Independence Township trustees hope they’ve officially closed the door on deficits. ‘Final lesson learned,? said Trustee David Lohmeier at the Sept. 6 board meeting. ‘Closing on a $3 million dollar building without your bookkeeper in the room is not a smart move.? The State of Michigan required the township create a deficit elimination plan to […]
Half a year without a supervisor is enough for Trustee David Lohmeier. “We’ve only got another 12 months until another board is elected,? Lohmeier said. ‘It’s been long enough and now I think it’s at the point where it’s our duty to bring on some support.? Independence Township Supervisor Dave Wagner’s most recent doctor’s note […]
The people spoke and the Independence Township board listened ? no safety-path tax increase this year. Independence Township Board voted unanimously, Sept. 20, to hold the millage at the current .2023 mills, which will levy $272,513 in the next year. That suits resident Rae LuAllen. ‘The spending is out of control ? you need to […]
After waiting nearly two hours for Independence Township trustees to come out of closed session, frustrated resident Rae LuAllen had enough. ‘I’m sorry, but I have other things to do than to sit here while they’re in a closed session,? LuAllen said. Interacting with the public is part of the job as elected officials, she […]
Tom Bos, founding member of Freedom to Work Coalition and member of Independent Tea Party Patriots, said their goal is not to bust unions. “I will fight to the death for my right to join a union,” Bos said at the Tea Party’s Right to Work meeting, Sept. 21, at Fountains Golf and Banquet Center. […]
After six months of sick leave, Independence Township Supervisor Dave Wagner hopes to get back to work the first of the year. ‘I have no intention of resigning,? Wagner said. ‘If they (doctors) tell me I’m going to be ill and I’ll never recover, then at that time I’ll have to make that determination.? After […]
Is the clich? ‘opposites attract? true? Find out in Clarkston Village Players latest play, ‘Wrong for Each Other.? ‘I think it’s an enjoyable experience for viewers and somebody to see it,? said Joe Saulski, who plays Rudy. ‘It really gives them a lot of different experiences in a relationship they probably can identify with. I […]
When Carolyn Gibson visits her loved ones at Lakeview Cemetery, the last thing she wants to see is a dog around the gravesites. ‘It just makes you angry when you go in there and you see some dog lifting their leg or stooping and going to the bathroom on a grave,? said Gibson, a Springfield […]
How much is your house worth? How much do you earn? What time do you leave for work every morning? The federal government wants to know, and failure to answer could mean $100-$5,000 fines for each unanswered question. Information gathered through the American Community Survey will be used to update government population, housing, and transportation […]
Independence Township Clerk Shelagh VanderVeen and Sandy Miller, elections administrator for Independence Township, went to Clarkston High School March 18 and recruited 100 new voters. ‘We were able to register all the kids who turned 18 on or before Nov. 4. Even though I can’t put them in the computer yet, some of them I […]