Congratulations Oxford Beautification Award winners!

Six residences and three commercial/government properties were honored Tuesday night at the 13th annual Village of Oxford Beautification Awards Program. The properties are judged by the five-member Beautification Commission based on things like creativity (color and design), landscaping, maintenance/upkeep, overall impression and signage (commercial properties). Established in 1992 through a village ordinance, the commission’s ultimate […]

Twp. approves $9.72 million in budgets

Oxford Township officials last week approved budgets totalling $9,721,774 and property tax rates totalling 10.0213 mills for the upcoming 2006 fiscal year. For the 12th consecutive year, the township will levy 0.95 mill to support its General Fund Operating Budget, which was approved at $1,731,969. (See the shaded box below for a breakdown of the […]

Jacobsen will run for state rep.

A well-known local businessman and longtime public servant, born and bred in Oxford, is hoping to bring his brand of common sense governance to the state Legislature. ‘I look at what’s going on in Lansing and government overall, and it’s really discouraging for the average person out there,? said Oakland County Commissioner Bradford Jacobsen (R-Oxford). […]

Twp. awaits bids on new hall

Oxford Township officials are expected to choose a general contractor to construct a new townhip hall at their Wednesday, Oct. 12 meeting ? if the price is right. Officials are looking to construct a 14,024-square-foot, two-level municipal office facility on the northern portion of a nearly 28-acre parcel the township owns along Granger and Seymour […]

Scarecrow Festival set for Oct. 15

Economists are predicting a major upswing in local straw sales as Oxford prepares for its Third Annual Scarecrow Festival on Saturday, October 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Centennial Park will once again play host to the fun-filled fall festival centered around the amazing straw creations of local residents and businesses. Those wishing to […]

New ride, new lift, new lease on life

Hunter Strunk’s got a new set of wheels and they’re making life a lot easier for him and his mother Pam. ‘It’s made an immense difference,? Pam said. ‘The biggest thing is I’m not exhausted and he’s not unhappy.? On Sept. 15, Addison residents Pam and Hunter, 8, took delivery of a brand new 2005 […]

Main Street team to visit Oct. 4-7

Is Oxford’s Main Street program headed in the right direction? A ‘resource team? consisting of five Main Street experts will assess the community’s progress and make recommendations during an Oct. 4-7 visit to the village. ‘They’re going to look at our first year’s activities and see if we’re at least on the right track,? said […]

Oxford wine shop moves

If you’re looking for the Oxford Wine & Beverage Company, the shop moved ? across the street. Downtown Oxford’s only place to buy fine wines, premium beers and hand-rolled cigars recently moved from 24 to 11 S. Washington Street, the southwest quadrant building formerly occupied by the now-defunct Meadowbrook Interiors ‘It’s a good story because […]

‘Black Widow’ corn maze opens Saturday

There’s a giant spider lurking in Oxford, waiting for parents and kids to get lost in its evil web of . . . corn? Beginning Saturday, Oct. 1 and running every weekend through the end of the month, Oxford Township Parks and Recreation is operating a corn maze at 2067 N. Oxford Road (about two […]

Leader Editorial

With all that’s going on politically in Oxford and economically throughout the state and nation, we don’t believe that now is the right time for the township to move ahead with building new municipal offices. Oxford’s biggest problem has always been that it’s one community divided by two governments. It seems to us that moving […]