The view from Beth Owen Canavan’s 14th floor Manhattan co-op, great to begin with, is even better after Hurricane Irene came through a week ago. ‘All of the buildings and all the windows have been powerwashed, so the view out has never been so good,? she laughed Monday. Canavan was feeling fortunate to have escaped […]
Brandon Twp.- The school district appears to be in better financial condition than expected. Steve Lenar, executive director of fiscal affairs, announced at the Aug. 30 finance committee meeting that revenues have exceeded expenditures for the 2010-2011 school year by about $243,000. He stressed that this is strictly a preliminary estimate as the district prepares […]
Brandon Twp.- For years, debate has raged? is it better to buy or lease a car? At the school district’s finance committee meeting Tuesday night, the question had a new variation? is it better to buy or lease a fleet of buses? District officials appear ready to answer ‘lease.? With half the buses in the […]
Brandon Twp.- Residents will not pay higher taxes for police service this year. The board unanimously agreed to not increase the 2011 millage rate for police during a budget workshop meeting Aug. 30. Following a public truth-in-taxation hearing Sept. 19, the board will vote instead on keeping the current 3.25 police millage rate. Supervisor Kathy […]
Brandon Twp.- Jim Lumetta has a new nickname after helping police nab a 47-year-old Flint man who attempted to escape police by jumping into Bald Eagle Lake. Lumetta, a Shelby Township resident who owns a cottage on the lake, said his neighbors here are now calling him ‘Jim the Bounty Hunter.? ‘I’ll never forget this […]
Brandon Twp.- Jane Moltman jokes that if she didn’t have a husband, she’d be the crazy dog lady. Over the past three years, she’s had close to 20 dogs, but she has only kept one. Moltman is a volunteer with K-9 Stray Rescue League and fosters homeless dogs at her township residence until a permanent […]
Brandon Twp.- Concerned for the safety of children, the school board has passed a resolution in support of reducing speed limits on dirt and gravel roads. Approved 6-0 by the board during their Aug. 15 meeting (Board Trustee Kevin McClellan was absent), the resolution notes the school year is about to begin and many students […]
Ortonville- After more than three years without one, the village has a Postmaster again. Janet Saksa was installed in the position last month and is happy to be here. ‘I had heard a lot of great things about this post office and it’s been a great experience so far,? she said. Saksa, who has an […]
The Ortonville Village Council and the Brandon Township Board approved a .3 millage increase for the fire equipment and housing fund during a special joint meeting Aug. 15. The village council approved 6-0 the motion to increase the millage rate without any stipulations. Councilmember Aileen Champion was absent. The township board approved 5-1 a motion […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board unanimously approved the hiring of a new full-time athletic director, as well as a new assistant superintendent during their Aug. 15 meeting. Carole Beverwyk is the new assistant superintendent of curriculum, instruction and accountability, replacing Joanna McKinney, who resigned to take a position in the Birmingham School District. Beverwyk comes […]