Random, arbitrary and otherwise miscellaneous ramblings from your friendly neighborhood reporter? More and more studies (not to mention Scripture) have mentioned that humor is great for relieving stress and enhancing mental health. That is especially true in this business, and it seems also to be true for people even in local government. That’s why it’s […]
New ordinance amendments, if approved by the Springfield Township Board, will establish a curfew for young people, severely limit skateboarding or in-line skating on public streets and sidewalks, and add other offenses as recommended by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. The board adopted first reading of the amendments to the township’s Omnibus Crime Ordinance at […]
Several areas in the Clarkston area will see orange barrels this spring and summer as part of the Road Commission for Oakland County’s 2005 road construction season. Clarkston Road between M-15 and Flemings Lake Road is slated for a 1.5-inch ‘preservation overlay,? as is Pine Knob Road from Clarkston Road to the end of the […]
Motorists were unable to cross I-75 on M-15 for a time on Feb. 12, and those exiting southbound I-75 had to endure a temporary stop sign all day as road and utility crews scrambled to reinstall traffic signals felled by a motorist. Deputy Mike Carolin, who came from the Springfield Township substation to assist with […]
Brett Dickie is a rather reluctant television star. One of the hosts of ‘Video Xtreme? on Independence Township local cable access channels 10 and 20, Dickie has aspirations in the television or film industry. His goal, at least at first, was to be a producer or director. ‘I told myself, ‘I truly do not want […]
The Whoopee Bowl will remain in business, but the building will cease to be orange. The Springfield Township Board and the Dixie Highway business owners reached a compromise last week, with the board rescinding their demolition order and the more-than-50-year-old salvage resale business agreeing to drop a lawsuit challenging that order. The business also agreed […]
Rumors concerning a proposed Home Depot in Springfield Township turned out to be true ? for a short period of time. The home improvement retail chain decided to withdraw their formal proposal before it even reached the township planning commission agenda. A Feb. 14 letter from Greenberg Farrow Architecture Engineering Development to township Building Director […]
In government elections, some complain about the subtle equation of money to votes. Sherry Schaffert is not subtle about it. She is seeking ‘reelection? as the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Michigan’s ‘Woman of the Year,? and donations are ‘votes.? The Clarkston area resident earned the title in 2003. In 2004, she simply worked on […]
Motorists have faced more challenges than usual on gravel roads this winter, and the Road Commission for Oakland County is asking everyone for patience. Unpaved roads were battered by record January snowfalls, followed immediately by an unseasonable thaw and heavy rains, followed by more heavy snow and subfreezing weather. ‘This is about the worst weather […]
Despite protests at a public hearing preceding the vote, the Springfield Township Planning Commission on March 3 recommended approval of a planned unit development, which includes a gasoline station-convenience store, at the southwest corner of Andersonville and White Lake Road. One of the conditions of that endorsement is that the road intersection will be improved […]