Township inks joint recreation plan

Brandon Twp.- Recreation is poised to move forward again after stalls and stumbles over the past few years. The township board approved 6-0 at their Nov. 10 meeting a motion to write a joint parks and recreation master plan with the Village of Ortonville. Trustee Ron Lapp was absent. ‘I think it is going to […]

Truck carves path of destruction downtown

A pickup truck carved quite the path of destruction in downtown Oxford Tuesday morning and knocked out the traffic signals at the intersection of Burdick and Washington streets. A 71-year-old Addison Township man driving a 2011 Ford F-150 pickup truck destroyed three light poles, two trees, a street sign and most significantly, the control box […]

Preliminary PUD denied for White Pine Estates

If White Pine Estates is ever going to be built, it appears the houses will have to sit on lots at least 1 acre in size. ‘Anything less than that, I don’t care,? said Oxford Township Supervisor Bill Dunn. ‘I’m not going to vote for it.? Township officials recently voted 7-0 to deny the preliminary […]

Spaced out over lack of space

Back in the 1970s, we put an awful lot of thought into building our Oxford Township home. We thought of things like a 2-car garage, garage door to the lower level and even an outbuilding with wide garage-type doors. At the time, we had two cars and lots of covered space. We couldn’t possibly have […]

What is the meaning of Don’s ice scraper?

Reporters are schooled to ask questions, with the most fundamental being, who, what why, where, when and how. Or as we in the trade say, ‘The Five Ws and an H.? When I was a younger man — scratch that, when I was a child — I used to ask a lot of ‘why? questions. […]

Goodrich Village

Parking The Village Of Goodrich Would Like To Remind Residents That Parking On Or Along Any Public Street, Road Or Highway Within The Village Of Goodrich Limits Shall Be Prohibited By Ordinance, Between The Hours Of 2:00 Am And 7:00 Am Daily, And During The Effective Period Of A Snow Emergency. Driveway Snow We Would […]

Groveland Township

GROVELAND TOWNSHIP Notice of Public Hearing Community Development Block Grant Funds 2015 Program Year And Reprogramming Request for 2014 Funding NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Groveland Township will hold a public hearing on the use of Community Development Block Grant Funds. The hearing will be held on Monday, December 8, 2014 @ 4695 Grange Hall […]

Groveland Township

SYNOPSIS GROVELAND twp. board 11-10-2014 Call To Order & Roll Call Approved: Agenda as Amended Consent Agenda Budget Amendments Accts Payable Financial Report Board Minutes Township & Fire PRESENTATION Plaque to the Oakland Cty. Rd. Commission OLD BUSINESS Approved Purchase of Ricoh Copier NEW BUSINESS Approved Invasive Special Grant Application Approved Back, Lawrence, Cason to […]

Independence Township

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC NOTICE 2014 DECEMBER BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING The Charter Township of Independence will hold its 2014 December Board of Review Meeting at the Township Hall Office on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 9:00 am. This office is located at 6483 Waldon Center Drive, Clarkston, MI 48346. The purpose of this […]

Independence Township

SYNOPSIS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE November 18, 2014 A. A Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Independence Board was called to order at 7:00 PM at Independence Township Hall. B. The Pledge of Allegiance was given. C. ROLL CALL: Present: Kittle, Pallotta, Brown, Aliaga, Lohmeier, Ritchie Absent: Schroeder […]