Brandon Twp.- The school board voted 6-0 at their Dec. 21 meeting to complete refinancing of bonds, saving the district about $12.4 million over the course of the loans. The board directed their financial adviser RJ Naughton and underwriter, Craig Taylor, to begin pursuing the sale of bonds and obtaining the lowest interest rate possible […]
It was a wet Christmas for two Brandon Township residents. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s Office reports, Independence Township deputies responded at about 9:29 a.m., Dec. 25, to the area of Pine Knob and Waldon roads for a full-size van a passerby spotted submerged in a retention pond adjacent to the DTE Music Theatre. Independence […]
Brandon Twp.- Coast Guard Ensign Jamel Chokr has assisted in the rescue of fishermen and pilot whales, intercepted migrants and drug smugglers bound for the U.S., and provided protection for President Barack Obama. Day-to-day operations depends on intelligence received, said the 28-year-old recently while visiting family in Brandon Township. ‘We could be chasing down a […]
Brandon Twp.- The school district is planning nearly $1.5 million in cuts to the 2016-17 budget, but also recently received some potentially very good news about a dreaded pending expenditure. The board of education discussed at a Jan. 4 workshop a list of reductions that includes five full time teachers, consolidation of bus routes, trimming […]
Brandon Twp.- Supervision will be expanded at the police substation this spring. The township board approved by a 4-3 vote at their Jan. 4 meeting a motion to replace one of the patrol investigators with a lieutenant. The motion does not change the number of police officers contracted to serve the township through the Oakland […]
Bob DePalma and David Ax had more than a million dollars wire transferred last week and it had nothing to do with winning the lottery. DePalma, the Groveland Township supervisor, and Ax, the township’s treasurer, were following advice from their auditor and protecting taxpayer money by requesting the funds be moved from the Clarkston Brandon […]
Ortonville-Six bucks. Three tickets. ‘That’s one ticket for each person in my family,? laughed Craig Burnett, an Atlas Township resident who stopped by Tom’s Market, 465 South St., Ortonville on Wednesday a few hours before the Powerball jackpot for the Jan. 13 drawing grew to a record $1.5 billion. ‘I used the Easy Pick and […]
Brandon Twp.-Health and hygiene concerns are sparking an amendment to the township’s code of ordinances. The township board approved by a 6-1 vote the first reading of an amendment to chapter 18 of the code of ordinances at their Jan. 4 meeting. The amendment adds Article IV, sections 18-71 to 18-77, addressing public buildings and […]
When Michael J. Thorp and his wife Ginny first noticed the water coming out of the faucets in their Flint home was cloudy and sandy-looking, they didn’t think too much of it. The couple had moved to Flint from Atlas Township, where they’d had a well for 25 years that also had cloudy and sandy […]
Brandon Twp.- High school seniors here will have an opportunity to take a class and make it their own. At their Jan. 18 meeting, the school board approved adding a STEM Capstone and Career Exploration course to the list of elective options available for seniors in the 2016-17 school year. The half-credit class is part […]