As the deadline draws near, organizers are again putting out the call for nominations from the community for people who have made a difference in the life of local kids.
The Great Start Collaborative and LACASA Centerâs Child Abuse Prevention or CAP Council are looking to name the next âChampion for Childrenâ in Livingston County. The nomination deadline is this Friday but organizers say they could use more nominations.
Nominees may be a person whose love of children is evident in the work they do or in the way they spend their extra time according to CAP Council Coordinator Holly Naylor. Naylor says the award seeks to recognize those individuals and thank them for helping local children grow up safe, healthy and ready for success. Past recipients have been educators, coaches, public employees, foster parents, child care providers, and community volunteers.
The person chosen as the 2017 Champion for Children will be recognized during an April luncheon following the CAP Councilâs annual Plant a Pinwheel Day program, which kicks off National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Nominations will be accepted through Friday. Youâll find details in the attachment. (JM)
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"Champion For Children" Nomination Deadline Friday, Entries Sought "Champion For Children" Nomination Deadline Friday, Entries Sought
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County To Participate In Statewide Tornado Drill DayCounty To Participate In Statewide Tornado Drill Day
A statewide tornado drill next month will help area residents prepare themselves in the event of severe weather conditions.
The countyâs General Government and Health and Human Services Committee approved a resolution Monday night proclaiming Wednesday, April 19th, as Tornado Drill Day. It will next move to the Board of Commissioners for approval.
The resolution requests all county agencies and facilities to participate in the statewide drill, which will commence that day at 1:30pm. Livingston County Emergency Manager Therese Cremonte feels last yearâs drill was âvery successfulâ in terms of participation.
Cremonte says the drill educates the public about tornadoes and other severe weather events, as well as precautions that should be taken to save lives and protect families. An average of 15 tornadoes strike Michigan each year and Cremonte, who says âOur weather events have been sporadic at bestâ, feels it is important that individuals are aware of proper safety and emergency procedures. (DK)
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Two-Way Traffic Option Eliminated From State Street ProposalTwo-Way Traffic Option Eliminated From State Street Proposal
The Howell City Council met Monday night and set a public hearing for a grant application that could aid in reconstructing State Street.
City staff is working on applying for an Infrastructure Capacity Enhancement, or ICE, grant. Council met Monday night and received an update on the grant process before setting a public hearing date on March 27th. The grant would reconstruct State Street between Clinton and Grand River, the Peanut Row Alley between State Street and Michigan, as well as the north/south private alley between Peanut Road and Clinton Street. The grant would allow for all of the overhead utilities to be buried in that entire area.
Different design options are still being explored to enhance what is one of the Cityâs center points for activity according to City Manager Shea Charles. He tells WHMI they are looking at festival street design that eliminate curbs and would allow individuals with disabilities to easily traverse the area. There was talk of exploring different parking options but they ultimately decided it was most beneficial to keep it a one-way street with front-end angle parking. It was noted during the meeting that the benefits of two-way traffic did not appear to outweigh the impacts on the county property nearby, as it would be intrusive and could potentially impact the veterans monument. Charles reported that discussions with the county have been favorable so far and feedback positive, although county approval is not needed.
The City has three different design concepts that are being explored and there is more work to be done before one is finalized. The application deadline for the grant is April 7th. If successful in obtaining the grant, Charles says construction could begin next spring. Picture courtesy of Google Street View. (JM)
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Son Of Man Convicted In 2008 Oceola Homicides Says Judicial Rule Change Would Deny JusticeSon Of Man Convicted In 2008 Oceola Homicides Says Judicial Rule Change Would Deny Justice
The son of the man convicted for an Oceola Township double homicide says he is absolutely against a proposal before the Michigan Supreme Court that would make changes to rules about how complaints against judges are handled.
Jared Kowalski has always maintained that his father Jerome is innocent of the murders of his uncle and aunt in their Lyngre Drive home in 2008 and that recent revelations about the judge and lead detective in his trial have only deepened his resolve to see the conviction overturned. But he says the recent proposal, which would effectively bar the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission from investigating judicial complaints more than three years old, could deny justice to people like his father, who is serving a life sentence.
Kowalskiâs hopes for his fatherâs conviction being overturned gained momentum last month when the divorce filing of Donald Root, the estranged husband of 53rd District Court Judge Theresa Brennan, became public. It alleges Brennan was engaged in a sexual affair with the Michigan State Police detective who led the investigation into the double-homicide. Judge Brennan presided over Jerome Kowalskiâs trial and sentenced him to the life term.
Detective Lt. Sean Furlong has admitted to the affair, but says it didn't begin until late 2013, well after Kowalski's trial in January of that year. Root alleges the affair began as early as 2009 and was purposely concealed by both Brennan and Furlong leading up to and during the trial, something they have both strenuously denied. However, Jared Kowalski tells WHMI that his father's case should be a prime example of why these changes should not be made. âYou have a lead detective who eventually gets my dad to confess to a crime he didn't do, (no DNA, no fingerprints, no footprints, no physical evidence whatsoever), you have a judge who bans a false confession expert from testifying, and then you have Furlong in the ear of (Assistant Prosecutor) Pam Maas for the majority of the trial where she objected to so much testimony on behalf of my father and the majority of those objections granted by Brennan.â Kowalski said he âhopes and praysâ the proposal does not pass as it would allow âjudges getting a free pass from their wrongdoings of the past.â
As for appealing his fatherâs conviction, Kowalski says he has been in contact with both The Innocence Clinic of Ann Arbor and The Innocence Project from Lansing along as well as the Michigan State Appellate Defenderâs Office. Meanwhile, the proposed rule change for judicial misconduct remains under consideration. At a recent public hearing on the matter, Glenn Page, interim executive director of the Judicial Tenure Commission, said while it would allow investigations of allegations more than three years old "for good cause," it is vague at best and would lead to litigation by âevery judge who is dealing with misconduct that may be older than three years." There is no deadline for the Michigan Supreme Court to reach a decision on the proposal. (JK)
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New Hudson Man Enters Plea To New Car Break-In ChargesNew Hudson Man Enters Plea To New Car Break-In Charges
A New Hudson man authorities say is connected to an organized crime ring of car break-ins has entered a plea to a set of new charges.
25-year-old John Garcia-Stowe is one of the suspects convicted in what police say was a rash of car break-ins last August. Garcia-Stowe and 20-year-old Deionte Glass, also of New Hudson, were arrested after police became suspicious of several cars with their dome lights on in a Brighton neighborhood. Personal items were strewn throughout the vehicles. Hamburg Police reportedly searched the residence of one of the suspects, where they recovered hundreds of items believed to have been stolen by those apprehended. Garcia-Stowe and Glass were sentenced in November and December to jail time and probation before Garcia-Stowe was charged in two separate cases.
Court records indicate the incidents connected to the new charges occurred between August 6th and 10th. Garcia-Stowe appeared in Livingston County Circuit Court earlier this month and pleaded in the two cases that followed the original. In those, he pleaded to breaking and entering a motor vehicle to steal property over $1,000, two counts of third degree home invasion, larceny from a motor vehicle, larceny of a firearm, receiving and concealing a stolen firearm, breaking and entering a motor vehicle to steal property between $200-$1,000 and breaking and entering a motor vehicle to steal property less than $200. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to no added charges but will require him to make restitution. He is set to be sentenced April 13th. (DK/JK)
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Hearing Delayed For Howell Teen Charged With School ThreatHearing Delayed For Howell Teen Charged With School Threat
A hearing has been delayed for a Howell High School student charged with threatening to shoot up the school.
17-year-old Sarah Hiler was charged earlier this month with Making a Threat of Terrorism and Using a Computer to Commit a Crime. An exam conference was scheduled Wednesday in 53rd District Court, but was adjourned until March 22nd to allow the defense time for additional discovery materials. Howell Police were contacted March 2nd by Howell High School administrators concerning an anonymous threat on Twitter that referenced âshooting up the school.â
Police Chief George Basar says investigators were able to confirm Hiler as the individual who posted the Tweet, which was made on an account using a fake name. Basar says even though they determined the threat itself was not credible, Hiler was subsequently arrested and jailed.
Hilerâs family has said she was being bullied through text messages and social media and felt that she couldnât talk to school counselors about the harassment, which included a rumor that she was pregnant. If convicted, Hiler faces up to 20 years in prison. (JK)
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Howell Staff Commended For Efforts After Massive Wind Storms, Power OutagesHowell Staff Commended For Efforts After Massive Wind Storms, Power Outages
The Howell City Council reflected on last Wednesdayâs massive windstorms that left much of the city in the dark for days.
City Manager Shea Charles commended the entire city team during Mondayâs meeting, saying staff did an amazing job. Charles commented that the last two weeks have been an adventure for city staff, between an extensive emergency sewer repair on West Clinton Street and last Wednesdayâs wind storm damage that knocked out power to roughly 70-80% of the city. That included the City Hall building downtown that also houses the police department, the county complex and courthouse. Charles couldnât say enough about all the work the entire city team did to get through all of the challenges, last week inparticlar, which included picking up trees and keeping lift stations powered up until Sunday. He said fortunately, there were no leaves on any trees and he didnât even want to think about the amount of the potential damage had there been.
Howell Mayor Nick Proctorâs power was out until Saturday evening and he joked he had a lot of time to think during that time, which can be âdangerousâ. He told council he will be bringing a request forward during upcoming budget work sessions, asking council to reconsider the thought of purchasing a city hall generator to power the building. Proctor said granted it was a century storm with power out for 3-4 days but it got him thinking on the more macro issues in regard to emergency preparedness and that there were probably a lot of senior citizens who had to rely on family. He suggested potentially converting council chambers in the basement into a warming or cooling center to house families or elderly people.
Meanwhile, Councilwoman Jan Lobur commented on how great it was to see all of the different neighborhoods coming together to help each other while Councilman Bob Ellis raised some questions about emergency preparedness plans during the meeting. The city currently falls under Livingston Countyâs disaster plan but after the next census, itâs expected the population will exceed 10,000 thus the city would need to get its own plan in place. (JM)
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Crowd Packs First Public Hearing For Chain Of Lakes ProjectCrowd Packs First Public Hearing For Chain Of Lakes Project
Residents from four townships gathered in Hamburg Wednesday night for a public hearing about the proposed cleanup of a series of lakes.
The Washtenaw County Board of Public Works held their first of 2 required hearings regarding the Chain of Lakes Improvement Project. The project looks to address and clean up weeds on many of the bodies of water between Hamburg, Putnam, Dexter, and Webster Townships. Those bodies include Portage, Bass Line, Bass, Zukey, and Strawberry Lake. To pay for the project, more than 2500 parcels with lake frontage or access could be assigned into a special assessment district and charged between $100 and $700 for each of the next 5 years, depending on property type. Lake access parcels would be set at $100 per year, lakefront properties would be assigned $175 per year, and commercial properties would be on the books for $700 per year.
Lake Management Consultant Dr. Doug Pullman addressed the standing-room-only crowd warning of the spreading dangers of milfoil and starry stonewort especially, two invasive and nuisance plants. Following the hearing he addressed some residentâs skepticism about the chemicals that would be used. He said when they target something with aquatic herbicide, they can target 1 or 2 specific species of plant, and pinpoint the intrusive ones. He continued saying there has been a lot of testing with these herbicides, and that they are targeted at plants, and at things that are specific to plants. Pullman said it gives them a huge margin of safety for humans. A 24 no-swim rule would be in effect after treatment, Pullman said, not because of the dangers to humans swimming, but to allow the herbicide to do its job.
Others believed it unfair that marinas and yacht clubs would only be taxed $700 a year while allowing up to 200 boats access. The board said they could not comment on that without asking their legal team first and would have more information at the next required hearing. Most that spoke still believed that despite their questions and concerns that something needed to be done with the weeds. The next hearing is tentatively scheduled for April 19th. Public Works staff announced they would have office hours at the Hamburg Township Offices for residents with question on March 23rd from 1pm to 4pm, and on March 29th from 9am to noon. More information on the project can be found through the link below. (MK)
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Documentary & Panel Draw Attention Concussion Facts & FallaciesDocumentary & Panel Draw Attention Concussion Facts & Fallacies
An event in Howell Wednesday night drew attention to brain injuries, specifically concussions, as well as the many falsehoods surrounding the issue.
The Historic Howell Theater hosted a screening of the documentary âHead Games: The Global Concussion Crisisâ to commemorate March being designated as Brain Injury Awareness Month. The documentary discussed how concussions affect athletes of all levels and where the injury is prioritized in sports. However the movie was made approximately five years ago, so a panel of professionals shared their thoughts following the screening including what aspects they agreed with and the strides that have been made since.
Panel member and Sports Writer Joanne Gerstner is a Professor at Michigan State University and feels a lot of fear about concussions have been spread- so much so that some feel parents are reckless by letting their child participate in sports. Gerstner expressed the idea of a socioeconomic component in the matter and that it is handled dependent on the area and resources available.
M.D. Jeffrey Kutcher, the National Director of the Sports Neurology Clinic, voiced his thoughts from the panel as well. He feels concussions should be taken seriously, but says not all symptoms caused by a hit during the game automatically indicate that type of trauma. Kutcher also believes since the movieâs release, progress has been made in terms of evaluating and treating concussions. He feels clarity on the issue has improved and itâs viewed in a more mature approach. Kutcher says he doesnât think âeverythingâs rosyâ, but is focused on progressive movements made in the field each year.
The third and final panel member, Dr. Janice White of Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers, spoke not only as a doctor, but also provided a point of view as a mother whose child played contact sports through college. She feels it is better to error on the side of caution when it comes to head trauma and that parents should advocate and intervene on their childâs behalf.
While all three professionals varied on the spectrum for aspects pertaining to the prevention, treatment and management of concussions, the panel seemed to agree that anyone who experiences a concussion should be handled with a customized approach. In the world of life, sports and brain injuries, the panel says âone size does not fit allâ. (DK)
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St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Recognized In Top 100 StudySt. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Recognized In Top 100 Study
Two local hospitals have been named in the top 100 of their kind by a national study.
St. Joseph Mercy Livingston and St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor received the accolade following the study by Truven Health Analytics, which is part of the IBM Watson Health business. The Truven Health 100 Top Hospitals is a comprehensive study that evaluates clinical and operational performance in 11 key areas. Additionally, both hospitals were also each named as one of 10 national Everest Award winners. The Everest Award honors hospitals that have achieved both the highest current performance and fastest long-term improvement over a 5-year period. David Brooks, president of both hospitals, said that the Top 100 recognition reflects the dedication of their physicians, nurses and colleagues.
This is the third time that the Livingston hospital has been named in the top 100, previously being listed in 2009 and 2011. St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor has been recognized 9 times now, including 6 years consecutively. (MK)
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Waterford Man Sentenced For Traffic Stop That Turned Up GunWaterford Man Sentenced For Traffic Stop That Turned Up Gun
Sentence has been handed down to an Oakland County man arrested after a Highland Township traffic stop that turned up a gun and suspicious items.
21-year-old Noah Johnson of Waterford Township was sentenced to serve an additional 150 days in the Oakland County Jail for his guilty plea last month to charges of carrying a concealed weapon, driving with a suspended license as well as a violation for an improper license plate. Johnson was arrested October 25th by Oakland County Sheriffâs deputies after they pulled over his car at Hickory Ridge Road and M-59. Police say the vehicle, which was slow to stop for deputies, had an improper plate that had no record in the system. They say Johnson told them his license was suspended and he was on probation but kept reaching under the front seat while he was talking to the deputy, who demanded he keep his hands on the wheel.
After being taken into custody, a search of the vehicle revealed an unregistered, but unloaded handgun under the driverâs seat. Also discovered were two pairs of black gloves, a pair of goggles, a knit hat with two small eye holes cut out and six zip-ties in an open plastic bag. Johnson had already served a 30 day sentence from last November for a previous conviction for eluding police and reckless driving. (JK)
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Arguments Set In Lawsuit Filed By Religious SchoolArguments Set In Lawsuit Filed By Religious School
A hearing has been set next month to hear the appeal by a local religious school in its legal fight against Genoa Township.
Livingston Christian Schools filed suit in 2015 against the township for its refusal to grant a special use permit that would have allowed the school to relocate to the Brighton Church of the Nazarene. The board cited traffic concerns, the schoolâs failure to follow the proper approval process and incompatibility with the township master plan. Despite claiming the denial violated their rights under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, LCS saw the case tossed out of court after a federal judge ruled the claims had no merit. The school appealed that to the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, which has finally scheduled oral arguments in the case for April 26th.
When U.S. District Court Judge George Caram Steeh dismissed the suit last year, he noted that LCS could have remained in its former building in Pinckney, which had not yet been leased to a charter school, thus had not been unduly harmed. But the First Liberty Institute, a Texas-based legal organization focused on litigating religious freedom cases, has argued that the townshipâs denial of the permit placed a âsubstantial burdenâ on the schoolâs ability to operate in violation of the federal statute. They further argued that the Pinckney location was no longer tenable for a variety of reasons, including finances and enrollment.
The township has called the schoolâs claims, âunreasonable and groundlessâ and alleges the school contradicted itself by originally claiming the move to Brighton was necessitated by growing enrollment that required a larger space, but then later said the move was necessitated by âfinancial challengesâ and the new location was needed to spur enrollment growth. The township called that, ââ¦a proverbial âHail Maryâ passâ to keep the schoolâs case alive in court. (JK)
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Judge Allows Pipeline Company To Seize Land As Tree Clearing ContinuesJudge Allows Pipeline Company To Seize Land As Tree Clearing Continues
As work moves forward to construct a natural gas pipeline through Livingston County, homeowners along the route, which travels through Putnam, Marion, Iosco and Handy townships, face the seizure of their land through eminent domain.
That was the ruling of a federal judge last month concerning 116 parcels of land in Livingston, Washtenaw and Lenawee counties whose owners have yet to reach right-of-way agreements with the ET Rover Pipeline company. Tree clearing operations have already begun along the route and the decision by U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith (document posted below) allows ET Rover to access adjacent properties during construction, whether or not the property owners want them to or not. The judge noted that if Rover was unable to complete the necessary tree clearing by March 31st it would âsignificantly delayâ the commencement and completion of the projectâs construction.
The companyâs attorneys estimated that the cost of having to skip land parcels while property and easement rights are worked out would range between $800,000 and $1.7 million per parcel. Accordingly, the judge ordered ET Rover to deposit just over $2.5 million with the court clerk to cover fair compensation costs for property owners who would lose their lands through the power of eminent domain, which allows for the taking of private property for public use.
The 15 miles of pipeline that will pass through Livingston County are the final section of the more-than-700 mile long pipeline that is being built to transport 3.25 billion cubic feet of natural-gas produced in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations, passing through West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. It will meet up with the Vector Pipeline just outside Fowlerville, where it will then carry the natural gas on into Canada.
Meanwhile, a group formed to combat the pipeline, ET Rover Go Home, will next be meeting on Tuesday, March 21st from 6:30-7:50pm at the Pinckney Community Public Library. Organizers say it will be a Volunteer Work-Session. Their next regular informational & organizational meeting will be on Tuesday, April 4th at 6:30pm, also at the Pinckney Library. The theme of that meeting will be: "What to Expect and How to Respond." You'll find details of the group through their Facebook page, which is linked below. (JK)
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Local Leaders See Outcome of Three-Year Effort at Dental Center's Grand OpeningLocal Leaders See Outcome of Three-Year Effort at Dental Center's Grand Opening
The new Livingston County Dental Center was celebrated with a grand opening ceremony in Howell yesterday.
Located on Byron Road, the clinic officially began accepting patients on January 30th. It is operated by My Community Dental Centers (MCDC) through a partnership with the Livingston County Health Department. The dental center offers a range of services to low-income, uninsured patients, as well as children and adults enrolled in Medicaid, Healthy Kids Dental and MiChild, and the Healthy Michigan Plan.
Local officials and community members attended Thursdayâs grand opening event to tour the facility. The building and property was donated by St. Joseph Mercy Livingston and has come a long way since the idea for the facility was developed, according to Health Department Health officer Diane McCormick. She says the center was born from the understanding of an unmet need, noting over 20,000 individuals on Medicaid or Healthy Michigan had no access to dental care. McCormick is next looking to target low-income uninsured senior citizens on Medicare.
The clinic has already made its mark in the community since it began operations a month and a half ago. MCDC Director of Community and Governmental Affairs Kim Singh says in the centerâs first 25 days of operation, 372 visits have been provided and 233 patients serviced.
Dentists working within the center say they have encountered community members who became emotional just upon realizing they could be treated. Dr. Paymon Dorri says what stands out to him is how receptive and appreciative the patients and community have been in Livingston County.
County Commissioners Dennis Dolan and Kate Lawrence offered remarks at the celebration, and both agreed that McCormick has been very persistent in her vision for the project since the idea was conceived. Commissioner Lawrence says the dental center is a âdream come trueâ. (DK)
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January Jobless Rate Up Seasonally In Livingston County January Jobless Rate Up Seasonally In Livingston County
Most counties across the state recorded seasonal jobless rate jumps in January, including locally.
January jobless rates were up seasonally in all Michigan regional labor markets. Livingston Countyâs unemployment rate for January stood at 5% - up from 3.6% in December. Livingston currently ranks 15th amongst Michiganâs 83 counties. Local markets recorded very typical seasonal trends in January as job levels declined and unemployment rates advanced, according to the Bureau of Labor Market Information & Strategic Initiatives.
Over the year, payroll jobs rose in the majority of regions and workforce levels continued to increase in all major areas. (JM)
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Panel Talks Self-Driving Cars During Recent Event In HowellPanel Talks Self-Driving Cars During Recent Event In Howell
Fast-paced autonomous vehicle technology was the latest topic featured during a popular breakfast series.
The Howell Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its Good Morning Livingston breakfast this past Tuesday at Chemung Hills Golf Club & Banquet Center where the benefits of autonomous vehicle technology were touted by a three-member panel. The discussion was said to be focused on mobility, efficiency and simplifying life, as well as the trucking industry and cargo deliveries from port.
The panel featured Ryan Morton, an Autonomous Driving Engineer for Ford Motor Company, one of the leaders in autonomous vehicle research. It predicts they will have a high-volume, fully autonomous vehicle in commercial operation in 2021 in a ride-hailing or ride-sharing service. He spoke of the race to the autonomous vehicle being well-played in Michigan, as well as in Texas and in Korea.
Also featured was Technical Program Director & Chief Safety Officer Edward Straub for the American Center for Mobility, which is located on a 335-acre Willow Run site. It will become a national-scale advanced automotive testing and product development center that will focus on testing, verification and certification of connected and automated vehicles.
Paul Krutko, the President and CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK also spoke at length about the extensive testing facility being erected in Ypsilanti by the American Center for Mobility. (JM)
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Brighton Council OKs Expansion at TG Fluid SystemsBrighton Council OKs Expansion at TG Fluid Systems
The Brighton City Council Thursday night approved a site plan for TG Fluid Systems so the company can expand at its location on Brighton Interior Drive, off Challis Road.
The company plans on adding another 63,000 feet to the facility in order to consolidate and provide for future expansion. The firm currently has about 30 employees at a building it leases in Howell, but officials say it will be more efficient to have all the employees and equipment in one central location. The project will consist of constructing two additions: one on the south side totaling 56,400 feet and the other, much smaller at 6,700 feet, on the east side. The company was granted a 25-foot variance by the Zoning Board of Appeals at its February meeting to encroach 25 feet into the front property setback in order to facilitate the expansion.
The construction cost has been pegged at $3.3 million; however, purchase and installation of new equipment for the expansion will cost another $9 million. TG Fluid Systems currently employs about 400 people and, with the expansion, plans to add another 35 employees within the next two years. (TT)
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Bradford Sworn in As Brighton Police Chief Bradford Sworn in As Brighton Police Chief
Brighton has a new police chief. He is Rob Bradford, the deputy chief under Tom Wightman, who retired in January. Bradford has been acting chief since that time.
The City Council unanimously confirmed his elevation to the police chief's position at its meeting Thursday night. Bradford is a 21-year veteran of the Brighton police force who started as a reserve officer and worked his way up. Bradfordâs wife and children were in the audience to give him moral support as he took the oath of office. Bradford was then given a standing ovation by the audience.
The Brighton Police Dept. consists of 16 patrol officers and five command officers, including Bradford. He said another person will be hired in the near future to bring the complement of patrol officers to 17.(TT)
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Community Garage Sale To Honor Student's Memory & Aid Scholarship FundCommunity Garage Sale To Honor Student's Memory & Aid Scholarship Fund
A community garage sale at Fowlerville Junior High School Saturday will raise funds for a scholarship honoring the memory of a young boy whose life was cut tragically short.
Maison Wilkinson was just 8-year-old when he was accidentally run over and killed in 2006 by a garbage truck while playing soccer outside his house. A scholarship established in his name for senior soccer players at Fowlerville High School is primarily funded through an annual garage sale run by The Friends of Rachel organization at the junior high. Coordinator Amy Jarvis tells WHMI that there will be a little bit of everything available for the community
The garage sale will run Saturday from 9am to 3pm at the junior high school. Additional information is available by contacting Jarvis at 517-223-6225 or jarvisa@fowlervilleschools.org. (JK)
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Bradford Sworn in As New Brighton Police Chief Bradford Sworn in As New Brighton Police Chief
Brighton has a new police chief. He is Rob Bradford, the deputy chief under Tom Wightman, who retired in January. Bradford has been acting chief since that time.
The City Council unanimously confirmed his elevation to the police chief's position at its meeting Thursday night. Bradford is a 21-year veteran of the Brighton police force who started as a reserve officer and worked his way up. Bradfordâs wife and children were in the audience to give him moral support as he took the oath of office. Bradford was then given a standing ovation by the audience.
The Brighton Police Dept. consists of 16 patrol officers and five command officers, including Bradford. He said another person will be hired in the near future to bring the complement of patrol officers to 17.(TT)
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