By Ben Gagnon 810-452-2661 bgagnon@mihomepaper.com Oxford Twp. — After nearly 30 years in operation, Devil’s Ridge Golf Club in Oxford Township has hosted its last rounds of golf. Devil’s Ridge, an award-winning 180-acre course formerly owned by the Munaco family, closed in December and was sold to Kaiser Real Estate, which plans to repurpose the […]
By David Fleet 947-244-2647 dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp.— At 7 p.m., April 17, the Atlas Township Planning Commission will hold their meeting at the Goodrich Middle School cafeteria, 7480 South Gale Road. The change in venue is due to the expected interest in the planning commission consideration to rezone a parcel of land at 11280 Hegel Road from Residential Agricultural […]
The mouse from the children’s book ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’ greets students at Reid Elementary in honor of March is Reading Month. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet 947-244-2647 dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — On Wednesday night the Atlas Township Planning Commission voted 5-2 to table a consideration to rezone a parcel of land at 11280 Hegel Road from Residential Agricultural District to the Special Housing District. Planning commission members James Lusty and June Amman voted no. A public hearing will be set in April. The request on […]
By David Fleet 947-244-2647 dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — On Monday night the Goodrich Village Council voted 3-2, for a ballot question in the Aug. 6 election, to have each council person including the president to have their compensation fixed by council resolution and shall take effect after the next regularly scheduled village council elections, not to […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan 248-627-4332 ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on March 4, the Brandon Township board of trustees voted 6-1 to approve policy changes to eliminate the need for sealed bids for projects over $20,000. “After the last meeting, Kathy asked me to ask our attorney a question, and I did ask […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan 248-627-4332 ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on March 4, the Brandon Township board of trustees approved the 2024 gravel road projects. “We met with the road commission, and we went through where they recommend we put gravel this year,” said supervisor Jayson Rumball. “So we discussed all of that […]
By David Fleet 947-244-2647 dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — By a 5-0 vote on Monday night, the Goodrich Village Council approved Swartz Creek-based Aquatic Nuisance Plant Control to treat the Goodrich Mill Pond sometime in late May or early June for weed growth. The cost is $4,325 per application. If a second is needed the cost will […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan 248-627-4332 ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular Monday night meeting, the Brandon Township board of Trustees voted 7-0 to approve the first reading on the Mobile Food Establishments ordinance. The ordinance would give parameters for the building inspector, Jason Wilton, to regulate things like food trucks in the township. “All the […]
Nora Buchanan with her haul of girl scout cookies from Troop 31 of Goodrich