Several area townships are joining forces voting in opposition to a bill introduced in July that would dictate the number of dwellings allowable on township lots. At issue is House Bill 4919, which would provide rezoning ordinance which calls for land development density of eight dwellings per acre if public water and sewer are available […]
Groveland Township could lose several thousand in tax revenues if some state lawmakers have their way. Following the recent push to balance the state budget, state officials, including Governor Jennifer Granholm had considered cutting the “payments in lieu of taxes” (PILTs) to those local governments whose boundaries contain state land. The Michigan Department of Natural […]
Over the Labor Day weekend my son Sam and I had the pleasure of canoeing the pristine 15-mile stretch of the Jordan River in northern Antrim County. The rather swift river winds through densely forested swampland, cattail-laden meadows and past stately maple trees before emptying into Lake Charlevoix at East Jordan. According to locals, several […]
During the mid-1860s the stage- coach stopped at a building near the east shore of Bald Eagle Lake. Hotel rooms were rented upstairs, horses were boarded in the lower section and customers could enjoy a spectacular sunset off the back of the building. Today, stage coaches and horses are long gone but the sunsets remain, […]
Groveland Township—From his Groveland Township business Steve Nannoshi watched the Groveland Township Firefighters gather money in a fire boot at the intersection of Grange Hall Road and Dixie Highway. “These guys were working hard to collect money from cars in that boot,” said Nannoshi, owner of two gas stations and a grocery store located on […]
Goodrich High School students were dismissed at about 11 a.m. on Monday Sept. 8, after a bomb threat was reported at the school. According to Lt. Paul Wallace, Genesee County Sheriff, a female Goodrich High School freshman says she overheard a conversation between two male students exclaiming that he had, “placed a bomb in the […]
Brandon Schools Superintendent Bart Jenniches is less than pleased with the recent delay in MEAP scores. “It’s a real joke,” said Jenniches. “I’m not sure if the data is correct or not—I don’t know if it’s going to be correct when it’s finally official. We’re on-line with the state department each day trying to sort […]
Several years ago I lived in the Village of South Haven in Van Buren County and worked about 25 miles north in Holland, MI, a city in Ottawa County. One unique characteristic of Ottawa County is that no alcohol may be purchased on Sunday (a.k.a. a dry county). Yet on Sunday afternoon a steady stream […]
Atlas Twp.-A new Grand Blanc Township subdivision could have a major impact on Goodrich Schools in a few years. At issue is the proposed development of 315 acres near Vassar and Baldwin roads in Grand Blanc Township. If approved, the property located in Goodrich School District will be comprised of 538 units a combination of […]
Brandon School student count was down by 17 students, while Goodrich enrollment grew by 71 following the offical state school count on Sept. 24, 2003. The drop in enrollment will cost the Brandon District about $113,900 while Goodrich will net about $475,700 in additional state revenue. The decrease is due in part, says Bart Jenniches, […]