Ortonville- After more than three years without one, the village has a Postmaster again. Janet Saksa was installed in the position last month and is happy to be here. ‘I had heard a lot of great things about this post office and it’s been a great experience so far,? she said. Saksa, who has an […]
The view from Beth Owen Canavan’s 14th floor Manhattan co-op, great to begin with, is even better after Hurricane Irene came through a week ago. ‘All of the buildings and all the windows have been powerwashed, so the view out has never been so good,? she laughed Monday. Canavan was feeling fortunate to have escaped […]
Brandon Twp.- The school district appears to be in better financial condition than expected. Steve Lenar, executive director of fiscal affairs, announced at the Aug. 30 finance committee meeting that revenues have exceeded expenditures for the 2010-2011 school year by about $243,000. He stressed that this is strictly a preliminary estimate as the district prepares […]
Brandon Twp.- For years, debate has raged? is it better to buy or lease a car? At the school district’s finance committee meeting Tuesday night, the question had a new variation? is it better to buy or lease a fleet of buses? District officials appear ready to answer ‘lease.? With half the buses in the […]
Brandon Twp.- Residents will not pay higher taxes for police service this year. The board unanimously agreed to not increase the 2011 millage rate for police during a budget workshop meeting Aug. 30. Following a public truth-in-taxation hearing Sept. 19, the board will vote instead on keeping the current 3.25 police millage rate. Supervisor Kathy […]
Ortonville- An unfair labor practice charge has been filed against the village. Les Barrett, business representative for Teamsters Local #214 representing the village’s Department of Public Works employees, filed the charge in late March with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, claiming the village is violating the Public Employee Relations Act. The charge stems from the […]
Brandon Twp.- Three fishermen should have a whopper of a truthful tale to tell after they were shot at while fishing on Tully Lake. According to police reports, a 49-year-old father and his two sons, ages 31 and 25, were fishing on the lake when a man later identified as Keith Allen Bauer, 44, of […]
Brandon Twp.- Three wetland crossings are expected to be installed on township-owned property off M-15 and south of Brandon High School this summer. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the township board have approved the crossings, which will allow vehicle access to uplands at three different areas. Fire Chief Bob McArthur described the largest […]
A 44-year-old Oxford resident who claimed he had permission to take items from a Brandon Township property will face larceny charges since the man he said was allowing it has been dead six years. Gary Lee Sexton was arraigned on a charge of larceny of $1,000 or more, less than $20,000, on March 23. According […]
Brandon Twp.- The final recommendation of a committee formed to find a resolution to Village Skate Park problems includes an 8- to 12-foot chainlink fence with landscaping, security lights and closing of the park on Saturdays and Sundays to give residents some peace and quiet. Township Trustee Bob DeWitt presented the recommendation at Monday night’s […]