Citizens will have an opportunity to hear from Independence Township trustee candidates when the League of Women Voters (LWV) holds a debate. According to Judy Bateman of the LWV, each candidate will give a one-minute opening and closing statement, and they will have one minute to respond to questions from the audience and from Mary […]
Clarkston’s Planning Commission will be downsized from 7 to 5 members if the City Council votes to change their current ordinance. In addition to decreasing the number of Planning Commission members, Ordinance 129 will be amended to ensure the city council member appointed to the commission can vote. The current members of the Planning Commission […]
‘This is the most important election of my lifetime,? said U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers during the Independent Tea Party Patriots? Town Hall Meeting. Rogers, along with other candidates who will appear on the November 6 ballot, spoke at the Fountains Banquet Hall on October 10. Rogers, Eighth District representative, shared his experiences overseas, spoke about […]
Independence Township residents will pay more for sewer and burials in 2013. During their Special Budget meeting on October 9, the township board voted to increase sewer rates from $80 per quarter to about $83.25 per quarter, said DPW Director Linda Richardson. Residents will see the change in rates on their sewer bills on February […]
The state denied McLaren hospital’s Certificate of Need (CON) application for Clarkston and stripped it from Bill 1269, but McLaren’s not giving up. Bill 1269 was proposed by state Sen. Mike Kowall. Its amendments to state health code no longer include a provision to allow McLaren to relocate 200 beds from Pontiac to Clarkston, said […]
Current plans for the $300 million McLaren hospital project in Clarkston ensure the facility will be on track to become a Level II Trauma Center. To find out how a hospital earns this designation, The Clarkston News spoke to Connie Mattice, a site reviewer for the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and recently retired from […]
Chip Travis thinks he’s seen and even interacted with a ghost in his house in downtown Clarkston. ‘I’ve seen the ghost three times,? he said. Travis describes what he sees as a smoky apparition that feels chilly when it wisps past, but why his house? One possible answer came in the form of a visitor […]
Downtown Clarkston was decked in shades of pink this week to raise awareness for breast cancer. The Clarkston Retailers? Paint the Town Pink, A Ladies Night Out event raised $700 for Swan for Life Cancer Foundation, which provides free education, support and resources to cancer patients, families, caregivers and friends in Southeastern Michigan. Twenty retailers […]
‘We’re in pretty decent shape,? said Budget Analyst Rick Yeagar when asked about Independence Township’s 2013 budget. Residents will have an opportunity to decide about the township’s financial shape for themselves during a public hearing on October 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Township Hall off Waldon road. Residents attending the hearing can expect a presentation […]
Treasurer Curt Carson hopes to keep liquor licenses in the community to encourage businesses to stay within Independence Township. The number of liquor licenses state law allows in a community is based on population, and Independence Township has already issued its total of 23 licenses. Those hoping to serve beer, wine, or liquor in their […]