By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Ortonville- The village council voted 7-0 at their Monday meeting to extend the deadline that residential waste haulers must switch to Monday pick-up. “Waste Management in particular is seeking an extension until January because they took over a lot of Odd Jobs customers,” said clerk Liz Edwards. “And they indicated […]
Jillian Ferrill 11, helping her little brother Brayden, 7. On Wednesday night Reid Elementary hosted an open house for students. The first day of school is Aug. 26. Photos by Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- On Monday night the township board of trustees voted 5-0 to move forward with a grant for seven new wells to supply water for the township fire department. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program purpose is to enhance a fire department ability to protect the […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-Earlier this month, township trustee Dale Cason resigned from the board. Cason has served as township trustee since 2012 and currently is a member of the township planning commission. He also has been on the board of zoning and appeals, the township master plan committee, the committee to develop the […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Work is underway at the township park on Hadley Road. At the Monday night special meeting, the board of trustees voted 5-2 to award the bid for stripping and stock piling topsoil for approximately five acres of the park to Roger Ingles, as well voting 7-0 on a […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- On Monday night the school board of trustees, principals, grounds and maintenance along with administration gathered with representatives from Pontiac-based Auch Construction for a bond assessment planning session and workshop. Following a facilities and condition assessment of school district buildings that total $45.9 million in upgrades, $26.5 million or 57 […]
Front, Lucy Thompson. Back from left, Macey Toutant, Avery Smith, and Lennox Hudson play at the Crossman Park Ortonville during the last days of summer vacation. The first full day of school in the Brandon district is Sept. 3. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Monday night the school board of education voted 5-0 to hire an interim athletic director. Trustees Kurt Schulte and Skip Shultz were absent with notice from the special meeting. Rod Studaker was named the interim athletic director with a contract that ends Nov. 30. Studaker steps in for David Davis, […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- On Monday night, Jeff Wright, Genesee County Drain Commissioner, attended the village council meeting to discuss the computation of costs and plans for upgrades of the Wheelock & Watkins Drain in the village. The planned work on the agricultural drain built in 1897 encompasses 139 homes within the village. The […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- At the regular Monday meeting, the school board voted 7-0 to approve a resolution to refund the school loan bond fund portion of the 2006 Brandon bond, which will reduce the payment on the bond by over a $1 million due to lower interest rates. “It’s basically like […]