Independence Township

SYNOPSIS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE January 6, 2015 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, Ritchie, Schroeder Absent: Aliaga, Lohmeier […]

Oxford Village

VILLAGE OF OXFORD PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE SPECIAL LAND USE SIGN OXFORD BANK 60 S. WASHINGTON ST. Pursuant to the provisions of Village of Oxford Zoning Ordinance No. 324, the Village of Oxford Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 beginning at 7:00 p.m. (or soon thereafter) in the Oxford Village […]

Addison Township

Township of Addison Board Meeting Synopsis The Addison Township Board; it’s elected members are Supervisor Pearson, Clerk Bennett, Treasurer Fisher, Trustee Brakefield, Trustee Boehmer, Trustee Gierak and Erich Senft held meeting as noted below, at the Addison Township Offices, located at 1440 Rochester Rd. Leonard, MI. 48367. December 15, 2014 at 7;30 pm Approved the […]

Village audit shows increase in general fund and total debt

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Certified public accountant Rana Emmons gave village council and administration a pat on the back at the’Monday’night meeting for running a tight financial ship during the fiscal year of 2014. Representing auditing firm PSLZ LLP Certified Public Accountants, Emmons? team assessed the village’s financial activity of fiscal year 2014, […]

What you never thought you would do with an outhouse

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Some may think a brewery and church would form an unlikely partnership, but not when an outhouse is involved. In the last couple weeks 51 North Brewery and the Lake Orion United Methodist Church teamed up with several other local nonprofit organizations to create the eclectic 2015 Lake Orion […]

2014 was a successful year for FISH

By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Numbers don’t lie. And the numbers show that Oxford-Orion FISH is more than fulfilling its mission of ‘Neighbors helping neighbors.? Last year, the local charity distributed 144,165 pounds of free groceries to an average of 150 households (or 350 individuals) per month. ‘That’s a big ‘wow? factor,? said FISH Treasurer […]

Wilson named vice chair of RCOC board

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Orion Township resident and previous township trustee Eric Wilson will serve as the Vice Chairman on the Road Commission for Oakland County three-member board for 2015. Each January the board elects the Chairman and Vice Chairman to serve for the year, and Wilson, along with Board Chairman Ron Fowkes […]

LO thespians sing a true tune in Bare: A Pop Opera

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer For Lake Orion junior Owen Woityra, playing Peter, a lead role in’Bare: A Pop Opera,’is stepping into the shoes of his favorite character of all time. Woityra, along with his fellow thespians senior Shantel Robinson and junior Kris Fitzgerald of Lake Orion, will be performing in the musical for […]

Open water still on local lakes, stay alert

Advice from the Lake Orion Police Department Know before you go onto the ice if it is safe. There are sections of open water that still exist in sections of Lake Orion even as of today. Just because it is cold outside it does not mean lake ice is safe, according to lake Orion Police […]

Troop 128 trains strong Eagle Scouts

By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Orion Township resident Jack Sielicki is on his way to earning his wings. Sielicki, 14, is in the review process of becoming an Eagle Scout, the highest rank a Boy Scout can earn, and is set to achieve it almost two years sooner than the average scout. Before the […]