Mark Haney

Clinton Township

Reporter and Photographer at Tuscola County Advertiser

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Owen-Gage Schools nears leadership change

Dec 10, 2024 | tuscolatoday.com | Mark Haney

OWENDALE — For Terri Falkenberg, the end is near. The end of her time at Owendale-Gagetown Schools. Falkenberg is set to retire Dec. 31, turning over the superintendent’s role to Nick Huston. And to prepare for that change, the board took several steps at its Nov. 20 session. One change was caused directly by Huston’s elevation to superintendent. It left the district with the opening for a behavior coach. So the board approved the hire of Rob Henline to that position.
Vassar loses city manager to state post

Dec 10, 2024 | tuscolatoday.com | Mark Haney

VASSAR — Just a little under five years ago, Andrew Niedzinski came to the city of Vassar as its new city manager. At the city council’s Dec. 2 session, he turned in his resignation. Niedzinski gave the council his 30-day notice because he’s taking a job as a division administrator with the state’s Department of Labor. The new post will include a significant bump in pay. “This is, by far, the hardest job I’ve ever submitted my notice to,” Niedzinski said. “I have the most supportive city council.
Kramer faced battles as Koylton Twp. official

Dec 10, 2024 | tuscolatoday.com | Mark Haney

KOYLTON TWP. — Doug Kramer arrived in the midst of turmoil. But he leaves Koylton Township government at a time of peace. Kramer concluded more than three decades of service to the township on Nov. 14 with his last township board meeting as supervisor. As he retires, he has handed over the reins to Justin Boyl, who was elected to replace Kramer at the Nov. 5 vote. “I feel really comfortable with the people who are taking over the township,” Kramer said.
County renews search for controller/administrator

Dec 10, 2024 | tuscolatoday.com | Mark Haney

CARO — Back to the drawing board. Or, rather, back to the talent pool. Tuscola County’s board of commissioners are expected Thursday to search again for a new controller/administrator. The five-member board had decided late in its Nov. 25 session to offer the job to Grand Blanc Township resident Jodi Holbrook. The hire was dependent on a clear background check and the two sides agreeing on an employment contract.
Township wants to beautify hall landscaping

Dec 10, 2024 | tuscolatoday.com | Mark Haney

VASSAR TWP. — Forgive the Vassar Township Board of Trustees if it’s channeling a photographer for Better Homes & Gardens magazine. The board at its Nov. 18 meeting delayed approval of landscaping provided in a plan to accent the exterior of the new township hall being built at the corner of Saginaw Road and Caine Road. Instead, the board will get a price for grading and adding topsoil, but without the plants proposed to go around the hall, which sits kitty-corner from the existing township hall.
Millington school entrance work pushed back

Dec 10, 2024 | tuscolatoday.com | Mark Haney

MILLINGTON — A transition from one set of projects to new ones is ahead for Millington Community Schools. But first, the district’s board of education had to adjust the budget to accommodate one set of projects and prepare it for the second. At its Dec. 3 session – the board met on a Tuesday because of the Christmas in the Village event on Monday – the board updated and adjusted the budget to account for things that have happened since the budget was approved in June.
Board OKs new assistant prosecutor job

Dec 6, 2024 | tuscolatoday.com | Mark Haney

CARO — The proposed 2025 budget for Tuscola County includes room for just one new employee. The budget is the focus of a 9 a.m. public hearing on Dec. 12, after which the board of commissioners is expected to approve it. The new budget needs to be in place before Jan. 1. The commissioners finalized the budget plan on Nov. 25, after several weeks mulling a number of proposals – ranging from a new pickup truck for the drain commission to multiple added employees – made by the county’s department heads.
Changes ahead for new Vassar Twp. hall

Dec 6, 2024 | tuscolatoday.com | Mark Haney

VASSAR TWP. —A more powerful generator is in. Spray foam insulation is out. And the countertops are, well, pending. Those were among the decisions the Vassar Township board had to make pertaining to the new township hall being built adjacent to the township park at Caine and Saginaw roads. At its Nov. 12 session and a Nov. 18 special session, the board made decisions on some changes to the plans for the new hall.
Caro, manager ink new three-year contract

Dec 6, 2024 | tuscolatoday.com | Mark Haney

CARO — After years of turmoil and upheaval, a measure of calm and stability has descended in Caro’s municipal building. For the first time in years, a city manager has completed a contract and signed a new one. At its Dec. 2 session, the Caro City Council evaluated City Manager Scott Czasak, giving him a satisfactory rating in his evaluation and a new three-year contract. Czasak, however, had been one of three finalists last month to become the city manager in Buchanan.
Board to keep Kingston Schools’ leaders; rates Vennevy 'effective'

Dec 3, 2024 | tuscolatoday.com | Mark Haney

KINGSTON — Leadership at Kingston Community Schools will remain unchanged for a while. At its Nov. 25 session, the district’s board of education approved two-year contracts for maintenance director Ed Clark, technology director Andrew Weidman and elementary principal Joshua Campbell. The board also gave Superintendent Shona Vennevy an “effective” rating based on an 88 percent score on the rating tool provided by the Michigan Association of School Boards.