

Previously, the joint department was funded by each municipal levying a special levy of. the city decided to start up their own department starting July 25, 2019. On January 20, 2019, the Township Board voted to rescind its joint fire department agreement in 90 days unless a new agreement is reached. In 2014, the superintendent left and the supervisor Micki Hoffman took over day-to-day management. Īn effort to consolidate the city and township into a single political entity was rejected by voters in both the city and township on May 2, 2006. In the 1970s, the Grand Blanc city, township and school district formed a joint parks and recreation department under a commission with 2 members from each entity. In 1939, the township and the city started a joint fire department.


Grand Blanc Centre incorporated as the City of Grand Blanc in 1930. On June 3, 1878, the Stony Run post office was closed then reopened on Decemoperating only to October 23, 1879. The township center began to boom in 1864 with the arrival of the railroad (now known as the CSX Saginaw Subdivision). By March 1843, Atlas and Davison had been organized. Mundy was split off on its Maorganization. With the Jorganization of Argentine Township, Grand Blanc lost Fenton to the new township. With the Maformation of Flint Township, Grand Blanc lost in addition the township survey areas of Burton, Genesee and Mount Morris to Flint. Then the township included the survey area of the future townships of Atlas, Burton, Davison, Fenton, Flint, Genesee, Mount Morris and Mundy. The oldest unit of government in Genesee County, Grand Blanc Township was organized on Maby the Territory of Michigan. Stony Run post office was formed in the area when it was in Oakland County on Jwith Marston W. Jacob Stevens settled at the survey township center and future city with his family in 1823. Afterwards, pioneer families began settling in the township. Originally settled by Chippewa Indians, the township took its name-French for "Great white"-from French traders who arrived before 1800. Whigville, also known as Gibsonville, is an unincorporated community as designated by the posted signs in the Township along Hill Road, Dort Highway and Saginaw Street.
