Annual meetings becoming a reality in Oxford Township?

It looks like one of Oxford Township Trustee Sue Bellairs? dreams is about to come true. At the Dec. 9 meeting, the township board is expected to decide on a date to hold its first annual meeting. ‘I’ve always wanted to have one,? Bellairs said. ‘We’ll probably do it around budget time in the fall […]

Dentists smiling over grand opening

Oxford Lakes Dental Care celebrated the grand opening of it’s newly expanded and remodeled office at 91 S. Washington Street with a Nov. 12 ribbon-cutting ceremony that featured U.S. Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Brighton). After 10 months of construction, Drs. Dan and Donna Sahutske saw about 2,500 square feet added to their facility, giving them a […]

Oxford Twp. gives $5K to FISH

Oxford/Orion FISH’s pantry will be fuller thanks to Oxford Township. Last week, the township board awarded an emergency services contract to the organization in the amount of $5,072. ‘It’s going to be a tremendous help,? said FISH Pantry Coordinator Val Cass, of Oxford. The money came from the 2009 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds […]

Village makes ‘no parking’ zone on Dennison St.

The power of the Press has struck again. A Nov. 4 column (‘SW quad generating traffic woes?) by Leader Editor C.J. Carnacchio was cited in the Oxford Village Council’s decision last week to make the north side of Dennison Street, between Washington (M-24) and Hudson streets, a no parking zone 24 hours a day. The […]

Blaze erupts in Oxford Oaks

Fire erupted at Oxford Oaks condominiums off Seymour Lake Road shortly before 6 p.m. June 9, completely destroying an attached garage and causing various degrees of damage to four adjacent condo units. The condo, located at 600 Oxford Oaks Court, is owned by Oxford Township Deputy Clerk Beverly Johnson, who was not home when the […]

Oxford Bank awarded Village bonds

Oxford Bank last night was awarded the sale of $3.3 million in capital improvement bonds by the village council. Offering a 3.8228 percent interest rate, Oxford Bank was the lowest of six ‘very competitive bids? for the purchase of the bonds, according to village Manager Joe Young. The sale of these bonds will finance three […]

’84 Tiger addresses Rotarians

Dave Bergman, former first baseman for the 1984 World Champion Detroit Tigers, stopped by to have lunch and chat with the Rotary Club of Oxford on June 7. A major league ball player for 17 years, Bergman now sponsors four youth baseball teams for kids ages 15 to 18 in Grosse Pointe, where he also […]

Petition seeks halt to cityhood spending

A petition to enact an ordinance which cuts off tax funding for Oxford Village’s cityhood effort and prohibits council taking anymore action in favor of cityhood without a prior vote of the people is being circulated by a well-known village resident. ‘It’s time to put the brakes on this runaway train and see what the […]

$38K computer contract awarded to husband of village prez

A three-year $38,485 computer services maintenance contract for the Village of Oxford was awarded 4-0 by council last night to the Oxford-based Next Generation Computers, Inc. The company is owned by council President Rene Donovan’s husband Tracy A. Miller, Sr. who operates the business (formed in May 2003) from their Oxford Lakes home on Sunset […]

Code enforcement stepped up in village

Oxford Village property owners were put on notice last night to make sure their properties are kept up to code beginning July 1 or they could expect a visit from the new code enforcement officer. Council unanimously approved a resolution which ‘puts all property owners on notice of the focused code enforcement program which will […]