By Jim Newell Lake Orion Review Editor LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s Corporate Oversight Division is laying the groundwork for a possible class action lawsuit against now-defunct Odd Job Disposal, Inc. “We have seen a pattern of behavior from this company that is totally unacceptable: they knew they were closing, but continued to […]
OXFORD TWP. – A 9-year-old boy was bitten by a dog in the Lake Villa Manufactured Home Community on June 12, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. The boy was visiting a neighbor’s house on Trillium Trail when a Dogue de Bordeaux, a large French mastiff, named Zeus allegedly attacked him. When interviewed by […]
A celebrity in Michigan’s hunting and fishing community and a champion of the conservation movement served as guest speaker for the Oxford Chamber of Commerce’s annual golf luncheon held Friday at the Boulder Pointe Golf Club. Bob Garner shared some history, some memories and some jokes, but the one thing he didn’t do that day […]
Oxford Village’s council is moving forward with a proposed ordinance that would prohibit all types of recreational marijuana businesses so as to give planning commissioners adequate time to develop ordinance language regulating such facilities. Last week, council voted 4-1 to set a first reading and public hearing regarding the prohibition at its Tuesday, July 9 […]
What is it with politicians and chickens? During the 1928 campaign for the White House, a Republican circular promised if candidate Herbert Hoover won, there would be “a chicken in every pot.” Nearly a century later, Oxford Village President Joe Frost wants to put chickens in residents’ backyards. Last week, he proposed the municipality enact […]
Before the two sides of Dayton St. can be connected next year so as to allow only first-responders to travel from the village to the township during the M-24 construction project, Oxford Village officials want to have a plan in place that covers all the issues surrounding it. That’s why last week, council voted 5-0 […]
The Oxford-based 24th Northern Oaks, a group within the Baden-Powell Service Association (BPSA), visited Oxford Township’s new senior center Friday afternoon to celebrate Flag Day. BPSA members conducted a flag-raising ceremony in Seymour Lake Park, shared facts about the American flag, performed a skit and engaged in some coloring and crafting. BPSA is a traditional […]
Oxford Fire Chief Pete Scholz will seek permission from the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) to create a temporary route on Dayton St. for emergency vehicles during next year’s M-24 construction project. That’s what the township board directed him to do in a 5-1 vote at last week’s meeting. Scholz approached the board about […]
There’s a new labor agreement between Oxford Township and Oxford Fire Fighters Union, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 4763. Union members ratified the contract on June 11 and the township board approved it in a 5-1 vote the following day. The contract – the union’s fourth one with Oxford since 2010 – took effect […]
Developers and homebuilders looking to hook up to Oxford Township’s sewer system will be expected to pay more next year in an effort to help fund installation of a new sanitary line along M-24. Last week, the township board voted 6-0 to raise the sewer connection fee to $5,000 per Residential Equivalent Unit (REU) effective […]