By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — During the regular Monday night meeting, the Brandon Township Board of Trustees approved unanimously the SMART Municipal Credit and Community Credit contract for the fiscal year 2024 in the amount of $13,110. Suburban Mobility Authority For Regional Transportation (SMART) is a lifeline for many area seniors and […]
Dilyla Laga and Gigi sitting on the bus on their first day of school at Harvey-Swanson Elementary on Sept. 5. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.— On Sept. 5, Western Oakland Transportation Authority will now provide services for the Village of Holly along with Holly, Rose and Groveland townships The expansion is a result of the 2022 Oakland County Transit Millage which enables Oakland County residents to experience more access to transit services in areas […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.— Earlier this year Atlas Township formed the Citizens Advisory Committee for High Speed Access. The scope of the committee is to take a grass-roots approach to not only bring internet access to all areas of the township and Village of Goodrich but make it reliable and strong. Since forming the committee, chaired by […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — During the regular meeting on Aug. 28, the Ortonville Village Council decided to postpone approving the new special event permit application. “As we know, we’ve been kind of working on this since mid-late spring,” said Village President Ken Quisenberry. “It’s certainly a dramatic improvement over what we used […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp. — When Fred Waybrant applied for the Brandon Township Parks and Recreation Director opening in 1999 there were 17 applications for the job. “In addition to sport activities, there was also discussion during the interview about building a township park,” said Waybrant. “I had built baseball and soccer fields over my career. I had capability to help make a […]
Delylah Raelynn waving to her friend on the first day of school at Reid Elementary on Aug. 28. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp — The Oakwood and Hadley Road intersection is now open. On June 19, the intersection closed for the summer to make safety improvements and to replace the culvert under the road. The project was finished ahead of schedule, and the intersection opened to traffic on Aug. 25. “We […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — During the regular Monday night meeting, the Ortonville village council voted unanimously to transfer the conditionally approved retail marijuana license for 456 S. Ortonville Road from Berserker Group, LLC to Violet License Group, LLC. “In conversations about transferring the license, it was guaranteed that they will abide by […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp. — Earlier this summer the Michigan Department Of Transportation began two projects on M-15 in Atlas Township. Replacement of the Cummings Drain culvert between Maple and Hill roads along with the Paddison Drain culvert between Kipp and Horton roads are currently under construction. The culverts are being replaced simultaneously and to maintain traffic, temporary signals allowing one lane […]