Approximately $5,000 in Oxford Village property tax money is missing, according to officials, and paperwork discovered at suspended Deputy Clerk Pat Paad’s desk indicates she could be involved with its disappearance. ‘We discovered (it) while we were investigating records here in the work area that Pat was at,? said village Manager Joe Young. The discovery […]
(Editor’s Note: We were the first to break this story Friday on www.oxfordleader.com) Approximately $5,000 in Oxford Village property tax money is missing, according to officials, and paperwork discovered at suspended Deputy Clerk Pat Paad’s desk indicates she could be involved with its disappearance. ‘We discovered (it) while we were investigating records here in the […]
The next time Oxford Village residents turn on their faucets to pour a tall, cold glass of refreshing water, they’ll being enjoying one of the best tasting municipal waters in the entire world. Over the weekend, Oxford’s ground-pumped H20 took fourth place in the ‘Best Municipal Water 2011? category at the 21st annual Berkley Springs […]
An Oxford resident studying abroad got a firsthand lesson in natural disasters when she found herself smack dab in the middle of a massive earthquake last week. ‘It was the scariest day of my life,? said Amber Cervantez, a 2005 graduate of Oxford High School and current student at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in […]
Much to the chagrin of the Oxford Downtown Development Authority, it appears the village is within its rights to make the entity pay for police and maintenance services provided to its district. ‘I cannot conclude the village’s decision to retain a portion of DDA revenues to pay for DPW and police services is clearly unlawful […]
Financial experience versus municipal experience was the focus of debate by the Oxford Village Council last week as officials discussed which candidate should be the municipality’s next clerk. In the end, municipal experience won out as council voted 3-1 to offer the position to Susan Nassar, who’s currently employed as clerk/treasurer for the Village of […]
It appears Oxford Village Councilwoman Maureen ‘Moe? Helmuth will be abstaining from any further votes, should there be any, relating to the village clerk position or suspended Deputy Clerk Pat Paad. Last week, Helmuth was criticized by members of the public for making a motion and voting at the Feb. 8 meeting to demote Paad […]
Still no decisions have been made regarding the fate of the old Oxford Township Hall, now owned by the village, and very little input was received from the public to help guide officials in making one. Only two citizens spoke on the issue at last week’s village council meeting. ‘I see no reason at all […]
Numbers changed, but minds did not as the Oxford Village Council last week took no further action, despite a plea from a local business owner, regarding its Feb. 8 decision to discontinue a downtown snow removal program ‘I think that this program was important and I think that it should be continued,? said Rick Williams, […]
Can there be any doubt left that Oxford Village Councilwoman Maureen ‘Moe? Helmuth needs to be removed from office? It appears her role in concealing an alleged embezzlement from 2006-07 might have helped cost the village taxpayers approximately $5,000 from this year’s property tax funds (see story on Page 1). To recap, Helmuth previously admitted […]