Don’t look for a break on township fees for new businesses anytime soon. The board of trustees repealed a consideration on Monday night that would waive site plan review fees estimated to be about $500-$2,500 per lot. Supporters say in these tough economic times slashing fees makes it more attractive to come to the township […]
The costs for lake residents to control unwanted aquatic life is growing’just like the weeds. The Atlas Board of Trustees approved a special assessment district for Lake Shinanguag weed control following a public hearing on Monday night. The new cost for 206 lake lots include $532 for 128 improved lake lots, $300 for 19 unimproved […]
Like many local commuters’John Doane makes a daily trek from his Goodrich home south to his job in the Detroit area. And like many area travelers, he returns home in the evening. However, unlike daily drivers Doane has a unique option’he can travel gasoline free. Doane, an engineer for General Motors for the past 20 […]
Goodrich- A new assisted living facility may soon be open in the village. The village council voted 5-0 on Monday night to approve a planning commission recommendation for a zoning amendment from low density residential to commercial in the central business district of the village. The change to approximately five acres just north of Oxford […]
Goodrich-The village council voted 5-0 to contract Municipal Consulting Services of Ann Arbor to perform an organizational and operational review of the village government. Mark Nottley provided an overview of the project, which will begin on Jan. 31 and be completed by April 11 at a cost of $11,700. ‘We will take a look at […]
Brandon Blackhawk Centerman Brett Loviska may have just rewritten the high school record books with three shorthanded goals in the span of 23 seconds on Jan. 5 during an 8-0 route over he Lapeer East Eagles in Flint Metro League hockey action at Polar Palace in Lapeer. The Blackhawks were ahead 2-0 in the second […]
About a half mile from the scene, Groveland Township Fire Chief Steve McGee recalls the lingering odor of natural gas. ‘It’s amazing how much glass was near the explosion site’several blocks away windows were blown out,? he said. That’s how McGee described the aftermath of a massive explosion about 9 a.m., Dec. 29, that reduced […]
Area residents and law enforcement are seeking information after a Christmas star was vandalized during the late night hours of Dec. 29. Someone climbed up the attached ladder and attempted to pull the star off the silo. While unsuccessful the star was left hanging down from the silo. Township resident and property owner Mark Trowbridge […]
The Groveland Township Fire Department will soon be looking good and working a little safer. Township Fire Chief Steve McGee announced last week the department has received a $117,000 grant from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants. The federal program helps meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical service […]
Former Atlas Township Supervisor, soldier and family man Jim Hempton’s commitment to the community will long be remembered by those that served with him and whose lives he touched. James Richard Hempton of Goodrich died Dec. 25 at Genesys Regional Medical Center. He was 69. A Flint native, Jim was born on Sept. 3, 1941, […]