By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- On Monday night, the village board approved the rezoning of the parcel 03-18-102-006 at 300 South St., formerly known as Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School, from public to commercial in a 6-0 vote. Council member Pat George abstained from the vote. “It’s going to be a sports facility, basketball tournaments, […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The varsity baseball field will be changing to the middle school within the next few years, due to encroachment from the creek at the current fields. “The main field behind Harvey Swanson, the creek is encroaching,” said John Thompson, director of operations at Brandon schools. “So to get […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer At the special workshop meeting of the Brandon School Board, Mike Kavanaugh of AQUA Club addressed the board and shared the upcoming goals for the next few years. “Growth is something that’s very, very important to us and actually that’s always our number one goal, the more people in the […]
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Village of Ortonville Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing on Monday, June 10, 2019, 6:30 p.m. to hear the following appeal: Name: John McFall Location: 86 James Street Request: Applicant requests a variance from Zoning Ordinance § 5.102.5, of 4½ feet over the […]
SYNOPSIS Village of Ortonville Regular Meeting May 20, 2019 Call to order 7:00 p.m. Present: Brice, Butzu, Eschmann, George, Hayden, Robinson, Skornicka The following items were approved: Agenda Minutes of April 22, 2019 Minutes of April 29, 2019 Minutes of May 13, 2019 Disbursements in the Amount of $23,964.53 Treasurer’s Report Consent Agenda Blacksmith Shop […]
Village Council NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Village of Ortonville Council will conduct a public hearing on Monday, June 10, 2019 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard in conjunction with a scheduled Meeting. The purpose of the hearing is for public comment and input on the proposed Village budget for fiscal […]
BEACH, CHARLES HERBERT of Ortonville; died May 16, 2019. He was 76. Born on January 26, 1943 in Pontiac, Michigan to the late Robert C. and Elanor M. (nee: Snover) Beach. Charlie was longtime well driller in Ortonville. He built and flew his own remote control airplanes and enjoyed shooting skeet and trap. He was […]
BOSSOLONO, Judith – Of Goodrich, formerly of Chicago, age 76, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Regency of Grand Blanc. Private services have been held and cremation has taken place. Burial at a later date at Christian Memorial Cemetery. Judith was born in Blue Island, Illinois on December 13, 1942, the daughter of the late […]
Magnolia blossoms in Brandon Township prepare to bloom with day time temperatures in the 60s. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
Our community at work Dear Editor, I am very happy to share with our caring, generous community the pictures of the Stamp Out for Hunger, sponsored by the post office and assisting OCEF, our local food pantry which took place Saturday, May 11. A very special thank you to our wonderful letter carriers who spent […]