By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp.— Leaders eat last. The mantra of Groveland Township Fire Chief Kevin Mason, at the conclusion of stellar careers divided equally over 45 years between the United States Marine Corp. and the Groveland Township Fire Department. “I won’t eat until everyone else is eating,” said Mason, who will retire Aug. […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — On Tuesday night, the township board of trustees voted 5-0 during a special meeting to adopt an amendment to a resolution regarding cost overruns of the Kearsley Creek Interceptor sewer project. The requested sewer units for the township are earmarked for the primary purpose of improving existing […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — Last week a village resident announced his write-in campaign to become the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s 68th House district. The votes were finalized by the Genesee County Clerk following a statutorily-required canvassing of write-in ballots. As of Thursday, Oakland County Clerk has not finalized their votes. Matt Schlinker, joined […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Monday night, the Brandon Township board of trustees unanimously approved the purchase of a new ambulance for the Brandon Fire Department. The purchase will replace an older ambulance in their fleet. “That ambulance was initially purchased in 2000, we remounted it in 2011,” […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Monday night, the Brandon Township board of trustees approved a budget amendment for development of the Brandon Township Community Park, 1414 N. Hadley Road. “In July, we received past invoices from HRC in the amount totaling $23,437,” said parks and John Hug, recreation […]
Ava and Amaya Campa playing in the foam pit during Good Times in Goodrich on Aug. 3. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com On July 23, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the state budget into law, which included a $23.4 billion education budget. In the budget, per pupil funding for K-12 schools was frozen at $9,608 and did not increase from last year’s budget. There has previously been an increase in per-pupil funding annually since […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com On Aug. 6, area voters turned out for in-person voting during the August primary election. This year they had the options of absentee voting, nine days of early voting, or voting on election day. In Brandon Township, of the 13,770 voters, 3,242 voted in the primary in some way, which gives […]
By Jim Newell Managing Editor jnewell@mihomepaper.com Oxford —It’s been years in the planning and construction phases, but on Monday McLaren Oakland – Oxford Campus opened the doors of its new $35 million medical facility in Oxford to patients. Beginning Aug. 5, patients “will have access to a wide range of services including advanced diagnostic imaging, […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp.— A few new leaders will join area boards this fall following the November general elections. In Brandon Township, incumbent Jayson Rumball won the Republican nomination with 1,020 votes, over challengers Kathy Thurman, 831 votes, and Edward Darbyshire, 192 votes. Incumbent clerk Roselyn Blair garnered 1,622 for the republican nomination. […]