9/10/13 - Over 100 local business people and other Howell Chamber of Commerce members attended Tuesday's first Good Morning Livingston speaker series of the season, sponsored by the chamber, at Cleary University. Speakers included new Mount Brighton General Manager Taylor Ogilvie, Howell City Manager Shea Charles and Genoa Township Supervisor Gary McCririe. McCririe says the $25 million I-96-Latson Road interchange is now back on schedule to be completed by November. He tells WHMI the new interchange is expected to be a catalyst for several other nearby developments, including a hotel and gas stations. McCririe emphasized there are no plans at present to build a hospital south of the new interchange and that itâs merely a concept at this point. Saint Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital was previously said to be looking at property outside of the city of Howell, but when the economy changed, plans were put on the back burner. McCririe adds he cannot divulge at this time what hotel chain may be eyeing a site on Grand Oaks Drive behind Loweâs for a possible hotel. Ogilvie, the GM at Mount Brighton, says that new owner Vail Resorts chose to purchase Mt. Brighton over other ski areas in Michigan for a number of reasons, including that a large percentage of people who ski at the Colorado resorts are from the Midwest and specifically Michigan. Ogilvie has said that the ski areaâs proximity to the Metro Detroit, Ann Arbor and Lansing areas is also part of the reason for choosing Mt. Brighton, in addition to the economic vitality of downtown Brighton. Ogilvie says Vail Resorts is in the process of increasing snowmaking capacity four-fold at Mt. Brighton, upgrading chairlifts and making many other site improvements. Inside, the Bauery restaurant is being completely renovated and will become the Ore Creek Mountain Grill, and a new bar is being added. (TT)
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