Just a reminder, beginning July 1, the Oxford Village offices, located at 22 W. Burdick St., will be closed on Fridays. The closure is a cost-cutting measure approved by council when it adopted the 2016-17 budget. It’s estimated to save the village approximately $5,000 annually. The village offices will now be open Monday through Thursday […]
Lakeville Elementary first-grader Brooke Bourdeau has a blast competing in the sack race during the school’s Field Day to celebrate the end of the school year. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
A $262,500 allocation from Oxford Township’s general fund reserves for the construction of a new parks and recreation department maintenance facility in Seymour Lake Park was approved last week by the board of trustees in a 4-2 vote. The new facility – a 5,000-square-foot pole barn with a 1,536-square-foot lean-to structure – would be located […]
A big, blank wall in downtown Oxford was transformed last week into an eye-catching mural depicting the State of Michigan and its bountiful selection of game animals. Designed and painted by Lake Orion artist Kristi Blattel, the mural was created in preparation for the opening of a new hunting specialty store called Beyond the Ears, […]
Leonard’s village council made it crystal clear that it’s against the proposed regional mass transit tax. On Monday night, council voted 4-0 to approve a resolution opposing the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) of Southeast Michigan’s proposed 20-year, 1.2-mill property tax, expected to be on the Nov. 8 ballot. (Please see related story, “Twp. working on […]
Oxford Township officials are expected to formalize their opposition to the proposed regional mass transit tax that, if approved by voters, would be levied against north Oakland County property owners, but not provide any services to this area. “I think it’s a raw deal,” said Supervisor Bill Dunn. It was the consensus of the township […]
Lots of minutiae was discussed at length – such as the pros and cons of building with stained versus painted concrete block – but there were no major issues as the Oxford Township Planning Commission voted 7-0 last week to grant final site plan approval for a new Tractor Supply Co. (TSC) store. The TSC […]
A 60-day period during which the public is invited to review and comment on the proposed master plan update for Oxford Village began last week. Planning commissioners voted 5-0 to receive and approve the distribution of the draft master plan documents, prepared by the village’s planner, the Northville-based McKenna Associates. The update consists of five […]
When I first started working here back in 1999, I absolutely hated taking photos. I had practically no experience with a camera, nor had I ever had even the slightest desire to become a shutterbug. I grew up in a culture that was not yet obsessed with photographing food and taking selfies, then posting it […]
Gary M. Douglas and Adam Johnson were recommended for appointment last week to the two vacant seats on the Oxford Village Planning Commission. The recommendations must now be approved by the village council. Douglas has lived in the village on Park St. for six years and has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. “I thought […]