Construction has already begun on one lot, but residents near Dollar Bay and Shady Oaks Drive in Orion Township are hoping township officials will step in and enforce an ordinance that they say applies to the sale of two lots there that are non-conforming. However, Orion Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk said the matter has been […]
The pews of historic Union Church may soon be filled again, once the Orion Historical Society finishes an interior renovation of the 1854-erected structure. Listed on the National Registry of Historic Buildings, the church is located at Broadway and Church Street in the Village of Lake Orion, but is owned by Orion Township. The Orion […]
Dale Ziegler doesn’t think it’s fair the Orion Township Board of Review has decided to assess taxes for the second floor of his Clarkston Road home, being that there’s nothing there. Ziegler asked the board of trustees to pass a resolution July 18 that would allow residents to appeal by letter to the board of […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees has voted to go ahead and prepare the roll for the special assessment district for the Lake Orion canals. The SAD will pay for chemical treatment of aquatic weeds in the canals. The board held a public hearing on the SAD cost estimate and work plan on Aug. 1, […]
Orion Township trustees have agreed to help foot the bill for the Orion Historical Society to hire a professional to conduct a ‘windshield survey? that could cost up to $15,000. In June, the board voted to authorize $11,500 to conduct a survey of areas in the village that might be considered for the National Register […]
On July 28, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of 346 acres of property to add to Addison Oaks County Park, located in Addison Township on Romeo Road. The additional acreage is located next to the existing 794 acres of the park, to the east along Walker Road. Oakland County Parks hopes […]
Orion Township resident Dick Hassberger has a license plate frame on his car that says ‘My other vehicle is a fire truck.? He isn’t kidding. Hassberger found a 1953 fire truck for sale on eBay almost three years ago, and he knew he had to have it. ‘It was in Missouri, so I went down […]
A 48-year-old Ortonville woman told the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department that her husband attacked her, and tried to stab her with a knife, at Civic Center Park on July 20. According to the OCSD report, the woman and her husband, a 48-year-old Lapeer man whom she is in the process of divorcing, both work at […]
It doesn’t have any clients for it yet, but the Bingham Farms-based development company Burton-Katzman hopes to get a rezoning for several acres of property near Silverbell and Giddings Roads. The land, located near the GM Orion Assembly Plant on the northwest corner of Silverbell and Giddings, is currently zoned in three different classifications; part […]
With a growing accountant practice, Norm McKee said he will no longer be able to devote the time necessary to helm the Lake Orion High School Varsity Skiing program. McKee, who owns McKee & Company PC, located on Baldwin Road across from Friendship Park, has coached the boys and girls varsity ski teams for eight […]