Tuscola County News

What happened at the meeting, in plain language. Tuscola County, Michigan.

Week 2 batch — 2 new articles, plus the 5-article launch batch below. Nothing here is sponsored. No other counties yet. Friday's villages slot is held open, not padded: Millington's March 9, 2026 minutes PDF returned a bot-check page on this check, so no Millington article was drafted from it.

County health insurance expected to rise about $248,000, with higher deductibles in the no-cost plans

Tuscola County Board of Commissioners · October 15, 2026 · Presentation, not a final carrier vote

Renewal presentation: about a $248,000 county increase expected, and no-cost plan deductibles rising from $3,000/$6,000 to $4,500/$9,000.

Caro buys police vests, approves water tower engineering

City of Caro City Council · August 17, 2026 · Approved

5 sets of ballistic vests and carriers for $7,100, $5,200 in Dixon Engineering services for water tower repairs, and a $2,300 fire budget adjustment.

Launch batch — 5 articles, all from public meeting minutes, all with source links.

Tuscola County moves $3.23 million in road and bridge millage money to the Road Commission

Tuscola County Board of Commissioners · October 1, 2026 · Approved

Commissioners approved $1,917,620.80 from the Voted Primary Road Fund and $1,308,361.21 from the Voted Local Bridge Millage Fund, both transferred to the Road Commission Fund.

Caro sets election worker pay: $17/hr for inspectors, $20/hr for precinct chairs

City of Caro City Council · September 8, 2026 · Approved

Council unanimously approved Resolution 2026-12, establishing the Election Commission and setting inspector, chair, and training pay.

Vassar keeps its city millage at 17 mills and approves the FY27 budget

City of Vassar City Council · June 1, 2026 · Approved, via the July 6 packet

Council approved the FY27 millage at 17 mills, stated as the same as the past several years, then approved the FY2027 budget 4-0.

Caro schools approve $33,800 staff program and $13,997 door-access software, bond work mostly done before school started

Caro Community Schools Board of Education · August 10, 2026 · Signed

The board approved a $33,800 Capturing Kids Hearts agreement and a three-year Access Control Software subscription for $13,996.80.

Vassar schools close out last year's budgets and open the new ones, with four staff resignations accepted

Vassar Public Schools Board of Education · June 30, 2026 · Not approved until signed — the document says so itself

The board unanimously approved final 2025-26 and original 2026-27 budgets, as presented, and accepted four resignations in the same consent agenda.