This was an eventful year for Ashley Shaw. While graduating from high school and being named Miss Dance of Michigan are big enough accomplishments, Shaw was just getting started. Shaw, 18, was recently named Miss Dance of America at the end of a national competition hosted by Dance Masters of America in Las Vegas. A […]
Those who see or talk to me outside of The Clarkston News office probably know that I and my loving husband Tom became first time home buyers almost four months ago. We purchased a cute 70-year-old, 1,100-square-foot, two-story fixer-upper in the Village of Oxford. Allow me to define ‘fixer-upper? in my mind: a home that […]
Sam Moraco is angry. After months of stabilizing the structure and beginning renovations on the McCord-Stickney home, Moraco arrived at the property this past Saturday morning, July 29, to learn vandals had destroyed not one, but 13 of what he feels was the home’s best features. ‘I got to the property and found out someone […]
The deal is official ? Independence Township is formally a part of Phase II for Wireless Oakland. The township board voted unanimously to sign an interlocal agreement with Oakland County in order to be a pilot community for the second phase of the program. To date, 40 communities have signed the agreement. Wireless Oakland is […]
Mayor Sharron Catallo called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. The city’s bills in the amount of $89,585.46 were approved 5-0 (Council members Wylie and Ottman absent). ? Clarkston Caf? owner Curt Catallo reported on the recent purchase of the restaurant. The building inspector, the Independence Township Fire Department and the Oakland County Board […]
For the past six weeks, The Clarkston News, and myself, explored several of the aspects surrounding Independence Township’s discussions on a proposed bond issue and operational millage for a new senior center. The articles looked at the history of the senior center, any bond issues or millages for the center, the current needs of the […]
After a 4-2 vote by the Independence Township Board of Trustees on July 18, residents will soon see an increase in their next sewer bill. According to Linda Richardson, director of the Department of Public Works, the Oakland County Drain Commissioner sent notice of a $1.46/ quarterly increase per Residential Equivalency Unit to the township. […]
Independence Township voters will decide the fate of two millage renewal requests on the August primary ballot. Independence Township is seeking a four-year, 0.6910 mill renewal for the library. During the first year, the millage will collect an estimated $1,138,529. According to Township Treasurer Jim Wenger, the millage was last renewed in 2002. The request […]
Numbers can be the most confusing aspect of any story. They can also tell the whole story on their own. For the Independence Township Senior Center, numbers are a blessing and a curse. Every year the center attempts to create a balanced budget while adjusting for rising utility costs, increasing building maintenance and cutbacks. In […]
After taking a step back on May 16 to make sure their ducks are in the line, the Independence Township Parks and Recreation Commission reached a unanimous decision on July 13. Commission members voted unanimously to bring before the Independence Township Board of Trustees a recommendation for a new 14,000-square-foot senior center and operational millage. […]