Independence Township residents will pay more for water and sewer this year. Township Board approved a 3.6 percent increase in sewer rates and a 5 percent in water rates on a 4-0 vote, March 6. Trustees Larry Rosso and Mark Petterson, and Supervisor David Wagner were absent. The 3.6 percent equates to $2.79 per REU […]
With ‘a lot of chatter? around town and in the media concerning the possible dissolution of the City of the Village of Clarkston, Independence Township Trustee Neil Wallace was concerned. ‘There is some possibility this could not only have a significant impact on the township, but we may actually play a role,? he said. ‘We […]
Independence Township finds itself facing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request after township attorney Stephen Joppich switched law firms. Joppich and five other attorneys left Farmington Hills-based Secrest Wardle to join the new firm Johnson, Rosati, Shultz and Joppich P.C. Secrest Wardle sent a FOIA, March 8, to the township requesting all communications including […]
Ever wonder what it would be like to walk Clarkston’s streets and see a Pablo Picasso, Leonardo DaVinci, or Michelangelo paintings in its original size hanging on the sides of buildings for all to see? Now you can. The City of the Village of Clarkston is one of 11 communities this year participating in the […]
New Cable Public Access Center (CPAC) Director Joe Barnhart hopes to see CPAC become a thriving place for the community. ‘I’d like this to be like the library where we provide resources and expertise for the community and then they can come in and take advantage of that,? he said. ‘We’re not truly here to […]
Beaumont’s back, this time for public hearing. Beaumont Hospital will present plans for its property at M-15 and I-75, Dec. 13, at the Independence Township Library. The Planning Commission will accept public comments and consider conceptual site plan approval. ‘We are going to go through the revised site plan, which we worked with the sub-committee […]
Jim Reed, Tom Pytel, and four other members of ‘Independence Goes Green? are at the half way mark to reaching their goal of $10,000 in order to conduct an official poll for the public to vote on a new mileage for preservation of natural green spaces in Independence Township. ‘We feel that we have a […]
When it comes to being a handyman, Independence Township resident, Bruce Quigley has earned a little bit of bragging rights after winning Irwin Tools Ultimate Tradesman challenge, held on Nov. 11 in Phoenix Arizona. ‘It was exciting,? said Quigley, owner of Bruce A. Quigley Construction Co. ‘I really wasn’t as nervous as I was in […]
BY TREVOR KEISER Clarkston News Staff Writer Ever wonder what it was like to be a student growing up in ‘Old Clarkston? during the `40’s and early `50’s? Then check out Renaissance High School on this year’s 30th SCAMP Home Tour, June 2-3. To give a little tour down memory lane, Class of 1953 Clarkston […]
The current salary for Independence Township is just below $80,000 plus benefits. Trustee David Lohmeier would like to lower the salary for the next supervisor to $25,000 with no benefits. The board postponed a vote on the issue at the March 20 meeting to hopefully hear more opinions from the public at the April 3 […]