Goodrich- On Monday night, the village council voted 4-0 to pass a resolution that would withhold village residents? insurance money in escrow from casualty losses including fire or explosion to repair, replace or remove damaged structures that may violate local codes. Councilmember Mike Baldwin was absent. Council President Richard Horton said the fire insurance withholding […]
Goodrich- Area police arrested five students last weekend in connection with vandalizing the high school early Friday morning. On Oct. 4, at about 11:45 p.m., Genesee County Sheriff Deputy Matthew McKay, posted at the high school, reported an alarm inside the school had sounded. At approximately 12:30 a.m., a second alarm went off and Deputy […]
Brandon Twp.-As a civil engineer and project superintendent, Shawn Champion has completed some rather complex buildings. His most recent accomplishment, a $40 million ‘clean-room? addition at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, designed to research and produce microchips along with providing nano-technology? was a three-year project that would challenge any civil engineer. However, for Champion, […]
In 1933 Clark Miller had a choice. Stay in Clarkston and work for his father, Ben Miller, at a Ford dealership he owned located on Main Street in the downtown area, or move north to a farm in Brandon Township. ‘Ben did not think there was any money to be made in the car business,? […]
Groveland Twp.-It’s all about perception so far this winter. That’s how Mark Tibbitts, general manager at Mt. Holly Ski Resort, views the mild winter season that some would view as detrimental to snow enthusiasts. ‘There’s no snow in the backyards of local people,? said Tibbitts, who’s been at Mt. Holly for more than 34 years. […]
In 1998 Brandon Township resident Gary Singles had a rare find. ‘I noticed the 55 Chevy with 39,000 miles on it a construction worker had near the Great Lakes Crossing,? said Singles, who retired from General Motors after 18 years. ‘The worker had towed the Chevrolet two door sedan up from Texas’he said it was […]
By a 7-0 vote on Monday night, the Brandon School Board OK’d a gift from Coca-Cola of $14,000 to help purchase the school sign located at the entrance of the Brandon High School along M-15. Gary Kelley, Brandon Schools interim assistant superintendent, said the sign cost $47,250 and was installed this past summer. Other funding […]
The Brandon School Board OK’d an audit from the Flint-based auditing firm of Lewis & Knopf, CPAs, P.C. for the 2006-2007 fiscal year, at the Monday night meeting. The district earned the auditing firm’s best rating, achieving a ‘Clean? audit, indicating there were no exceptions or disclaimers. In a second phase of the audit, the […]
Goodrich- Two new businesses will soon be opening in the village. Marvin Pattah, owner of Goodrich Plaza, 8147 S. State Road, said that Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General Corporation, the nation’s largest small-box discount retailer, along with PHARMD Co., a franchise of Health Mart, an independent pharmacy, will open this spring. ‘They both should be open […]
Too few medium-priced homes for sale has started to inch up area real estate prices. According to Realcomp, a Farmington Hills-based multi-listing service that provides data for the real estate market, the median price of a home sold in Brandon and Groveland townships increased from $129,950 in 2010 to $139,925 in 2011. The bump up […]