Old Tax Building Getting New Tenants at Council Meeting

The Howell Township Council is set to meet tonight at 7 p.m. and three of the items on the agenda figure to have a long lasting impact on the face of at least one road in the town.

At their last meeting the council introduced an ordinance to sell the building located at 450 Adelphia Road to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. There will be a public hearing and the the ordinance could be adopted at tonight’s meeting.

The council is set to introduce two ordinances tonight that would lease the former tax building across the street to the Howell Police Athletic League and the Howell Emergency Food Pantry.

It Should be a beautiful day in our area with a high 70 before dropping to a low of 44 at night. The National Weather Service is calling for a sunny day and a mostly clear night continuing a trend that is expected to last through the rest of the week.

Over the course of the weekend it was International Rabbit Day, Miniature Golf Day, Elephant Appreciation Day and Checkers Day. Today is National Cherries Jubilee Day.

On this date in 1789 Congress passed the First Judiciary Act which created the Attorney General and Supreme Court. The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field on this date in 1957 and 60 Minutes premiered on CBS in 1968.

Famous birthdays today include football hall of famer “Mean” Joe Greene, news anchor Lou Dobbs and actor Kevin Sorbo. F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on this date in 1896. Puppeteer Jim Henson would have turned 77-years-old today.