By David Fleet
Editor
Goodrich- A new super athletic conference consisting of 17 area schools is currently under consideration, following a spring meeting of Genesee County superintendents.
The board voted 6-1 to continue a dialogue, but not necessarly join to form the new conference, named the Greater Flint Area Conference, which included schools from the Big Nine, Genesee Area Conferences along with others opting to join the new league starting in the 2011- 2012 fall season. Boardmember James Bertrand voted no on continuation of the dialogue.
‘The word’s out there we had signed on with the the new GFAC, it’s just not the case,? said Bertrand.
Goodrich Superintendent John Fazer said the league is designed to fluctuate with enrollment of the schools. The area schools considered regional conference for scheduling cost-cutting purposes and travel expenses when forming the league.
The Greater Flint Area Conference is open to any school district in the area, including the Big Nine, Flint Metro, Flint Schools and the Genesee Athletic Conference.