Atlas Twp- An outsourcing proposal that could possibly save Goodrich taxpayers $100,000 has sparked some inklings of changing the village government. Again. At the township meeting on Monday night, Trustee Barry June proposed combining both Goodrich and township staff’eliminating duplicated services from clerical workers to bookkeeping to management. ‘My thought is to protect the village […]
Brandon Twp.-Along with thousands of plants and flowers, Wojo’s Greenhouse is growing this spring. The township greenhouse business will now operate the outdoor garden center at Jacobsen’s Garden Center, 559 S. Lapeer Road, Lake Orion. However, Jacobsen’s Flowers, which operates within the Lake Orion center, will continue to be owned and operated by the Jacobsen […]
Brandon Twp.-By a 7-0 vote, the school board ratified a three-year contract with the Brandon Education Association during the board meeting Monday night. The ratification of the contract comes after only three and a half days of negotiations between the board and the BEA which represents about 200 teachers said Tom Miller, Brandon Schools superintendent […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.-Abby the goat may never visit another movie theater. No ‘butts? about it’one was quite enough. Abby’s owner, township resident Howard Leake, worked for the Oakland County Animal Control based in Auburn Hills for more than 30 years. While serving as a supervisor with the OCAC, Leake received all kinds […]
Brandon Twp.- Want to know what students are really talking about? Ask Scott Terry. From jammed lockers to plugged toilets to the latest scoop on teachers’Terry’s the man. Now a day custodian at Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School, Terry, 48, has worked in the district for more than 25 years, including stints in the high school, […]
Brandon Twp.-From leaking pipes to crumbling bricks to sagging steps, Brandon School officials say it’s time to modernize. A vote on a district bond extension on May 2 will net the district $74.3 million, dollars needed say school officials to make several major renovations, including technology upgrades and construction of a new elementary school. In […]
Atlas Twp.- For most of the past 20 years, township trustee Scott Statson’s commute to work has been rather quick. ‘I often work from home,? said Statson. ‘For me, I see business as individuals?100 years ago if someone had a business idea they’d run with it. Many companies grew from self-employment’there’s no more optimum time […]
Brandon Twp.- In 1847, Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio. That same year, construction was completed on a small barn just north of Hummer Lake Road about 3 miles east of Ortonville. Today, more than 160 years later, the two-story 46-by-38 foot structure still stands despite Michigan weather, numerous coats of paint and […]
Atlas Twp.- Newly appointed Rev. Michael Kuchar feels like St. Mark is a ‘perfect fit.? The new priest, ordained almost 30 years ago, acknowledged his recent five-year mission to impoverished Bolivia, El Salvador and Mexico sparked a positive side of his job to share with parishioners. ‘Even in real oppression, the people in those countries […]
A list of possible convicted criminals released to schools last month has seven Brandon Schools employees on it, a Brandon official reported last week. The public release of a list naming local school employees with convictions has been delayed following a Feb. 10 circuit court ruling on the matter. The information was blocked because of […]