Brandon Twp.- The library board and staff are working to move forward two weeks after the death of Interim Director Colleen Stringer. During their Aug. 11 meeting, the library board focused on the search for a person to fill the top position as they unanimously approved an official advertisement for a new library director and […]
Local elected officials are united in their opposition to a proposed natural gas pipeline. In meetings Monday night, both the Brandon Township and Groveland Township boards unanimously passed resolutions opposing the natural gas pipeline that ET Rover wants to put through the townships, as well as numerous other communities along a route that parallels that […]
Brandon Twp.- Tomorrow morning, July 5, LuAnn Rourke will preach her first sermon at Seymour Lake United Methodist Church, 3050 Sashabaw Road. The new pastor replaces former pastor Debbie Line, who has been reassigned to Davison. ‘I hope the congregation will see me keep growing in all the ways God has equipped me to do […]
Brandon Twp.- Voters approved a 4.25 millage at the polls on Tuesday that will keep police services provided by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. The police millage passed with 1,480 ‘yes? votes, or about 65 percent, to 781 ‘no? votes, 35 percent. ‘I was surprised there were that many nos, but I understand it because […]
Brandon Twp.-Next month, classrooms here might have more students than anticipated. ‘We are projecting enrollment is better than expected,? said new Superintendent Matt Outlaw. ‘We are cautiously optimistic.? In budgeting for the 2014-2015 school year, officials were using estimates that the district would lose approximately 200 students, based on losses the last few years. However, […]
Brandon Fire Chief David Kwapis understands that pipelines are one of the safest ways to transport petroleum and gas products. What he doesn’t understand is the logic used to put a natural gas pipeline next to an oil pipeline. ET Rover has proposed doing just that? placing a natural gas pipeline, measuring about 42 inches […]
Brandon Twp.- Colleen Susan Stringer was remembered this week as a wise, kind, and wonderful woman, devoted to her family and to the township library, its patrons and her fellow employees there. Stringer, adult services librarian in the township for more than 13 years and interim library director since November, died suddenly July 31. She […]
Ortonville- The village council made it official July 28? the Village Skate Park will not open this year. However, while the 2014 season is shut-out, the council is giving a glimmer of hope for the park opening again in 2015. ‘We will try registration again next year,? said Village Manager John Lyons. ‘If they sign […]
Residents of Brandon and Groveland townships, as well as several other northern Oakland County communities, would benefit from community-wide waste hauling contracts. This is the conclusion, in part, of a months-long study of waste hauling services conducted by Resource Recycling Systems of Ann Arbor and paid for through a Capital and Cooperative Initiative Revolving Fund […]
Ortonville- The village, like other municipalities and businesses in the current economy, has decreasing revenues and increased costs, but the budget will be balanced for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. The council unanimously approved the village budget during their June 22 meeting. The budget has estimated revenues of $600,579 and expenditures of the […]