Despite a pending lawsuit from 19 plaintiffs seeking compensation after they were allegedly damaged by village drains, sewers, and the millpond in the village’the Genesee County Drain Commissioner’s Office, one of seven defendants in the case, plans on moving forward with work on a major infrastructure upgrade project. In addition to the Genesee County Drain […]
The Citizen news staff has been honored with five awards in the 2014 Michigan Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. Members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association reviewed 3,417 entries submitted by 119 Michigan newspapers in this year’s contest, which covers a wide range of categories. Papers compete in divisions according to circulation and whether they are […]
Atlas Twp.- If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. ET Rover, the company that is proposing a natural gas pipeline currently slated to go through this township, took this popular proverb two steps further and after failing to gain permission for a land survey not once, not twice, but four times, finally succeeded […]
Brandon Twp.- A 34-year-old woman was injured this week after being dragged and then struck by a vehicle driven by her husband. According to an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office report, Brandon deputies responded at about 2:03 a.m., Sept. 28, to a mobile home in the 3800 block of Redbud Lane for a felonious assault with […]
Heights did not bother Jeremy Shellnut. So, on Sept. 6, 2013, Shellnut climbed about 40 feet up in a tree stand in preparation for the Oct. 1, 2013 archery deer season. ‘I was just checking out the stand, ‘said Shellnut, a veteran Brandon Township deer hunter. ‘I was the last person that would ever get […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Regular Meeting The Charter Township of Brandon Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing October 22, 2014 at 7:30 P.M. at Brandon Township Offices, 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, Michigan 48462 to hear the following appeals. Appeal # 019-14 Sidwell #03-15-100-018 Name: Thomas Deweerdt Location: 3436 Hummer Lake Road Request: […]
Village of Ortonville Brandon Township Offices 395 Mill Street Ortonville Village Council Meeting September 22, 2014 Synopsis Trustees Present: Skornicka, Baker, Wills, McClerren, Eschmann Absent: Waters, Peters (each with notice) 1) Approved the agenda as presented 2) Approved the Minutes of Village Council Meeting of August 25, 2014 3) Acceptance Items: A. Treasurer’s Report ? […]
Notice of Public Review and Public Hearing Village of Goodrich Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2014-2019 Notice is hereby given that the Village Council for Goodrich will hold a public hearing during their regular meeting, Monday, October 13, 2014 at 7:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Village […]
If there’s somethin? strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call? Oxford Community Television! If it’s something weird and it don’t look good, who ya gonna call? Oxford Community Television! Teri Stiles, production manager for OCTV, is looking to investigate potential haunted houses in the Oxford/Addison area and interview local folks willing to share their […]
Maintaining and enhancing Oxford Township’s law enforcement staffing levels is what the Nov. 4 general election boils down to for Oakland County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Patterson. ‘It’s really kind of simple in my head,? said Patterson, who commands the Oxford substation. ‘I want to serve the public and fight crime. It’s hard to do that […]