By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville—The Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities has accomplished their goal of having a coalition in every community of Oakland County. The last piece of the puzzle was the Brandon Coalition, which will have their first public meeting at 7 p.m., Aug. 9 at The Old Town Hall, 486 Mill […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville —The village council will be given a presentation on electric vehicle charging stations in the village at their Aug. 22 meeting. During their regular meeting Monday night, the village manager brought a proposal from State Contracting, Inc to give a presentation on the possibility of installing EV chargers in […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas — On Monday night the township board of trustees voted 5-0 to accept an increase change order of $65, 292 for the Atlas sidewalk project. Project Manager Doug Schultz of Rowe Engineering attended the special meeting to discuss the changes to the project. The project should be completed the first […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich — On Monday night, the school board of trustees introduced Genesee County Sheriff Deputy Brian Compeau as the new school resource officer. Compeau is a Goodrich resident, a 2002 Goodrich High School graduate and has two children in the district. He replaces Deputy Casey Seeley who served since 2019 and […]
A praying mantis contemplates his colorful home on an Atlas Township lily. Hot humid weather has prompted some excellent growing conditions for many plants. Photo: Patrick McAbee
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville— On Aug. 2, the village residents will have an ordinance on the ballot that would allow marijuana retail establishments in the village limits. Currently, the ordinance in the village does not allow retail establishments. Back in 2018, residents of Michigan passed Proposal 18-1, which legalized recreational marijuana and recreation […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.— On Monday night the township board of trustees voted 5-0, following a closed session meeting, to approve a resolution to contribute a match of 26 percent for the acquisition of property for the expansion of the Atlas Park with Genesee County. The match will be up to $104,000 for a Michigan […]
Editor’s Note: Earlier this month, The Citizen e-mailed questions to candidates in Atlas, Brandon and Groveland township. The partisan primary election is Aug. 2. Candidates were limited to 30-word responses. Key (D) Democrat and (R) Republican. 66th District State Representative (Brandon Township & Ortonville) Name & years in the district : Emily C. Busch, (D) I have […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp. — On July 11, the township board of trustees voted 4-0 to OK the 2022 permit for the Michigan Renaissance Festival which opens Aug. 20. Trustee Jim Christopher was absent with notice. The approval is contingent on several requirements set forth by the township planning commission. The Renaissance Festival […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp.— During the regular Monday night meeting, the board of education voted unanimously to move forward with millage language for a non-homestead restoration millage for the November 2022 election. “That millage, what it would do, is it would allow us to restore,” said Janice Ziesel, executive director of business […]