$148K in renovations to township hall OK’d

By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.- The township hall will get a facelift. By a vote of 5-0 on Monday night, the township board of trustees OK’d Swartz Creek based—RBF Construction for building renovations to the township hall, 7386 Gale Road. The cost of the project, which is expected to start just after Labor Day […]

Township inks billboard deal

By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.- After several years of searching township officials have landed a sign. Earlier this month Farmington Hills based International Outdoors officially completed the construction of the first township billboard located near I-75 and Grange Hall Road. “We have limited space in the township for a billboard,” said Bob DePalma, township […]

Township audit OK’d by board

By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.– Mark Perry, a CPA for Yeo & Yeo, presented the annual financial statements and auditor’s report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 at Monday’s township board of trustee meeting. The township board voted 5-0 to accept the audit. According to the audit, for the fiscal year 2016-17 […]

Chief Forys to retire

By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-After more than 34 years as a township firefighter—Chief Fred Forys is stepping down. “It was time,” said Forys, 65. “Everything I set out to do for the department was accomplished. The equipment is far better then when I started—we have more of it and it’s better quality.” The retirement […]

MABAS facility set to open in township

By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.– On the anniversary of 9/11 a major step forward toward preparedness in the event of a disaster will be unveild in the township. From 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Sept. 11, the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System or MABAS storage warehouse will be open for pubic tours. The 17,000 square […]

Firefighters, DTE, neighbors rally to save wedding

By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.- Wedding crashers took on a new meaning earlier this month. On Aug. 12, Bob Petrusha a township resident for the past 18 years was hosting a wedding with about 130 guests on his rural Auten Road property. The wedding couple had rented a 30-feet-by-60-feet tent and planned to exchange […]

Fraud suspects nabbed after high speed chase

By David Fleet Editor A 36-year-old female from Daytona Beach, Fla. and a 32-year-old male of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. are now in custody following a high speed chase and incident with a local credit union. At approximately 3:41 p.m., Aug. 14, the Oakland County Sheriff office received a call from an employee of the Michigan […]

Olympian makes a splash in Brandon

By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- A two-time Olympian is making waves at the Brandon Aquatics Center. Nim Shapira is in the water daily as the owner/founder of Aqua Club, which oversees operations of the pool located at Brandon High School, and his goal now is to increase the number of swimmers in the […]

ELGA Credit Union opens in Goodrich

By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- At noon, Aug. 14, ELGA Credit Union, 8125 S. State Road, will host a ribbon cutting celebration. The new facility will be the tenth ELGA Credit Union branch— serving more than 64,000 members who live, work, worship, in Genesee, Saginaw, Shiawassee, Oakland, Lapeer and Livingston counties. “It made perfect sense […]

Senior complex deal gets sweeter for village

By David Fleet Editor Goodrich- Coordinators of a proposed senior housing project recently upped the ante for the village. A yearly donation of as much as $15,000 could be on the way to village coffers if developers from Goodrich Haven, L.L.C Limited Dividend Housing Association can reach an agreement to build. At issue is a […]