Brandon Twp.- The township is offering an end-of-the-year sale of sorts, but it’s not likely a gift on your Christmas list. Shoppers can buy a plot in the Seymour Lake Cemetery for the bargain price of $250 through Dec. 31. Beginning Jan. 1, the price will rise to $400 for residents, and $600 for non-residents. […]
Brandon Twp.- The township board approved the 2015 budget by a 4-3 vote at their Dec. 1 meeting. Trustees Dana DePalma, Ron Lapp and Jayson Rumball voted no. The general fund budget has $2,508,743.64 in revenues and matching expenditures. The general appropriations act also features a fire department operating budget of $1,881,004, equipment and housing […]
Brandon Twp.- A family of five lost their home following a Tuesday afternoon blaze. Township firefighters responded at 3:27 p.m., Tuesday to the house fire in the 100 block of Presidio Drive just west of Oakwood and Baldwin roads. Fire Chief Dave Kwapis said low hanging smoke was visible when firefighters arrived. ‘Smoke from the […]
The Goodrich Board of Education has OK’d the refinancing of its 2005 bonds, in move that school officials will save the school district more than $2 million. By a 7-0 vote on Nov. 24 the board OK’d the refinancing based on analysis by the financial advisors at Stauder, Barch & Associates. The vote comes after […]
Brandon Twp.- Bring on the chickens, but hold the roosters. The township board approved 4-2 at their Dec. 1 meeting the first reading of an ordinance amendment that will allow residents with lot sizes of 2.5 acres or more to keep up to 25 class III animals. For each full acre in excess of 2.5 […]
Brandon Twp.- Two current township employees have new titles and duties. Kay Caryl, currently the administrative assistant to the township clerk, is moving to the Brandon Fire Department, where she will fill the administrative assistant position. Meanwhile, Colleen Collins, filling in at the treasurer’s office since August, will stay put there, but with the new […]
Yi Shan Hsieh arrived to a world of snow, Thanksgiving turkey and wide open land that feature deer roaming free. ‘There are open spaces,? she said. ‘The animals roam all over.? Yi Shan, known to her newly made friends at Goodrich High School as ‘Sammi,? was immersed into American life from the Taoyuan country in […]
Yi Shan Hsieh arrived to a world of snow, Thanksgiving turkey and wide open land that feature deer roaming free. ‘There are open spaces,? she said. ‘The animals roam all over.? Yi Shan, known to her newly made friends at Goodrich High School as ‘Sammi,? was immersed into American life from the Taoyuan country in […]
Village of Ortonville Brandon Township Offices 395 Mill Street Ortonville Village Council Meeting November 24, 2014 Synopsis Trustees Present: Skornicka, Baker, McClerren, Waters, Brice, Wills Absent: Eschmann Meeting called to order at 7:05 p.m. 1) Approved the agenda as presented 2) Approved the minutes of the October 27, 2014 meeting as presented. 3) Acceptance Items: […]
Parking The Village Of Goodrich Would Like To Remind Residents That Parking On Or Along Any Public Street, Road Or Highway Within The Village Of Goodrich Limits Shall Be Prohibited By Ordinance, Between The Hours Of 2:00 Am And 7:00 Am Daily, And During The Effective Period Of A Snow Emergency. Driveway Snow We Would […]