Archive for September, 2007
Sunday, September 30th, 2007
Dick Ball today voted no on the MESSA busting bill. However he did not support the sales tax expansion to discretionary services.
The tax on services is meant to fill the gap between the income tax and the additional revenue needed to balance the budget.
We're ...
Posted in Blogging For Michigan, Dick Ball, Politics, Shiawassee County | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
Last night the Owosso City Council approved the purchase of a new fire truck.
From the Shiawassee forums:
We will be buying a 2007 HME Tower/Ladder. This ladder will be 104' in height with a platform/bucket.
This new truck will be replacing three old trucks. Gone will be the ...
Posted in Owosso, Politics, Shiawassee County | No Comments »
Monday, September 17th, 2007
A friend of mine works rail cars in Durand, and he just told me that his company has lost their contract on the yard. They're clearing out on Sept 28. 13 guys will be out of jobs.
The problem was not the weak economy or even Michigan's shaky tax ...
Posted in Politics, Shiawassee County | No Comments »
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
I'm just going to throw this together real quick and then proceed with my life for a while. Sounds crazy, but I really do have one.
Sub only MIRS is reporting that,
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the administration worked with Dillon's team to reach compromises with some Republican members. Among those ...
Posted in Politics | 5 Comments »