Atlas Twp.- Cleaning up after a house fire may soon be a sure thing for township residents. On Monday night, the board of trustees tabled a resolution until the January meeting that would withhold township residents insurance money in escrow from casualty losses including fire or explosion to repair, replace or remove damaged structures that […]
Atlas Twp.- The township will not sign on to a Village of Goodrich recreation plan. By a 4-1 vote on Monday night, township trustees said no thanks to an opportunity to join the plan offered by village officials. The village paid planners to create the plan about six years ago and are now in the […]
Groveland Twp.-By a 4-0 vote Monday night, the township board of trustees agreed to dump an annual $15,000 fee paid to Brandon Recreation for township participants. Trustee David Ax was absent from the meeting. Instead, residents who want to participate will pay a $60 fee for an individual for a single program or an annual […]
Bandit is one lucky dog. Last December, Brandon Township resident Cynthia Strehle received a phone call from a Flat Rock, Mich. woman regarding a 9-year-old Shiba Inu dog, that reportedly was left alone in an abandoned home. ‘The neighbor kids had been feeding the dog for several months,? said Strehle, who owns several of the […]
Groveland Twp.- The township Emergency Medical Service has received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation Services (CAAS) for its compliance with national standards. On Dec. 20 the township became the 11th fire department in the country to successfully complete the voluntary review process, which included completion of a comprehensive application and on-site review by national […]
Goodrich- The board of trustees voted 7-0 Dec.19 to close the doors to additional Schools of Choice students for the second semester due to rising class sizes. The school board voted 4-3 in 2010 to join the state’s Schools of Choice program for the 2010-2011 school year. At that time the board voted out of […]
Goodrich-The village is just a little larger. The council took no action on seven 100-by-200 parcels of property on Tara Court, located just east of State Road and north of Hegel Road. According to the Genesee County Land Bank, the parcels were foreclosed on in 2008 for unpaid taxes and auctioned by the Genesee County […]
Local governments may soon have the ability to lower speed limits on gravel roads. At 7 p.m., Jan., 10, State Sen. Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc Township) and State Rep. Brad Jacobsen (R-Oxford) will host a town hall meeting at the Brandon Middle School, 609 S. Ortonville Road to discuss proposed legislation that would allow local […]
Goodrich- Flags may soon be flying in the village once again. By June 14, Flag Day, local scout Hunter Hansz hopes to not only have new flagpoles up in front of the village offices, but hopefully spark some patriotism in the community. ‘That’s one of the goals of the Great Lakes Council for us scouts,? […]
Bill Snyder is a marathon man. With 24 Boston Marathons and countless other road races on his resume, at 68-years-old Snyder has endured the rigorous 26.2 miles for many years. While his stellar athletic accomplishments are remarkable’his longevity and contributions in the classroom are just as notable. Now, after more than 45 years in education, […]