Lake Villa Manufactured Home Community is expected to connect to Oxford Township’s water system this week, which means it will have to start paying the debt service charge like every other user. The only difference is Lake Villa, owned by the Bloomfield Hills-based Meritus Communities, LLC, won’t have to immediately pay for all 851 of […]
Oxford Township officials last week gave the go-ahead to have plans drawn up for an 1,800-foot extension of a water main along the west side of M-24. The board voted 7-0 to approve an amount not to exceed $31,500 for township Engineer Jim Sharpe, president of the Oxford-based Sharpe Engineering, to prepare engineering plans and […]
Tom Kennis got a nice little send-off during his last meeting as a member of the Oxford Village Council. His fellow council members praised him and expressed their gratitude for his service. “I want to thank Tom for stepping up . . . and adding another point of view to our group,” said village President […]
Oxford Village homeowners who are experiencing problems with the municipality’s new residential garbage hauler are encouraged to voice their complaints, but please be specific about it. Bob Davis, village attorney, said people need to report exactly what the problems are, when the issues are occurring and where they live, so he can relay all that […]
Oxford sisters Amelia Castle (left), 4, and Grace Castle, 3, enjoy cold, tasty treats during an ice cream social held Saturday afternoon at Evergreens Coffee and Bakeshop on Pleasant St. in the village. The event was hosted by Community Connect, a ministry of Oxford Free Methodist Church. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
The Polly Ann Trailway Management Council (PATMC) has an opportunity to win up to $10,000, but in order to get it, folks have to vote in an on-line contest, the first round for which ends at midnight on Sept. 24. “We have to vote, vote, vote!” said Linda Moran, the always-exuberant trail manager. The Bank […]
When it comes to winning beautification awards, some property owners have the magic touch in addition to their green thumbs. Such is the case with Roots Hair Salon and the Sera family. Both have just earned their fourth award – no, that’s not a misprint – from the Oxford Village Beautification Commission. “Outside is where […]
When Oxford’s varsity football players take the field against the Clarkston Wolves on Friday, Sept. 22, they’ll be doing more than just racking up yards, making tackles and putting points on the board. The Wildcats will be honoring all the brave, selfless men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces by wearing special blue-and-gold camouflage […]
Business owners wondering – or complaining – why they can’t have bigger signs like so many of their neighbors already do in Oxford Village will be directed to the council. “The next time a business owner comes before us requesting a 32-square-foot sign, we’re going to deny it and the rationale for that denial is […]
A boo-boo made at last week’s Oxford Village Planning Commission meeting means a local developer will have to settle for a smaller building as originally planned. Planning commissioners voted 5-0 to approve a revised building design that was intended to allow Dave Weckle to construct a three-story structure at 32 E. Burdick St. Weckle was […]