By Teri Stiles Staff Writer Brandon Twp – After offering a myriad of rationalizations, including catching himself on fire, Legault property owner John Sloan’s plead to the township board to let him continue work on his house. His excuses were met with an order to tear it down. After more than three years of extensions […]
Brandon Twp. – Township officials say early election signs have prompted plans to amend the township sign ordinance. ‘We’ve already gotten calls from resident asking why the (August primary) election signs are allowed to be posted,? said Ron Lapp, township supervisor. While Lapp says the school board election signs are not a problem because the […]
Brandon Twp. – Township officials say early election signs have prompted plans to amend the township sign ordinance. ‘We’ve already gotten calls from resident asking why the (August primary) election signs are allowed to be posted,? said Ron Lapp, township supervisor. Lapp says the school board election signs are not a problem because the elections […]
Brandon Twp. – Katherine Steward is relieved that a study is finally going to be done on the curves in front of her home on Seymour Lake Road. ‘When I heard the tires squeal, my guts just sank,? Steward said as she explained that recently a car slid off the curves, in the same spot […]
Ortonville – With a bid that was six percent lower than the engineers estimate, the Michigan Department of Transportation awarded the reconstruction contract for the South Street Bridge, to Utica based Posen Construction, Inc. MDOT’s preliminary announcement indicates that Posen’s bid of $548,979.50 was almost $50,000 less than the next lowest bidder, to reconstruct the […]
Ortonville – Bickering and a single punch at the village skate park caused a neighbor to insist that Brandon Recreation Director, Fred Waybrant close the park. The neighbor stopped Waybrant on the street insisting he either hire a permanent patrol of the park or close it down. Waybrant, however, says the May 11 incident between […]
Ortonville – Based on a recommendation from Village Manager Paul Zelenak, the council members opted not to spray mosquitos in the village this year. However, in an ongoing effort to prevent the spread of the West Nile Virus, the village will attempt to kill mosquito larvae, or eggs, instead of killing the mosquitos. Although not […]
Brandon Twp. – Brandon Township residents can no longer burn at will, and Brandon Fire Chief Bob McArthur says, it will be good for everybody. In April 2003 the township began issuing yearly burning permits, accompanied by a calendar of scheduled days residents can burn. McArthur says the system has worked out. ‘We’ve had minimal […]
Name: Kay Green Occupation: Administrative Services Manager, State of Michigan – Oakland County Family Independence Agency for 30 years. Personal: Married to Doug Green, mother of Tamara, grandmother of Hannah. Memberships: Kay Green has been an Ortonville resident for more than 16 years, serving the village council for 14 years holding the position of President […]
2004 CDBG funds spoken for: On Monday, Nov. 17, the township board approved allocations of more than $44,000 in Community Development Block Grant Funds. In 2004 Brandon Twp residents will benefit from $3,500 of the CDBG funds donated to H.A.V.E.N., a public service that lends assistance to battered and abused spouses. The Brandon-Groveland Youth Assistance […]