Ortonville – With a bid that was six percent lower than the engineers estimate, the Michigan Department of Transportation awarded the reconstruction contract for the South Street Bridge, to Utica based Posen Construction, Inc. MDOT’s preliminary announcement indicates that Posen’s bid of $548,979.50 was almost $50,000 less than the next lowest bidder, to reconstruct the […]
Ortonville – Bickering and a single punch at the village skate park caused a neighbor to insist that Brandon Recreation Director, Fred Waybrant close the park. The neighbor stopped Waybrant on the street insisting he either hire a permanent patrol of the park or close it down. Waybrant, however, says the May 11 incident between […]
Goodrich-Oxford Bank Corporation the holding company for Oxford Bank, officially announced the purchase of a one-acre site on the northeast corner of M-15 (State Road) and Hawes Street (8125 State Road) in the Village of Goodrich. The plans were approved by the Goodrich Planning Commission during its April 26 meeting and ground breaking is expected […]
Goodrich – A vacant M-15 office will soon house Davison State Bank’s first non-Davison branch. Although remodeling plans have not yet been finalized, senior vice president Kevin Hammer estimates the 800-square-foot location will offer three teller stations, and employee five to seven personnel. No further approval is required by the Goodrich Planning Commission for the […]
Goodrich – Increases in some Goodrich building permit fees were approved at the May 10 village council meeting. The building fee for a house under 2,000 square feet increased from $350 to $470 since the 2003-2004 schedule. Fees for garages, porches, and decks accompanying any size house increased from 4 to 8 cents per square […]
Brandon Twp.-The Brandon School Board accepted the resignation of two longtime teachers at the May 10 school board meeting. Margaret Hall earned a Bachelor of Arts from Central Michigan University in History, with minors in Art and Political Science. She also earned a Masters of Arts degree in Social Studies, with a minor in art […]
Diane Ridley, Assistant Store Director at Bueche’s Food World, says that after more than 12 years at the Ortonville store the number of applications are perhaps the highest ever. ‘We went for a long time and had few applications, now there seems to be an overabundance. The range of applicants include youth just turning 15 […]
Ortonville – Based on a recommendation from Village Manager Paul Zelenak, the council members opted not to spray mosquitos in the village this year. However, in an ongoing effort to prevent the spread of the West Nile Virus, the village will attempt to kill mosquito larvae, or eggs, instead of killing the mosquitos. Although not […]
Accourding to the Oakland County Health Division, the West Nile Virus was found in birds and mosquitoes in Oakland County, in the summer of 2001. In 2002 there were more than 219 confirmed cases of people infected with the virus, and 20 deaths in Oakland County. By the summer of 2003 Oakland County experienced a […]
Brandon Twp. – Brandon Township residents can no longer burn at will, and Brandon Fire Chief Bob McArthur says, it will be good for everybody. In April 2003 the township began issuing yearly burning permits, accompanied by a calendar of scheduled days residents can burn. McArthur says the system has worked out. ‘We’ve had minimal […]