After three months of investigation, Supervisor Dave Wagner was cleared of all charges concerning ‘unauthorized compensation? in connection with the new township hall. ‘I am very pleased to say the investigation is now over,? Wagner said. ‘The Oakland County Prosecutors office found no wrong doing or criminal intent of my actions.? In July, Independence Township […]
Clarkston SCAMP is set to receive a $20,000 grant, but first they need some help. “In order to get our $20,000 we have to raise $20,000 in new money,” said Donna Clancy, executive director of fundraising for SCAMP. “It can be old or prior donors, but it needs to be new money.? SCAMP was named […]
Henry Woloson, said he was ‘very gratified? when more than 50 people filled his office Thursday night to talk about recalling Independence Township Supervisor Dave Wagner. ‘We had not gotten a lot of indication as to how many people were going to come, so we couldn’t adequately prepare,? he said. ‘But we’ve already started making […]
Many people say ‘Clarkston is a cute town.? Peg Roth and Kevin Harrison believe that attractive quality can be increased. ‘We’re in a great location,? Harrison said. ‘We have such a better location than Lake Orion, Oxford, then Fenton, than so many of these other areas because of our proximity to I-75.? Roth and Harrison […]
Whether called a ‘car allowance,? ‘stipend,? or ‘salary pay,? Trustee Neil Wallace believes money handling should be up to the Township Board. ‘Merely having something budgeted both by law and by our practice is not enough. It has to come back to the township board for approval.” Wallace said at the Oct 6 regular board […]
This past week has been busy as far as news and meetings go. Tuesday was the usual ‘township party? at Independence Township Hall. The good news is the meeting was just under three hours long. Thanks for the extra few hours of sleep. The major topic of debate was ‘car allowances? (see story on page […]
Hippies, folk music, food, drinks, silent auction, and lots of fun was the atmosphere for the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy’s ‘Flower Power ?09 Wild Night out Fundraiser. The money raised will help pay for the acquisitions and conservation of existing properties. The conservancy currently has 52 properties in its care, including a new 100 […]
Independence Township lost $600,000-$650,000 in cable-TV revenue and legal costs over the past two years, a victim of incomplete paperwork. According to several letters from Comcast, the township missed out on $320,000 in Public, Education, and Government (PEG) fees because its Uniform Franchise Agreement was ‘incomplete? and not sent within the prescribed ?30-day time clock […]
While looking for a job on Craig’s List in the non-profit section, Clarkston High School graduate Kristin Horstman came across an ad, which read ‘abolitionist needed.? ‘I was like ‘oh that sounds cool? so I clicked on it and she (Rebecca Salazar) has this grassroots thing going, where she was just going door to door […]
Independence Township, Springfield Township, and the City of the Village of Clarkston teamed together to go after a federal grant to upgrade municipal buildings to be more energy efficient and save money. Teaming up should increase their chances of approval, said Clarkston City Manager Dennis Ritter. ‘We were told if they put their grants together […]