News and Events in Flat Rock, Michigan
By Joe Pagano
Election Results from November 7, 2017
Mayor Results
Jonathan Dropiewski 743 Winner
City Council Top three are the winners …
James Martin 506 (I) (1)
John Bergeron 473 (I) (2)
Mark Maul 450 (3)
Ron Taeckens 321
Sean Gillaspie 316
Ronnie Reichlin 302
The first Euro-American settlers in Flat Rock were Michael Vreeland and his five grown sons between 1811 and 1820. Michael had been captured by British Rangers during the Revolutionary War and released after American independence.
The family purchased 800 acres (3.2 km2). The town was called the Village of Vreeland until 1838 when the Vreeland family sold off the majority of the land and relinquished control of the area. The Vreeland families built the first grain and lumber mill, having brought the grinding stones from New York.
Descendants of Michael Vreeland still live in the town and attend Flat Rock public schools, being the seventh generation to reside in the town their family founded.