By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-During a July 19 special township meeting the township board of trustees voted 5-0 to allocate not more than $50,000 for the purchase of a used 105- feet aerial ladder fire truck. The cost of the 1997 truck was $43,000 purchased from Lower Saucon Township in Hellertown, Pa. The truck […]
Ian and Michael Duggan exchange water with Hadley Township Firefighter Clint Ivory during the Hadley Fourth of July Parade. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- On Monday, the township board of trustees approved for second reading amendments to the townships accessory building ordinance with a 4-3 vote. Trustees Bob Marshall, Dana DePalma, and clerk Roselyn Blair voted against it. Previously, members of the board took issue with the state regulating accessory buildings in […]
Atlas Twp.-On July 26, the Genesee County Road Commission is expected to begin the Gale Road improvement project from McCandlish Road south to Green Road. The project includes trench widening and two-course resurfacing. The paved surface of Gale Road will be widened from two 10-feet paved lanes to two 11-feet with 3 -feet paved shoulders […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- On Monday night the village council voted 4-0 to refinance the United States Department of Agriculture bond for the village office through Sparta Michigan based-ChoiceOne Bank. Council member Wendy Ciaramitaro was absent. In March 2021, the village council voted 4-0 to consider refinancing the Rural Development Loan taken out in […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Monday night the village council voted 4-0 to approve Ace-Saginaw Paving Company of Flint for the roadway rehabilitation of Goodrich Meadows Subdivision at a cost of $520,862. Council member Wendy Ciaramitaro was absent. There were a total of two bids received for the project for about 5,700 feet of roadway. […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- During the regular Monday night meeting, the board of trustees passed a Marijuana Caregiver Ordinance, 6-1. They also passed amendments to the C-4 Mixed Business and the Generalized Industrial districts zoning. Trustee Bob Marshall voted against the ordinance and amendments. The ordinance would restrict caregivers growing marijuana for […]
By David Fleet Editor Restaurants are open, summer festivals are planned and county fairs are rolling once again. Still, lurking in the crowds is the most contagious strain of the coronavirus so far and it’s just next door. “The delta variant is in the surrounding counties,” said Genesee County Medical Health Officer Dr. Pamela Hackert […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-At about noon, Sunday July 11, Genesee County Deputies responded to a report of a suspicious death near the 5100 block of South Vassar near Jordan roads, according to a report issued by Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson on Facebook. Jesse James Byars, 34, who had a Flint address, but […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer On Monday night, the Ortonville Village Council voted 6-0 to approve a resolution asking Oakland County to use $25 million of the American Rescue Plan funds they are set to receive to fund phase 1 of a major sewer project. Council member Tony Randazzo was absent with notice. If approved, […]