By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Water Infrastructure 101: What You Need to Know Below and Beyond Library Discussions, a program created by Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash, has been recognized with an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties. The program, which was presented at libraries across the county, including Brandon Township […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-On July 1, the township board of trustees gathered for a special meeting. The in-person meeting adjourned into closed session in response to written unspecified allegations against the township fire chief. Following the closed session the board voted 5-0 to allocate $25,000 from capital outlay reserves for the investigation. “The […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The Township will be taking advantage of a new program offered by Oakland County for counting Absentee Voter ballots. On Monday night the agreement was approved with a 7-0 vote at the township board of trustee meeting. “This is something brand new, there is no end date to […]
By David Fleet Editor At 9:31 p.m., July 4, Brandon Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire in the 1000 block of Tonda Dr. Brandon Fire Chief David Kwapis reported that at approximately 6:30 p.m., fireworks had been ignited and the spent boxes were placed next to the garage in an outside trash receptacle. […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer At their special workshop meeting on Monday night, the Brandon Board of Education discussed what returning to in-person schooling might look like in the fall. “We’re not on the spot where we have all of the answers on this, but I thought we would talk a little bit about some […]
By David Fleet Editor In about two months, students are scheduled to return to the classroom. Just how that will be accomplished is currently under deliberation by school officials, lawmakers and parents following the closure of schools statewide in mid March due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We cannot predict how the virus will react,” said […]
Editor’s note: Earlier this month, The Citizen e-mailed questions to candidates in Atlas, Brandon and Groveland townships. Candidates were limited to 30-word responses. Key: (I) Incumbent, (R) Republican and (D) Democrat Atlas Township Supervisor (Choose one) Name: Teresa L. (Tere) Onica (I) (R) Age: 61 Years in Township: 27-years Township meetings attended last year: All […]
Sue Voris of Goodrich setting out her flag in preparation for the Fourth of July. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The local library will now open a new, safe and clean chapter of service to the community. On July 5, the Brandon Township Public Library will begin phase 4 for their reopening following a mid-March shuttering of libraries statewide to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. On June 1 […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer At 10:02 a.m., on June 27, Brandon deputies responded to a fatal traffic crash on South Ortonville Road north of Weidemann Drive in Brandon Township. A 30-year-old resident of Ortonville was driving a van northbound on S. Ortonville Road when she drove left of the center yellow dividing line partially […]