A resolution approving or not approving Oakland Intermediate School’s proposed 2005-06 budget isn’t sitting too well with Lake Orion School Board members. They ended up disapproving the resolution on May 11. According to LO Superintendent Dr. Craig Younkman, county school boards, by law, are now required to pass this type of resolution. Younkman believes the […]
Thanks Detroit Edison. Because of you, I’ve been able to fill column space over the years when there didn’t seem to be anything to write about. My latest interaction with the utility company came about because of the fallen tree limb that was pictured on the front page a few weeks ago. The day the […]
After an absence of several years, a classic car display is coming back to the Village of Lake Orion. It’s being sponsored by the Main Street Promotions Committee. Village council members OK’d the car show after a public hearing on April 25. Originally, the committee asked for South Broadway to be closed from Front to […]
I confess, I’m a big fan of several reality shows. I can’t wait until American Idol, The Amazing Race and Survivor are on each week. I’ve watched Survivor from its very first season. Each season seems to have its own twists, at least enough to keep me interested. But….I have to admit I wouldn’t do […]
One incumbent school board member has a challenger, the other does not in the May 3 election. Two seats need to be filled. Newcomer Steve Lawless and current Lake Orion School Board member Jim Weidman are both seeking a four year term. Bill Walters, who was appointed to fill a vacant seat last fall, has […]
School officials on the May 3 ballot are asking for a restoration of an operating millage that expired in 2004. A yes vote allows the Lake Orion School District to continue to levy 18 mills ($18 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on non-homestead and non-qualified agricultural property (businesses, rental property and second homes in […]
Things have changed in school elections. Under a new state law enacted this past January, all federal, state, county, township and school elections are restricted to only four dates a year. In the past, Lake Orion school elections took place in June. That date was no longer an option and the school board voted to […]
Did you know that a hole 35 feet deep has to be dug to support the 200 foot communications tower that’s being constructed behind the village hall? ### A friend and I were arguing over a word a weather forecaster used over the weekend. The man said to expect several inches of snow. I thought […]
After an absence of several years, a classic car display is coming back to the Village of Lake Orion. It’s being sponsored by the Main Street Promotions Committee. Village council members OK’d the car show after a public hearing on April 25. Originally, the committee asked for South Broadway to be closed from Front to […]
It took more than three hours, but Orion Pointe developers received an OK from village council members on April 11 for their revised preliminary Planned Unit Development application. Council members spent many hours at a March meeting debating the pros and cons of constructing a medical office and condo units on property located on the […]