Mourners said their final goodbyes to Shelby Township's Fire Chief Gene Shepherd on Monday during his funeral at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Roseville.
After years of staffing cutbacks in police and fire, the Ann Arbor City Council voted 8-2 early Tuesday morning to approve a city budget that begins a rebuilding process.
The city might consider subcontracting police and fire services with a neighboring community as it prepares its 2012-13 budget that is expected to garner the attention of state officials who have been keeping an eye on the city's financial troubles.
An arbitrator's ruling that cuts firefighters' pay, increases their retirement contributions, institutes premium-sharing for their health insurance and allows the use of part-time and on-call firefighters has Plymouth Township officials declaring victory.