Day: June 14, 2021

Tuscola County has a new land bank, but the bank can’t do anything without some money. County treasurer Ashley Bennett took money out of her own pocket to pay for the articles of incorporation for the land bank, because the organization has no funds.

So members of the land bank board met Tuesday with the Tuscola County Board of Commissioners’ finance committee – District 1 Commissioner Tom Young and District 3 Commissioner Kim Vaughan – to figure out how best to put some dollars in the bank’s coffers.

“We do need to get funding to the land bank so we can get moving forward,” said Bennett, who chairs the land bank board.

The Reese baseball team is hitting its stride at the right time.
The Rockets, who are finally at full strength, rolled to a 9-3 regional semifinal win against Cass City here Wednesday.
Reese advances to the Saginaw Valley State University regional final today at 10 a.m. against New Lothrop. The winner of that game will play the winner of the Richmond and Hemlock regional tilt.
The quarterfinal game is slated for 3:30 p.m. at SVSU.

Before they sell, rent or raze a former police station, Caro City Council members will check into fixing it.
The council on Monday directed City Manager Matt Lane to seek estimates for any needed repairs to the building’s leaky roof.
The structure, which once also housed Caro Fire Department vehicles, is at 150 Montague Ave. and has a market value of $183,000, according to St. Clair Appraisal Inc. of Reese.