Brandon Twp.- Township residents with Oxford or Clarkston mailing addresses will find a fiscal priorities survey inserted in today’s edition of The Citizen. The survey, included in last week’s edition for all Ortonville mailing addresses, asks Brandon Township residents to rank the importance of 13 services currently offered, including fire, police, recreation, roads and senior […]
Ortonville- The purchase of a new truck, replacement of a 100-foot section of sidewalk and repaving of at least two and possibly three, roads will happen this fall after the village council approved a spending plan for roughly $80,000 of a $500,000 fund balance. ‘I feel very good about the projects chosen,? said Village Manager […]
Brandon Twp.- A concoction Barbara Jones made in her kitchen Monday night required a response by not only the township firefighters, but the North Oakland Hazardous Materitals Team (HAZMAT). Lucky for her, she’s a self-described neatnik, or she may not have lived to tell the tale. Jones owns an above-ground pool at her home in […]
Two former Brandon School Board colleagues will face off in November for a county commissioner seat. Beth Nuccio won the Republican nomination for the 1st District County Commissioner in Tuesday’s primary election. In a field of seven candidates, she took 1,999 votes, or 28.90 percent. Her closest competitor was Oxford resident James R. Porritt, Jr. […]
Brandon Twp.- Medical marijuana will be a topic of discussion at the planning commission meeting planned for 7:30 p.m., Aug. 24, at the township offices, 395 Mill St., said Township Supervisor Kathy Thurman. ‘I think at some point we should establish regulations, but as far as what they should be, I don’t know,? she said. […]
Ortonville- Two village businesses are improving their looks? for free. The Clarkston Brandon Community Credit Union (CBCCU), 4 South St., and Engineering Tube Specialties, 85 Myron St., were recently awarded facade grants from the Downtown Development Authority. Molly Lalone, DDA executive director, said Engineering Tube was approved for just under $1,500 and plans to reside […]
A review hearing has been delayed for the former township man accused of sexually abusing the mentally incapacitated man for whom he was guardian. The hearing for Duane Emery Kuerbitz has been adjourned until 1:30 p.m., Aug. 31, in front of Sixth Circuit Court Judge Rae Lee Chabot, pending completion of a psychological examination. Kuerbitz, […]
In a week, Catherine McGhee went from showing hogs and chickens at the Oakland County Fair to showing off her pink evening gown and dancing (or trying to) at the Miss Teen USA Pageant in the Bahamas. The 16-year-old Brandon Township resident, the current Miss Michigan Teen, competed to be Miss Teen USA at the […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board unanimously approved a 3-year contract with Teamsters Local #214 during the Aug. 9 board meeting, avoiding privatization of custodians and maintenance personnel. The union, representing 22 employees who provide custodial and maintenance services throughout the district, approved the contract last month with numerous concessions. Under the new contract, employees will […]
Brandon Twp.- The economy is down, but the park is getting a lift. The township board voted 4-3 at the Aug. 9 budget workshop meeting to install a sledding hill lift station at the community park, 1414 N. Hadley Road. The project is the last step in completing a grant the township received in 2008 […]