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Stockbridge Township Board Meeting Minutes, July 16, 2018

Stockbridge Township Board Meeting Minutes, July 16, 2018 Stockbridge Township Supervisor CG Lantis called the Regular Stockbridge Township Board Meeting to order on July 16, 2018 at 7:31 pm at the Stockbridge Township Hall. Members present at the meeting Supervisor CG Lantis, Clerk Becky Muraf, Trustee Terry Sommer, Trustee Ed Wetherell. Member absent from meeting: […]

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STOCKBRIDGE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES

STOCKBRIDGE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES June 18, 2018 Stockbridge Township Supervisor CG Lantis called the Regular Stockbridge Township Board Meeting to order on June 18, 2018 at 7:35 pm at the Stockbridge Township Hall. Members present at the meeting Supervisor CG Lantis, Clerk Becky Muraf, Treasurer Kris Lauckner, Trustee Terry Sommer, Trustee Ed Wetherell. Member […]

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VILLAGE OF STOCKBRIDGE Council Meeting

VILLAGE OF STOCKBRIDGE Council Meeting 305 W. Elizabeth Street, Room #112 June 4, 2018 at 7:00pm UNAPPROVED Minutes Meeting called to order by President Howlett at 7:00 pm. Roll Call:   PRESENT: President Molly Howlett Pro-Tem Frederick Cattell Trustee Patrick Harden Trustee Richard Mullins Trustee Carmelita ValdezWeaks ABSENT: Trustee Christina DuWig   Others Present: Debbie […]

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Ripple effects of S.A.E.S.A.’s move to Old Ford Dealership

revised 6/15/2018 by Patrice Johnson For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, so says Newton’s Third Law, and S.A.E.S.A’s proposed move from the Township Hall and fire barn into the Old Ford dealership is likely to trigger a flurry of a ripple effects. From the Stockbridge Area Emergency Service Authority’s perspective, its purchase of 1009 […]

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Stockbridge Township’s property tax valuations rise 25 percent in one year; 62 percent over three years

by Patrice Johnson Of eight townships in the Stockbridge School District, the taxable property values of seven rose 2 to 6 percent from 2016 to 2017. But one township’s valuations skyrocketed 25 percent to $280 million from $223 million during the one-year period. And that was just last year. According to a report from the […]

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Trail advocates celebrate local improvements and rename trail after philanthropist 

revised 6/7/2018 by Matt Pegouskie Lakelands Trail State Park has been renamed in honor of Mike Levine, and trail advocates from around the state of Michigan gathered in Pinckney, Mich., on Tuesday, May 29 to celebrate. Levine, a Pinckney resident, is an inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, according to Bob Wilson, executive director of the Michigan Trails […]

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SAESA Sale Update

by Hope Salyer Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority General Manager John Beck responded to a FOIA request by the Stockbridge Community News on May 1 following the earlier article on the sale of the Old Ford Dealership. Per documents obtained from the FOIA request, SAESA purchased the building for $1,250,000 on March 5, 2018. Stockbridge […]