Brandon Twp. – The Brandon Township Board voted to renew the county run North Oakland Household Hazardous Waste (NO HAZ) management contract in the amount of $5,000. The yearly dues are based on the amount of residents anticipated to utilize the hazardous waste disposal opportunities throughout the year. NO HAZ estimates Brandon Township’s resident participation […]
Atlas Twp. – Atlas Township residents who disagree with their tax assessment or have other concerns can address them March 10. The township board rescheduled the tax review board date due to assessor Carrie Bock’s schedule. Meetings with the tax review board are by appointment only; call the Atlas Township offices at (810) 636-2548.
Goodrich ? The Goodrich Board of Education was recognized for outstanding service last Monday with a Certificate of Proclamation by Gov. Jennifer Granholm in honor of January’s School Board Recognition Month, designated by the Michigan Association of School Boards.
Atlas Twp. – Elizabeth Adams was trying to be a responsible motorist last weekend when she tried to mail a card instead of driving to a friend’s evening birthday party . The card’and Elizabeth’ended up trapped underwater. As Adams, 76, carefully winded her way westbound on Hegel Road at about 11 a.m. Jan. 17, the […]
Brandon Twp.-About 48 hours after three schools in the Brandon school district were notified that lead exceeding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) limits was detected in the drinking water, a second report was issued declaring the water safe. On Wednesday, drinking fountains in Belle Ann Elementary, Brandon Fletcher Intermediate and Brandon High School were closed […]
Relive the charming dolls of the past by making a sock monkey from the Brandon Library. Sock monkey kits are a available at the library to make ‘personality plus? treasures. To date the library has sold over 90 kits, which include Mania contest rules and categories. Public Relations Director, Zoe Pearson said Monkey Mania is […]
In the article, ‘Chinese New Year celebrated locally? in the Jan. 19 edition of The Citizen, Andrew Kue should have been listed as the owner of Peking Inn Restaurant in Ortonville.
The promise has been made: ‘On time and on budget.? The Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education heard the promise Monday, Jan. 12 concerning projects to be funded by last year’s voter-approved $84.7 million bond issue. Three consultants gave updates on the planning and construction process. Some repairs and renovations have taken place, and major […]
In an effort to improve the quality of life, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Independence Township Substation now has two new patrol investigators on the road. Deputies Charles Farley and James Bowie were recently assigned to the new positions. The two will be focused on controlling crimes in the area neighborhoods such as vandalism and […]
It’s a relatively new development which involved a lot of negotiation at the time it was approved. Now the developer wants a variance to benefit the current and potential residents of the neighborhood. The Springfield Township Board on Jan. 8 approved the site plan revision, but warned developer George Mansour of a potentially difficult time […]