A proposal to study the inner workings of the village was tabled by the village council on Dec. 13 by a 3-2 vote. Council members Phil Jackson, Pete Morey and Richard Horton voted no. Wartella and McAbee voted for the study. The proposal will be on the Jan. 10 village council agenda. Craig Frankland, management […]
Goodrich- Doors closed. That’s the word from district superintendent John Fazer who announced that Schools of Choice enrollment in the district will be halted for the second semester due to raising class size. ‘We closed the window to Schools of Choice,? said Fazer. ‘We don’t want too big class sizes. We have reduced our staff […]
A recall petition filed challenging a Goodrich official has been approved. The petition was approved 2-0 on Dec. 20 by Genesee County Clerk Michael Carr and Chief Probate Judge Jennie Barkey. County Treasurer Deb Cherry was absent. Village resident Norm Bass filed the petition to recall Council President Patricia Wartella, the second petition since she […]
A recall petition filed challenging a Goodrich official has been approved. The petition was approved 2-0 on Dec. 20 by Genesee County Clerk Michael Carr and Chief Probate Judge Jennie Barkey. County Treasurer Deb Cherry was absent. Village resident Norm Bass filed the petition to recall Council President Patricia Wartella, the second petition since she […]
Goodrich- Following a closed session on Monday night, the school board voted 7-0 to approve a four year contract with the Goodrich Teachers Association. The 105 district teachers had been working without a contract for about a year-and-a-half’which featured several informational pickets along with a host of negotiations. Both sides came to an agreement on […]
Goodrich-During Monday night’s village council meeting former councilmember David Lucik questioned a procedural issue regarding newly elected councilman Doug McAbee. According to the Charter of Goodrich, a signature is required for the oath of office document within 10 days of the date the official is notified in writing of their election to office. McAbee told […]
Goodrich-By a 5-0 vote on Monday night, the village council approved David McDonald as interim code enforcer. McDonald, 46, will earn $11 per hour for a maximum of 40 hours per month. A Flint native and Goodrich resident, McDonald joined the Army following graduation from Swartz Creek High School in 1982. He served two years […]
Goodrich- After underground storage tanks at the school district’s bus garage failed a Department of Environmental Quality test and were removed, two replacement units were installed last week. Approximately 2,000 cubic yards of oil-contaminated soil and about 1,000 gallons of petroleum-tainted water were detected at the site of the tanks when they were removed from […]
Yet another recall petition has been filed challenging a Goodrich official. Village resident Norm Bass has filed a second petition to recall newly elected council president Patricia Wartella. Bass had filed a recall petition against Wartella on Nov. 12, ‘for (her) total disregard for the financial well-being and saf(e)ty of the residents of the Village […]
Sunday morning may be a whole lot different soon for Ortonville business owner Mike Toma. ‘I’m against the new hours to sell liquor,? said Toma, owner of Beer World, 2041 S. Ortonville Road. ‘I don’t see my family now’extra business hours on Sunday is going take away their time.? Beer World is just one of […]