Atlas Twp.- Funding for township public safety may be a little more costly this fall. The township established a contract with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department about 14 years ago, funded by 1 mill from area property owners. The millage was increased in 2005 by a special assessment of $50 for every improved lot and […]
Groveland Twp.- Dennis O’Malley arrived home during the mid-day to unload some tables in the basement of his township home. He was not home alone. The owner of a Brandon Township restaurant and a catering service, O’Malley purchased 11 acres about 10 years ago and built a house on the wooded township property. The rural […]
Goodrich – Progress on the Goodrich Pathway which rolled forward this summer creating a non-motorized pathway bordering Hegel Road west of the Goodrich Country Club to Oaktree Elementary in Atlas Township, continues to make some significant detours prior to its completion. About a month ago Brian Slater, engineer from Flint-based Wade Trim designers of the […]
It’s dawn at Warwick Hills Country Club and officer Paul Connelly is waiting for work to begin. A shiny new Buick arrives at the clubhouse now, nestled among a myriad of communication trailers and satellite dishes tied together with ribbons of cables. Connelly’s assignment for the Buick Open has just arrived. ‘Tiger Woods drives himself […]
Atlas Twp-Fire investigators from the Michigan State Police were at the scene of a house fire on Henderson Road near Green Road at about 2:30 p.m., July 25. Township firefighters, along with aid from Davison and Groveland townships in addition to Brandon Fire Department, responded to the fire after a neighbor called 9-1-1 at about […]
The cool waters of the Kearsley Creek may be a welcome summer destination for locals to beat the heat, but a recent dip nearly proved fatal for one visitor. On the afternoon of July 23, three area youths were fishing and swimming near the Atlas Mill Pond discharge culvert east of the Perry Road Bridge. […]
Atlas Twp.- The stretch of M-15 between I-69 and the Oakland County line may not be wider anytime soon, but it will be a lot smoother. Heidi Phaneuf, associate planner for the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission, attended the township board of trustees meeting on July 22 to discuss area trails for walking and future […]
With the nation’s economy in turmoil, local municipalities and school districts may be relying on a stash of cash for such trying times like these. The fund equity is the excess of a district or municipality’s assets above its liabilities (what the district owns minus what it owes). While cash is an asset, it’s only […]
Goodrich – It’s been a little more than two years since Goodrich School District learned of next January’s new arsenic requirements. The board moved one step closer to meeting those new provisions at the September school board meeting. At a cost of $91,350 the Goodrich School Board OK’d Sunshine Water Systems of Linden to provide […]
Goodrich-Steve McGinnis had driven past Big Jake’s Pizza and Shakes each day on his way to work. ‘One day I noticed a ‘For Sale? sign up in front,? said McGinnis, a 1985 Davison High School graduate and Grand Blanc Township resident. ‘Then when it said ‘Price Reduced? I thought we should be there’I’ll run it.? […]