Early morning Montrose fire shuts down M-57 and their local schools for the day. Just after 5AM Miller's Used Cars (Also known as Gold's Service Station) on M-57 and Genesee caught fire. HAZMAT was called due to fear of oil spilling into the drain ways. The fire caused around $200,000 in damages and cause for other safety concerns. The fire is believed to have started in the ceiling in the early morning hours. The exact cause of the fire is unknown.
City of Montrose Assessing Options News for 4.26.09
Theresa Miller is stepping down as Montrose City Assessor as of May 1, 2009 to take another job. Miller has served as city assessor for approximately five years and is a state certified level two assessor. The challenge will be to fill the part-time position with a qualified individual "who understands this community", City Manager Frank Crosby explained to the Montrose City Council during their April 23 meeting.
Michigan School District Checkbook Register Reports News for 4.15.09
Michigan area school districts are now directed to show their checkbook registers. Montrose Community School districts' checkbook register is now available here.
Online users can now track school districts’ expenditures check by check at this list of web sites. More school districts are expected to publish their checkbook registers online in the months to come.
Everyone in the Montrose and surrounding area's felt a bit of a shock this morning to wake up to a few inches of the white stuff. With previously earlier day temperatures in the mid 50's, this only reminds you that you live in Michigan!
HAZMAT at the Montrose Post Office News for 4.1.09
The Genesee County Hazardous Materials team has determined that a substance leaking from a package at the Montrose post office was floor wax.
The team was called to the post office after a worker said her eyes started burning when she handled a package leaking a substance.
Officials said that a package shipped from California containing an IBM projector apparently had been inadvertently placed in some floor wax before it was shipped to Michigan.
The hazmat team was called to the post office, located on West Maple and South Genesee streets downtown, about 2:30 p.m. Officials said the leaking package weighed about 10 pounds. The floor wax does not present a public health concern. The worker whose eyes were burning was treated at the scene and is fine, officials said.
