By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
Livingston County has approved a policy that will allow remote workers to continue telecommuting into the future.
The County is currently under the stateâs MIOSHA Rules mandating remote work for certain positions. Recognizing that could end at any point, County Administrator Nathan Burd provided a proposed policy that has, as he called it in a letter to the Board of Commissioners, the future in mind.
During the Boardâs Monday meeting, Burd said department heads would be able to determine telework policies for their staff as long as certain conditions are met. That includes structuring the work so that there is no decrease in public service and remote workers must remain accessible during their work schedule. They would be required to stay logged on via Microsoft Teams or other services the County uses, and are bound to the same personnel policies as those working in person. Burd noted that most of their staff cannot work remo
April 27, 2021
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed a pair of Brighton residents to state boards and commissions.
On Friday, Kenneth Stahl was assigned to the Residential Buildersâ and Maintenance and Alteration Contractorsâ Board. Stahl is a construction superintendent at Corrigan Oil Company and a member of the Brighton Area Schools Board of Education. Residential Buildersâ board was created to license and regulate several aspects of home and commercial construction.
Earlier this month, Governor Whitmer also appointed Alicia Urbain to the School Safety Commission. Urbain is the vice president of government and legal affairs for the Michigan Association of Public School Academies. As part of the commission, she will help review and make recommendations to the office of school safety using model practices for determining school safety measures. The commission also reviews school safety policy, emergency plans, baseline safety requirements, a
April 27, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
The latest proposed development at the Erwin Orchards site in Lyon Township would save the cider mill and most of the orchard.
Developer Lombardo Homes was before the Lyon Township Planning Commission, Monday night, for a conceptual plan review. Proposed was the planned development, Orchard Crossing, to be located at the corners of Pontiac Trail, Silver Lake Road, and Kent Lake Road.
Orchard Crossing would feature 121 single-family homes and 20 duplex buildings for a population density of .89 units per acre, which is below the allowed 1.25 units per acre. A previously rejected development at the site proposed closer to 400 homes. They also pledged a minimum of $150,000 to help with traffic improvements on that often busy stretch of road. There would be an event center, a tasting room, space for agri-tourism businesses, and perhaps most importantly, preservation of the cider mill and orchard.
April 27, 2021
Needed improvements could be coming to the Livingston County Animal Shelter through a potential grant.
The Board of Commissioners on Monday authorized the application of a Two Seven Oh awards grant, which brings funding to operating municipal shelters for building improvements, sterilization programs, and more. The county animal shelter has the opportunity to be awarded $30,000 in reimbursement funding, with no county match required.
The resolution for the application states that the money would be used towards renovating the dog room. Improvements would include installing windows, outdoor kennels, a bathing station, a sound system, and isolation kennels. These would help reduce the spread of disease, separate aggressive dogs from stray and adoptable dogs, allow for natural sunlight and fresh air in, safe bathing for animals, walkie-talkies for staff, and soothing music through the sound system.
April 26, 2021
City of Brighton residents have an upcoming opportunity to get rid of some tough-to-get-rid-of items.
The annual Spring Clean-Up event is scheduled for this Saturday, May 1st. It will take place at the Cityâs DPW building located at 420 South Third Street from 9am until 2pm, in partnership with Waste Management. Up to 3 bulky items per home can be accepted, including carpet, wood, furniture, televisions, computer equipment, printers, and Freon-free appliances. Construction debris is limited to one pick-up truck per residence.
Hazardous items will not be allowed and the City will not accept tires, large car parts, lawnmowers, liquid waste, paint/oil, herbicides, explosives, flammables, yard waste, concrete, solvents, poisons, batteries, or limbs.