley, 63, of Deckerville passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Providence Hospital in Novi. David was born July 16, 1957 in Royal Oak, MI to the late James and June Crowley. David eventually moved to Goodrich and was proud to be a Martian. He then studied mechanical design at Michigan Career […]

Egg-citing hunt

Egg-citing hunt

Ava Sofia Frazier, 8 green bag and Aden Frazier 6 on right lead the way during the Ortonville Lions Club annual Easter Egg hunt on April 3 at the Varsity Field. Photo by Patrick McAbee.

After four decades she retires—again

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-After retiring ten years ago, Karen McArthur’s last day working in the clerk’s office was on April 2. She said she’s finally gone. “When I retired, that was in 2010, the recession had caught up with the township,” said McArthur, a life-long Brandon Township resident. “If I had stayed […]

Township board OKs Seymour Lake special assessment district

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- During the regular Monday night meeting, the township board approved the special assessment district for Seymour Lake. “The last board meeting, we took action to go ahead with the special assessment district for Seymour Lake, and so that’s why we had the public hearing today,” said Clerk Roselyn […]

Township board outlines 2021 summer gravel road projects

By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- During the Monday night meeting, the township board approved using the budgeted and committed road funds to pay for graveling certain dirt roads this year. Trustee Kathy Thurman voted against it due to the motion not including a budget amendment. Supervisor Jayson Rumball and Treasurer Scott Broughton met […]

Crime Watch April 10, 2021

Assault At 7:52 p.m., March 24, Brandon deputies responded to a report a man was assaulted by another male who was with a group of people. The victim was running home and the responsible parties were walking the other direction. The victim stated he was walking through the neighborhood when he noticed that a couple […]

Letters to the Editor April 10, 2021

Cemetery grounds look great (In response to, “Ortonville Cemetery clean up April 1,” The Citizen, March 6, page 4) Dear Editor, Can you please print one more letter about the Ortonville Cemetery? I have friends and relatives interred there and have never seen the grounds look so good, as they do now. Just want to […]