Goodrich-The recall is all but dead. That’s the message from village resident Diane Fredericks, who spearheaded the recall effort which was OK’d by the county in June. A deadline to obtain signatures from village voters to put the recall of four councilmembers on the Feb. 23, 2010 ballot will be Nov. 20. ‘Next year several […]
Atlas Twp.-After closing the 70-year- old Green Road Bridge just east of M-15 following a Dec.13, 2008 inspection by engineers from Flint-based WadeTrim that deemed the structure unsafe’motorist began using the new span this weekend. The GCRC board of directors approved the plan on April 7. Workers from Montrose-based Heysteck Construction Company, who started the […]
Goodrich-The village received a ‘Clean Audit,? opinion from Lewis and Knopf, CPA the highest level of assurance for financial statements. The audit was discussed at the Monday village council meeting. The actual fund balance is up to $227,896 about 38 percent of the total expenses of $584, 907 for the village. The fund balance is […]
Goodrich-On Monday night, 67th District Court Judge Richard Hughes of the Burton Division attended the village council meeting to thank the community he has served for 26 years. In addition to Goodrich and Atlas Township, the division also covers the communities of Davison, Davison Township, Richfield Township and Otisville. Hughes will turn 70-years-old next summer, […]
The Michigan State Police announced last week that 55 troopers will be recalled statewide who were laid off last summer. However, the Groveland Township Post, the current base for eight troopers, which lost three during the reduction, will unlikely see their ranks increase. ‘As of today, the Groveland Post is not on the list to […]
Goodrich-Master roaster Kirk Walker is now in the movies. At least a few hot cups of his coffee are. The owner of ABeanToGo gourmet coffee shop, 8221 South State Road, now provides coffee for Atlanta-based Tyler Perry studios. The film production facility is where movies such as ‘Diary of a Mad Black Woman,? ‘Meet the […]
Michael Peterson, 62, of Ortonville was one of four men arraigned for alleged involvement in soliciting sex with men at Richfield County Park on June 13, at the 67th District Court in Davison by Magistrate Cora Gregory. He was released on $2,000 personal recognizance bond and entered a plea of not guilty. If convicted, they […]
Goodrich-Dorothy Booth once calculated grade point averages by hand and knew most students by their first name. Now, more than 30 years later a computer program tallies students? grades and exchanges with students are not so common. ‘It’s time to retire,? says Booth, secretary to the superintendent who officially retired on June 15. A Flint […]
Goodrich-On Wednesday, during a special meeting of the Goodrich Area Schools Board of Education, a Quality Assurance Review (Q.A.R.) was presented following a three-day survey of the district. The Q.A.R. exit report completed by AdvanceEd, accreditation, research, and continuous improvement in a customized way to 27,000 public and private schools and districts across the United […]
Groveland Twp.- Area residents will now have a means to be notified in case of local emergency following a change in procedures from the local cable provider. Township Supervisor Bob DePalma was notified in September by Comcast it will no longer offer the service of ‘cable override? as a venue to disperse local emergency information. […]