From left, Bob Hoffman, Oakland County commissioner district 2; Ruth Johnson, Michigan Secretary of State; Robert DePalma, Groveland Township supervisor; Diane Howell, Groveland Township trustee; Pam Mazich, Groveland Township clerk and Dale Cason, Groveland Township trustee. On Thursday morning, area officials participated in the groundbreaking of the new Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, or MABAS, storage warehouse north of Grange Hall Road west of Dixie Highway in Groveland Township. When completed, the 17,000 square-foot facility will house emergency response equipment to assist with disasters across the state and the Great Lakes region. Photo by Patrick McAbee.