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OREGON TWP. — As it stands currently, Torzewski County Park will be open for the summer 2023 season, but on Thursday, the Lapeer County Board of Commissioners put into motion a plan that will possibly give the park new life in upcoming years. The board voted to authorize the Buildings, Grounds, and Parks department to

LAPEER COUNTY — The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) today issued a report that said the Aug. 13, 2022 break to a 120-inch water transmission main that distributes water from Lake Huron to communities in Lapeer County and elsewhere in its drinking water service area was caused by damage to the mortar casing covering the

LAPEER — A statewide network problem that affected 911 calls in Michigan this afternoon, including at Lapeer County Central Dispatch, has been cleared and 911 services are restored as of 5 p.m. Tuesday. Jeff Satkowski, director of Lapeer County Central Dispatch, issued the services restored message at 4:57 p.m. EST. If for some reason a

A Lapeer County Road Commission grader works to clear massive snow drifts on Blacks Corners Road, south of Armstrong Road in Goodland Township. Photo courtesy Lapeer County Road Commission LAPEER — As Winter Storm Elliott was approaching last week, many were focused on the forecasted snow totals and anticipating a very white Christmas, but it

Candy Anderson, who has worked at Lapeer County Central Dispatch since it opened, has been named the center’s first deputy director. Photo by Krystal Moralee LAPEER — All year long, Candy Anderson has been looking at January 2023 as her retirement date from Lapeer County Central Dispatch, where she’s been a fixture since its inception.

Quentin Bishop LAPEER — Nearly two years ago, in January 2021, Quentin Bishop took the administrator/ controller position for the county of Lapeer when John Biscoe retired after decades in the position. Bishop, 38, brought with him a new energy and has spent his time at the helm of the county to initiate initiatives that