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Clinton Township approves transfer to Priority Waste BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — While there was apprehension about approving the transfer of trash collection services from GFL Environmental to Priority Waste, there
wasn’t much the Clinton Township Board of Trustees could do about it. At its June 24 meeting, the board unanimously approved the transfer. While the township had the option to opt out of the transition, it’s unclear what would’ve been an alternative. Clinton Town-
ship Attorney Jack Dolan said Priority Waste was the only company that could reasonably fulfill the needs of the contract. “It’s my recommendation that we hold our nose, so to speak, and accept the assignment and try to move on in a positive way,” Dolan said. “Hopefully services will improve.”
Dolan mentioned that if the township gives 120 days’ notice, per the terms of their agreement, they can move on to another contract. This is part of the current contract that Priority Waste will inherit from GFL, which is in effect until March of 2026. See REFUSE on page 8A
State Bank of Fraser building has deep roots in downtown BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
T
he former State Bank of Fraser building has been at the center of the debate about whether Sheetz, a gas station and convenience store chain, should come downtown. The building sits at the corner of 14 Mile and Utica roads. It is flanked by two gas stations, one on each side. The bank building is a link to another time, before big-box stores and chains were ever-present. The bank started a few years after a catastrophe. In 1905, there was a large fire that consumed Fraser’s downtown. The blaze happened when Fraser was still a village. According to Fraser Historical Commission member Tom Iwanicki, the bank was founded in 1910. However, the building was originally in a different spot. Turns out it was across the street, on the east side of Utica. “The bank grew rapidly, and it was moved and enlarged to its present site,” Iwanicki said in an email. “The stone at the top of the bank that reads ‘1910’ does not denote the age of the building, but the founding of the bank.”
Photo provided by the Fraser Historical Commission
This photo shows the State Bank of Fraser before it had an extension added in 1958.
See BANK on page 12A
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