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All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices HARTLAND — The Hartland school board Monday rebuked a pair of members after they made comments on a local podcast in February that many in the community found offensive Board President Chris Costa asked the board Monday to approve a resolution regarding Glenn Gogoleski's and Greg Keller's comments calling them "inappropriate and irresponsible" and stating their opinions as individuals do not reflect the board as a whole who campaigned for office with the other two as part of the "Clean Slate," voted no Cindy Shaw and Meghan Glabach voted in favor of the resolution district parent Cori Charboneau presented the board with a petition calling for the district to require background checks for school board members Charboneau reported the online petition on Change.org had 1,067 signatures by the time she printed it out on Monday Gogoleski and Keller responded by saying they support background checks as a safety measure with Gogoleski adding that he signed the petition The controversy began February after Gogoloski and Keller appeared on a multi-hour podcast that also featured former school board candidate Robert Merwin Gogoleski said he planned to enter school buildings unannounced they discussed poor discipline in schools and suggested they would physically restrain students telling him about incidents with students in the district The district has already launched an investigation into whether student privacy rights were violated following complaints from parents over comments Gogoleski made on the "This is My Brain" podcast Feb RELATED: Hartland schools investigating after school board members' comments spark concern Merwin referred to an incident that happened at Hartland Farms Intermediate where Gogoleski's wife Jeannine Gogoleski is a school secretary while they were discussing how schools handle discipline when a student has a "meltdown." some parents called for district Superintendent Chuck Hughes to investigate whether Jeannine Gogoleski had been sharing federally protected information about students with her husband and whether it constituted a violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Gogoleski defended his comments and into detail about an incident Hartland Farms Intermediate in which students and teachers were injured by a student He read from a police report with names redacted He argued that information about the incident came from many sources police reports that are public through the Freedom of Information Act conversations with law enforcement and confidential school board documents really feel that Hartland schools have things buttoned up so tight that the only way information can come out it through various sources either internally or in the shadows or whatever took issue with Gogoleski sharing information about the incident "Even though it's word of mouth and it's word on the street it does not mean it's not confidential information," Coleman said "It’s not intended for public consumption." Glenn Gogoleski talked about planning to enter every school in the district unannounced and wanting to spend time in the school offices "to see the kids that are the problems." He made a comment about "grabbing" students "by the scruff of the neck" as a form of discipline that caused some parents alarm over him entering schools Gogoleski said some people misinterpreted his comment about grabbing students by their necks Hughes said earlier this month in a district's newsletter a possible FERPA violation is being investigated and responded to some concerns from parents He said he spoke with Gogoleski about parents' fears of him entering schools and his comments about grabbing students He said Gogoleski assured him he would follow protocols for visiting schools and would not touch children Hughes declined to say if Jeannine Gogoleski had been placed on leave after word that she had been spread on social media Keller called the situation "manufactured hysteria" and "cancel culture." Much of the three-hour podcast, which was hosted by Jeremy Scott Gibbs focused on theories about "indoctrination" of students and criticisms of school curriculums and administration Speakers also criticized how schools handle LGBTQ issues and the teaching of race issues Merwin commented on how teachers and administrators "can't lay a hand on him," and started to mention something he said happened at Hartland Farms Intermediate The board members have also heard complaints from people about not stopping Gibbs from using a derogatory term to refer to a student Keller said during Monday's meeting that he did not hear the derogatory term at the time Board approves resolution"In light of the fact that Michigan law requires that we act as a board we are concerned regarding the community's interpretation of recent actions and comments of Glenn Gogoleski and Greg Keller in a podcast on 2-19-2023 as single members of our board," a portion of the resolution Costa presented states publicly state that the comments and actions made in the above-mentioned podcast were inappropriate and irresponsible The board of education members mentioned above did not think through the possible negative consequences or impact this would have for our educational community and NOT speak for the board as a whole "The Hartland Board of Education affirms its commitment to comply with the Revised School Code the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act," the resolution states Contact Livingston Daily reporter Jennifer Eberbach at jeberbach@livingstondaily.com Andrea Eberbach discusses art that promotes well-being and how she got her first editorial assigment By: Tim Wright Use of this constitutes acceptance of our privacy policy except with the prior written permission of Rodman Media HARTLAND TWP. — Staff dissatisfaction with Hartland's Board of Education has increased by 30% in two years according to an internal survey obtained by The Daily When asked whether they "value and support the operation of the district under the current board of education,” 41% of teachers and staff at Hartland Consolidated Schools chose “disagree to strongly disagree." But the number has risen starkly from just 10% in 2022 And some employees who chose "agree to strongly agree" in 2024 later clarified they only feel supported by some board members many were concerned with three conservative representatives: Michelle Blondeel The three campaigned together as "Clean Slate" candidates under the slogan "Education Not Indoctrination." They've also championed policies criticized by some as being anti-LGBTQ+ when asked whether staff felt their opinions "are valued by the board in decisions that affect your job,” 58% of survey respondents answered “some or none of the time.” That was up from 49% in 2023 and 42% in 2022 A total of 229 of 500 employees responded to the survey The results have prompted the board's personnel committee to discuss how to improve morale and bridge political divisions between members The board agreed to gather in small groups discuss agenda items and attempt to better understand each other's politics Recently retired teacher Carol Hall isn't surprised staff expressed displeasure with the board She told The Daily she has been “appalled” by the actions of the "Clean Slate" board members who worked with special education students for many of her 25 years with the district said comments from those board members have degraded special education and LGBTQ+ students The policy passed 4-3 with support from all three "Clean Slate" members and current board president Meghan Glabach the board tabled a discussion of whether to require students to use a bathroom matching their birth certificate — or else change their birth certificate or attend a "wrap-around" meeting with parents and school staff to review whether their claim is "genuine." The possible change prompted the ACLU of Michigan to send a letter in opposition "We have serious concerns with this proposed policy in that it singles out transgender students for discriminatory treatment regarding access to bathrooms and puts those students who are not 'out' to their parents at risk for harm," ACLU officials wrote “It has been totally disheartening," Hall said of the board's actions "The names that (some) board members have called these students is awful are good people who have the best interests of students in mind and I wish more people would stand up to them I encountered many teachers who feel the same way I do.” Gogoleski responded after several negative public comments on June 17 "What I find really interesting is that you can have so many people supposedly upset with three individuals and talk about that repeatedly never mentioning any one particular person but naming the three It kind of reeks of being laid out and having an agenda And to hear some people come up to the microphone and accuse people of having a political agenda while they wear their social cause de jure shirts I'll tell you it loses a lot of punch when you come up here and complain." one staff member wrote the three board members "seem to treat (their) position as a pulpit for their political and religious views." "Their continued harassment and questioning of the district makes it hard to do the work that district employees are here to do — educate kids," they wrote The Daily reached out for comment to all seven school board members by email The four who responded generally agreed that teachers don't feel supported or heard "They do not feel empowered or trusted to do the job they've been hired to do and have successfully done for years," Coleman wrote with all the noise going on at the board level Subscribe: Get all your breaking news and unlimited access to our local coverage "The common theme," Shaw wrote, "is that teachers want a board of education that supports and respects them and their profession and allows them to do their job and meet students where they are." "They want board meetings to be about students, and no one's particular agenda," Glabach wrote. "In addition, they want to know that the board trusts in them and believes that they are educated to do their jobs appropriately and with the utmost integrity."  "It is clear that a portion of the board of education is having an impact on the HCS staff and students, and not in a positive way," Costa wrote. "As I read the comments about the board, it was evident that the teachers are frustrated." — Contact reporter Jennifer Eberbach at jeberbach@livingstondaily.com.  Although Easter Sunday remains more than a month away, markets at which eggs and springtime décor take center stage are already beginning to pop up across Europe. Such events offer not only the chance to acquire thoughtfully crafted items but also to explore what are oftentimes beautiful and historically significant settings. Some particularly well-set markets take place in the following environs: Other monasteries that host Easter markets include Seligenstadt (March 8-9), Maulbronn (March 22-23) and the Dominikanerkloster in Frankfurt am Main (March 22-23). an outdoor shopping mall near Brighton has filled five storefronts Green Oak Village Place shopping center is filling up quickly with just a few storefront vacancies - and a Halloween store is temporarily filling one of those for the season "We’re approaching maximum occupancy there We only have a few spaces left," said Sean Valentino director of retail operations for the center and Southfield-based real estate firm Redico The shopping center recently announced two more stores will open soon, in addition to three stores announced in June. National retailer Spencer's is expected to open a new location in the shopping center by the end of the year adult toys and novelty décor such as lava lamps will occupy a more-than 2,500-square-foot storefront The space was previously occupied by Kay Jewelers "Spencer's is typically a traditional mall-based tenant but they are looking to expand with outdoor access like we offer and some indoor malls have closed," Valentino said "You'll see more and more of the mall-based locations are moving to outdoor malls and it gives them more flexibility to set their hours." MORE: Brighton bicycle charity expanding to Detroit, Flint a European Wax Center will open in a storefront in the shopping center that has never been occupied before "We're seeing an expansion of new retailers in health and beauty," Valentino said "This will bring new life in (a storefront) that had not been previously occupied That square footage (about1,700 square feet) has been popular because smaller spaces are becoming more limited and new centers are not being constructed." Two more stores recently opened and another is set to open soon an athletic apparel brand owned by Gap Inc US-Mattress has opened more than 20 new brick-and-mortar stores in the last few years growing from five to 27 in about two years district manager Cody Quint told Livingston Daily in June The shopping center had been struggling after some national retail closures which went out of business following pandemic closures While the shopping center works to fill that space Halloween store Halloween City has set up temporarily in the former more-than 9,800-square-foot Pier 1 for the second season in the row Valentino said retailers have shown interest in the storefront and he hopes to have it filled in the coming year Halloween City has been a draw that also complements the shopping center's annual trick-or-treating event Police in Livingston County say businesses and residents should be on the look out for people attempting to pass fake money Sheriff's detectives are investigating several recent complaints of counterfeit money Police responded Tuesday to three complaints of fake $20 bills. Two of the complaints came from Genoa Township businesses police say. A resident also reported accepting counterfeit money after selling an item on Craigslist there have been other recent reports of people who have passed or attempted to pass fake movie prop money at local area businesses.  READ MORE: Police seeking Hartland armed robbery suspect READ MORE: Two businesses on the line, as city reviews permit "The movie prop fake money looks similar to actual U.S currency but is marked 'for motion picture use only' on the front and back The prop money typically comes in hundred dollar bills but is available in other denominations," according to a sheriff's office release.  and counterfeit detection pens can detect counterfeit bills People with any information are asked to call the Livingston County Sheriff's Office at 517-546-2440 and report all suspected counterfeit money to the sheriff's office Michigan State Police or local law enforcement agencies.  Contact Livingston Daily reporter Jennifer Eberbach Timar at 517-548-7148 or at jeberbach@livingstondaily.com. Follow her on Facebook @Jen.Eberbach and Twitter @JenEberbach HOWELL — A longtime Rite Aid in Howell is one of the latest casualties of the national pharmacy and retailer's bankruptcy a representative with Rite Aid's media department confirmed Thursday in an email to The Daily "Customers can then pick up their prescriptions at the nearby Kroger," the Rite Aid representative said There are no plans to close a location at 75 S in Pinckney — which will be Livingston County's last remaining Rite Aid The county lost a Rite Aid in 2022 when a location in the Cross Grand Plaza at 8701 W Rite Aid filed in October for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after thousands of local state and federal lawsuits were filed over its alleged role in fueling the opioid epidemic by illegally filling prescriptions for painkillers The company also faces billions in debt and a drop in sales Company officials decided to shutter underperforming locations across the country including at least 21 others across Michigan "Rite Aid regularly assesses its retail footprint to ensure we are operating efficiently while meeting the needs of our customers associates and overall business," officials wrote in a statement — Contact reporter Jennifer Eberbach at jeberbach@livingstondaily.com Jaimie Wilson said he did not set out to become a social media influencer when he started sharing his music and life story online.  model and actor accumulated nearly 700,000 followers on social media platforms in the past few years including about 443,000 followers on Instagram and more than 232,000 followers on Facebook "It never stemmed from a desire to be a social media influencer," Wilson said. "I didn't know what that was yet and I didn't see a story like mine."  changing his appearance and beginning to transition with testosterone therapy he posted a video about transitioning from female to male on Facebook.  with more than 13 million views on Facebook and another 317,000 views on YouTube including rapper Lil Wayne and actress Zooey Deschanel "That's when it really picked up," Wilson said.  He said he feels a sense of responsibility to continue sharing his experiences as a trans man "I feel like definitely right now it's important I hope 10 years from now it's not an issue for people like it is right now It's something I won't stop talking about until I have all the rights I should have," he said.  MORE: February 2020 restaurant inspections in Livingston  MORE: Extras gather at Brighton area church for TV movie scene he received a Spirit of Matthew Award from the Matthew Shepard Foundation an LGBT nonprofit founded by Matthew's parents Dennis and Judy Shepard was brutally murdered at the age of 21.  "I felt like that speech was a very big responsibility," he said Wilson's latest music release is a four-song EP "Closure," which he released last month. It is available through popular online streaming services such as Spotify He said the new songs tell his story more than some of his other music.  garnered him recognition in the music community and media.  He said the song is the first "self-duet" of its kind ever recorded Wilson sang along to an old recording of himself when he had a higher I didn't feel like that was really telling my story," Wilson said.  His new songs tell stories of defining moments in his life, including his decision to leave home after he said his parents told him he would need to grow his hair back long and stop transitioning to keep living there He said he is no longer in contact with most of his family members "You don't have to agree with everything your child does because they are going to be who they are anyway," he said.  Wilson has started a new Latin pop band with his girlfriend Jessenia Gallegos plans to start releasing music next month.  He said he has delved into music engineering and is working on Gallegos' EP right now.  He has modeled for fashion label 2(X)IST and walked in New York Fashion Week shows including underwear brand Marco Marco's all-trans model show in 2018 and Sharpe Suiting's 2019 show at the Brooklyn Museum "Sometimes people look at me and say transgender is a fad or it's in right now but they haven't experienced what I have," he said "I've been booked places and then the whole trans thing was a problem There was a record label that was going to sign my girlfriend but found out I was transgender." "Heidi Klum put me in her Instagram story about a week ago," he said social media has given me a healthy amount of self-confidence or if someone says something in the grocery store I can remind myself there are people who like me." Contact Livingston Daily reporter Jennifer Timar at 517-548-7148 or at jtimar@livingstondaily.com. Follow her on Facebook @Jennifer.Timar99 and Twitter @JenTimar99 Wednesday was opening day of a portion of the new U.S an experiment in traffic management and the first of its kind in Michigan It allows motorists to drive on the left-hand shoulder during times when congestion is at its worst or lanes are blocked by accidents or construction.  Livingston Daily photographer Gillis Benedict and I were among the first motorists to test out the first stretch state road officials have put into operation 23 between 6 Mile Road and the M-14 split near Ann Arbor A green arrow on a new overhead electronic sign let us know we were allowed on the shoulder of southbound U.S as we entered the highway from 6 Mile Road near Whitmore Lake High School.  The Flex Route will eventually be operational on about eight miles of the highway between M-14 and M-36 in Green Oak Township The rest of it is expected to be put into operation next week after construction wraps up.  RELATED: U.S. 23 shoulders to open during rush hour traffic The highway will widen to three lanes, only during rush hour to 9:30 a.m. on the southbound side and 3 p.m on the northbound side between Ann Arbor and the Whitmore Lake area like when there is an accident blocking lanes or a big football game jamming up the works.  it appeared having three lanes open was easing some of the congestion that often slows morning commuters on southbound U.S As the clock ran out on rush hour at 9:30 a.m traffic appeared to get a bit more congested with some cars moving more slowly in the two remaining lanes The Michigan Department of Transportation has a lot riding on the success of the system which has been a major part of the $92 million revamp of the U.S Another unknown as the new system kicks off is whether motorists will be tempted to use the left-hand shoulders when they are closed a no-no that would result in a traffic fine MDOT personnel monitored traffic cameras and were pleased with the "soft opening" of the system "Everything went well and as expected this morning," Arend said "People were obeying the signs and using it as we intended." Contact Livingston Daily reporter Jennifer Eberbach Timar at 517-548-7148 or at jeberbach@livingstondaily.com BRIGHTON – A charter school in Livingston County was named among the worst-performing schools in the state and targeted for aid from the Michigan Department of Education The MDE Tuesday announced that more than 100 schools from 54 districts across the state will be required to work with the state education department to improve student academic outcomes FlexTech High School in Brighton was the only school in Livingston County among those targeted for additional aid FlexTech Executive Director Nick Wasmer said he received a letter from the state Department of Education Wasmer said the letter informed the school it had been targeted for support and will need to demonstrate how it will be providing support to students "The memo suggests there will be continued meetings and support at the ISD and state level for ensuring we are putting together plans that are comprehensive to our students," he said this comes not just with accountability (of the district) but the support of the state I look forward to seeing how the state will continue to support us meeting the needs of our students MORE: Investigation of Genoa Township clerk leads to censure, reprimand He said the district has also received annual regional assistance grants from the state targeted at increasing graduation rates for the last few years we often serve a population of students who haven’t excelled in traditional schools and come to us for smaller classrooms so we have a smaller graduation rate," he said He said the current graduation rate is about 65% FlexTech had about 214 students during the 2021-22 school year MORE: Votes will be recounted in Hartland school board race following tie vote State Superintendent Michael Rice blamed many of the struggles the low-performing schools are facing on issues such as teachers shortages and the learning impact of the COVID-19 pandemic “What we’re experiencing is the consequence of underfunding Michigan public school students and a once-in-a-century pandemic,” Rice said in the release “Unfinished learning during the pandemic has resulted in generally lower average student scores on the state’s M-STEP assessments locally administered benchmark assessments The Michigan Department of Education said schools that are scoring in the bottom 5% on the state index accountability system that have four-year graduation rates of 67% or less or have specific student populations scoring among below standards will receive concentrated support from the MDE and intermediate school districts That help will include projected improvements at 18 months and 36 months Lansing State Journal reporter Mark Johnson contributed to this report. Contact Mark Johnson at majohnson2@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter at @ByMarkJohnson Images courtesy of American Numismatic Society; www.numismatics.org Image courtesy of American Numismatic Society; www.numismatics.org To mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I the American Numismatic Society launched a new web-based research catalog Aug commemorative medals and tokens produced in response to this major conflict.  “Art of Devastation,” online the ANS’s Margaret Thompson Associate Curator of Greek Coins with help from curatorial assistant Sylvia Karges The creation of this new web tool is the work of ANS database developer Ethan Gruber Art of Devastation incorporates the roughly 1,400 relevant items in the ANS’s collection and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna the catalog will continue to expand.  “ ‘Art of Devastation’ aims to be the first comprehensive catalogue of this abundant and varied material one that takes full advantage of the web environment and linked open data,” according to ANS officials.  “Intended to help identify medals and tokens in users’ hands ‘Art of Devastation’ offers unique catalogue numbers for types and variants for future referencing Users of the “Art of Devastation” catalog will encounter mapping tools to assist identifying where the item was created and where the events associated with it took place The online catalog incorporates links to other websites that include information about the individual medallic artists “Art of Devastation,” according to ANS officials also serves as an invaluable tool for non-numismatists For centuries before the onset of the Great War as World War I was known until the advent of World War II medals and tokens served as a significant means of communication where easy and durable forms of mass communication did not exist their commemorative and propagandistic function was already well known and understood,” according to the ANS the medal had also become an important medium of more reflective and private artistic expression.” Art medals were distinguished from traditional types of medals by their frequent lack of words The war triggered the production of medallic art and tokens reflecting both sides of the conflict often employing scarce metallic resources normally reserved for military purposes The sinking of the Cunard passenger liner RMS Lusitania by the German submarine SM U-20 on May 7 attracted considerable artistic output on both sides of the conflict French artist René Baudichon responded with a medal with themes paralleling those of Allied atrocity propaganda depicting a drowning child avenged by Ultrix America portrayed on the medal as the Statue of Liberty with a sword The reverse depicts a view of the Lusitania sinking.  “The artists Karl Goetz and Walther Eberbach derided Allied hypocrisy on purported bans on armament shipments on passenger liners with their satirical takes on the sinking while Ludwig Gies cast enmities aside to focus solely on the human tragedy of the event,” according to the ANS Van Alfen said it is interesting to note that the German medals depict the Lusitania wrongly sinking by its stern Pinckney native Jeff Cremonte didn’t start a new business to get rich He started one to give a chunk of his profits away to organizations that protect the Great Lakes and watersheds in Michigan.  Cremonte has founded Michigan Overboard, a product sales company. He is getting the business off the ground by selling athletic headbands and decal stickers, which he started selling earlier this month, at www.michiganoverboard.com He plans to add other types of outdoor recreation-related products to his product line in the future but he hasn't decided what those products will be Cremonte will donate 21% of his gross profit to four Michigan-based non-profit organizations that work to protect and conserve fresh water in the state “Approximately 21% of all the surface fresh water on earth--lakes rivers and streams — is in the Great Lakes basin so Michiganders have to take the bulk of the responsibility to protect what is essentially liquid life.” Workers jobless after Brighton restaurant closes Former atheist retires after 40 years as pastor Officers honored for saving woman "I grew up like most Pinckney youths splashing around in the Chain of Lakes and spent a good amount of time up north and in the Upper Peninsula (on trips) with my family as a kid enjoying the Great Lakes," he said.  He said he hopes to grow the business while also pursuing a full-time career in physical therapy.  a few weeks before moving to Dunham North Carolina to attend Duke University School of Medicine "I had a bit of a quarter life crisis," he said.  so I took three weeks exploring the Michigan wilderness along and saying goodbye to the places I went to as a kid and finding some new ones," he said.  The experience inspired him to start social media pages "just to create a community of water lovers." "Then it transformed into the business," he said "It was something that organically developed And it was a good way for other people away from home to reconnect with Michigan." Cremonte hopes to donate at least $8,000 to four organizations this year "It's absolutely fantastic there's a guy who is willing to donate his bottom line," said John Bailey watershed coordinator for Gaylord-based water protection organization Huron Pines At the end of the year Michigan Overboard will make donations to Huron Pines and three other Michigan water protection organizations, the West Michigan Environmental Action Council Tip of the Mitt and the Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay "I don't have an urgency to sell headbands to put food on the table but I want to expand products in the future to support fresh water advocacy ...Those guys are really the front line troops to keep Michigan pure," he said Citing concerns that a natural-gas pipeline explosion could endanger kids at a local camp and residents of nearly 100 homes, two U.S senators are asking the federal government to pause construction of a natural-gas pipeline around Silver Lake near Pinckney in Dexter Township and reexamine the route in a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Acting Chairwoman Cheryl LaFleur said their constituents have raised "serious safety issues" about the route the pipeline will take near Ann Arbor YMCA's Camp Birkett and about 90 homes Energy Transfer's Rover 42-inch pipeline will pass through Livingston Washtenaw and Lenawee counties before linking up with an existing Vector pipeline south of Fowlerville that is a joint venture between Enbridge Inc The $4.3 billion Rover Pipeline project will amount to about 710 miles of pipe when completed and will transport natural gas from fracking operations in the Appalachian region of eastern Ohio western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia.  FERC spokesperson Tamara Young-Allen said LaFleur received the senators' letter and will issue a response the final route that was selected will result in a high-pressure natural gas pipeline running less than 300 feet from a YMCA campground for children," Stabenow and Peters wrote. "In addition the approved route will encircle 90 neighboring homes and pass under what we understand to be the only three roads available for evacuation and access by emergency responders in the event of a pipeline explosion."  The pipeline route changed during the course of FERC's review While the original pipeline route followed an existing ITC power lines corridor the final federally approved route located it closer to the camp and homes on the lake.  Ann Arbor YMCA president Toni Kayumi said if a pipeline explosion were to occur during summer camp it could endanger over 100 campers and 20 councilors "Why are ET Rover partners going to the lake-hugging route instead of the ITC route They have to cut off the only land escape routes so no one could get out nor could emergency services get in "If we can put the pipeline back where it belongs eliminate risks and put the camp out of the blast zone there would be no need for us to be protesting." READ MORE: Owl infected with West Nile Virus found in Livingston County ET Rover spokesperson Alexis Daniels said in an email the company identified a total of four roads that access the camp She did not address an event such as an explosion that could render those roads unusable And camp Director Alison Lum said the fourth road isn't one that can be used by campers and residents to evacuate "There is a road that is an entrance to the Pinckney State Recreation Area that doesn't go through," Lum said. "It's gated for park personnel only and completely locked off. ...If a fire our only way out would be through the water." The senators' letter suggests the route change happened in a confusing manner and the public was not given adequate opportunity to submit public comments on the final route to FERC.   Daniels said in the email pipeline officials have been in contact with the senators' offices and "look forward to continuing constructive dialogue about the project." "Rover Pipeline meets and exceeds where possible all federal safety standards in the design and operations of the pipeline," Daniels said also saying that a thicker pipe will be used around Silver Lake due to the number of buildings in the area and their proximity to the future pipeline.  Contact Livingston Daily reporter Jennifer Eberbach at 517-548-7148 or at jeberbach@livingstondaily.com Follow her on Facebook @Jen.Eberbach and Twitter @JenEberbach Grassroots and environmental groups want the U.S Army Corps of Engineers to stop Energy Transfer's Rover Pipeline from using a drilling technique that recently caused the spillage of millions of gallons of drilling fluid in Ohio The Sierra Club, Michigan Residents Against the ET Rover Pipeline and Ohio-based non-profit FreshWater Accountability Project filed a formal request Wednesday asking the federal agency to revoke a permit that allows ET Rover to drill tunnels horizontally under bodies of water it absolutely has to be built as close to perfectly as possible," Terry Lodge an attorney for the three groups, said Thursday Activists ask feds to halt ET Rover pipeline over environmental concerns ET Rover causes 2M gallon environmental spill Judge: ET Rover pipeline can seize land without owners' blessings Lodge asks the Corps to "require individual permits for each water body crossing" and revoke a permit allowing for horizontal drilling along the entire pipeline.  ET Rover plans to use the technique to cross 45 different bodies of water Chief of Public Affairs Andy Kornacki confirmed Thursday the Corps received the letter, but he declined to comment Pipeline spokesperson Alexis Daniel wrote in an email Thursday horizontal drilling "is a less disruptive way to install underground pipe rather than digging a trench to bury it," and added the company is working on a clean-up effort in Ohio.  Daniel said ET Rover officials "remain optimistic" that part of the pipeline in Ohio will be in operation by late July and the rest of it will be online by November.  Several environmental violations have occurred in Ohio, including the April 13 spillage of about 2 million gallons of drilling fluid when ET Rover was drilling horizontally under the Tuscarawas River near Navarre in Stark County The state's Environmental Protection Agency fined the company $431,000 for the spill The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered ET Rover to temporarily suspend all horizontal drilling under waterways until it completes a review "Each and every wetland crossing should be specifically planned so you can prevent damage," Putnam Township resident Cliff Rowley said the question is: Is there a potential risk here?" The request comes as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is reviewing a legal complaint filed last month by the Michigan and Ohio-based groups which asks FERC to revoke the certificate issued to the company in February that allowed it to start building the 42-inch natural gas pipeline The natural-gas pipeline will pass through 15 miles of Livingston County in the Pinckney State Recreation Area and Putnam before linking up with an existing Vector pipeline south of Fowlerville that is a joint venture between Enbridge Inc The $4.3 billion Rover Pipeline project will amount to 710 miles of pipe when completed and will transport natural gas from fracking operations in the Appalachian region of eastern Ohio western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. It will pass through Lenawee Washtenaw and Livingston counties in Michigan Contact Livingston Daily reporter Jennifer Eberbach at 517-548-7148 or at jeberbach@livingstondaily.com A pair of brothers in their nineties are finally ready to retire after about 50 years of running a restaurant and tavern Log Cabin Inn is for sale by owner Nick Kovanis who still cooks at the Genoa Township restaurant Nick Kovanis did not disclose a selling price “Make me an offer I can’t refuse,” Nick Kovanis said “How much depends on whether they want to buy just the business (and rent the space) or if they will buy everything.” Everything includes the 3,600-square-feet restaurant property at 5393 E but you need young people to do it,” Harry Kovanis said Waitress and bartender Julie Walczak hopes the next owner will bring new life to the old place "It's been here for so long and it's all regular customers," Walczak said "I hope the next owner can do something to get it busy like it was when lines were out the door." The Kovanis brothers admit they have slowed down over the years but customers dining on pizza Tuesday night were impressed and the pizza is good," said Howell resident Tom Norton who was there with wife Darlene. "To be that old and still working here is amazing." Greek salad and steaks are their top sellers “I have the best pizzas in the county and making the same recipe for 60 years,” Harry Kovanis said The Kovanis brothers hail from a village near Thebes They left their World War II war-torn homeland behind for a life in Royal Oak where distant relatives were living.  Their father Loukas Kovanis came over from Greece in 1903 and worked for Ford Motor Company The brothers moved with their families to the Howell area in 1968 They rebuilt the business 17 years ago after the original building burned down It was (built) over 100 years ago,” Nick Kovanis said “It took about five years to rebuild after the fire the brothers aren’t sick of each other “Everyone says brothers don’t get along Follow her on Facebook @Jen.Eberbach and Twitter @JenEberbach.