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Voters in Howell will select a mayor and city council members, while Brighton will elect council members and consider a police tax proposal.

Voters in Brighton defeated a ballot proposal for recreational marijuana stores at the polls Tuesday, so city officials scrapped their discussion

Brighton City Council voted Wednesday night to continue banning any kind of marijuana business in the city. More than 100 people attended the meeting.

Brighton City Council voted to hire executive search firm Walsh Municipal Services to assist in the search for a new city manager.

The Brighton City Council met on Monday, March 21, and approved city manager Nate Geinzers desire to resign from the entity.

May 7, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com The next time Brighton residents are free to attend an in-person City Council meeting, they’re likely to not recognize that the room they’re sitting in is the same room as before. By a slim 4-3 margin, Brighton City Council approved a complete makeover of council chambers, Thursday night. Clerk Tara Brown presented the plans as recommended by 3 members of the council that included Mayor Shawn Pipoly, Mayor Pr...

April 26, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com There is a mix of familiar and new names seeking seats on the Howell City Council as well as the Mayor’s seat. The deadline to file for the August primary was last Tuesday, with a total of eight candidates filing for three open seats. The six top vote-getters in the August primary will move on to the November general election. Among those seeking election are two incumbents; Jeannette Ambrose, who was appoi...

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March 5, 2021 Tempers flared as Brighton City Council members argued over the departure of the city attorney. Last month, City Attorney Paul Burns tendered his resignation. During City Council’s online meeting, Thursday, Councilmember Jim Bohn brought up questions about the resignation and why his request for a closed session to discuss it was ignored. Bohn said he was thinking about the February 16th letter and that it struck him awfully hard with being an abrupt resi...

January 11, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com Brighton City Council is ready to take another look at social districts that could prove to be a lifeline for bars and restaurants during the pandemic. Last summer, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, in an executive order, allowed for the creation of social districts that would allow for open carrying and consumption of alcohol in communities that wish to do so in designated common areas. This would help bars and restaura...