Douglas P. Marsh

Douglas P. Marsh

Water tower to receive new paint

The board of trustees for West Branch Township held a meeting June 12 to review the status of water tower maintenance, police contracting and a modular building on Maes Road that wasn’t up to code.“So they’ve got until June 17th?” asked treasurer Diane Philbrick.Township clerk Jeremy Hickmott said June 18 was one deadline involved in the property owner’s attempts bring the structure, a gray modular building near the intersection of Maes and Fairview roads, into compliance with a dangerous structure ordinance.“I’ll take a little bit of heat for that,” said Hickmott.He acknowledged that the structure had not been placed on the property in accordance with local zoning ordinances when a local resident pointed it out during public comment.

Decisions about jail operations loom

The Ogemaw County Board of Commissioners gathered as a committee of the whole June 6 to discuss the renewed search for a transit director and several other matters pertaining to budgeting and county spending, including worrying trends at the jail.