For every 100 boys that join Boy Scouts, only two will ever reach the rank of Eagle Scout, according to Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 366 Rob Charlton. Last Saturday, Trenton Sabo formally became one of those diligent few at a Court of Honor ceremony held at D-Bar-A Scout Ranch in Metamora. For Sabo, a senior […]
Two millage proposals critical to the financial future of the Oxford school district were approved by voters in the Nov. 8 general election. Based on the unofficial election results, the 10-year, 17.8078-mill non-homestead operating tax renewal was approved 7,989 to 4,467. Voters also approved the 10-year, 0.1922-mill non-homestead operating tax increase. It won 6,953 to […]
Oxford Village’s financial statements for the 2015-16 fiscal year scored high marks from the auditor at last week’s council meeting. The village received an “unmodified opinion” from the East Lansing-based firm of Abraham & Gaffney, P.C. “That is a clean opinion,” explained Aaron M. Stevens, a partner in the firm. “That’s as good as it […]
A 10-year, $2 million bond proposal to improve Oxford Township’s parks system was approved by voters 6,214 to 4,031 in the Nov. 8 general election. The bond will allow the parks and recreation department to repair, replace and improve things in Seymour Lake, Oakwood Lake, Powell Lake and Stony Lake parks. Parks/Rec. Director Ron Davis […]
In the Nov. 8 race for Oxford Village Council, the winners were Erik Dolan, who was the top vote-getter with 810, and Dave Bailey, who garnered 545 votes. They beat out incumbent Rose Bejma, who received 528 votes. Dolan, who was appointed to council in April, and Bailey, a former councilman and village president, each […]
Voters in Oxford and Addison townships soundly rejected the proposed regional mass transit tax. Based on the unofficial election results, Oxford voters thrashed it 6,783 to 3,366, while Addison voters thumped it 2,372 to 983. Overall, the 20-year, 1.2-mill property tax proposed by the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) of Southeast Michign failed by 18,317 votes. […]
In the Nov. 8 race for the Oxford Board of Education, the winners in the nine-candidate contest for three, four-year seats were incumbent Dan D’Alessandro (3,591), Heather Shafer (3,527) and Tom Donnelly (3,022). As for the rest of the candidates, the results were Jennifer Guthrie (2,721), Bruce Meyers (2,213), Rick Vandecar (1,841), Stacey Beane (1,777), […]
In race for the District #3 seat on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, incumbent Republican Mike Spisz handily defeated Democratic challenger Michelle McClellan 20,550 to 9,249, based on the unofficial results. Republican John Reilly, of Oakland Township, won the race for the 46th District seat in the state House of Representatives. He beat Democratic […]
Voter turn-out was high in Oxford and Addison townships. In Oxford, a total of 11,225 (or 73.5 percent) of the township’s 15,270 registered voters participated in the election. Addison saw 3,707 (or 77.1 percent) of its 4,808 registered voters cast a ballot in the general election.
Oxford and Addison were squarely in the corner of U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump as most local voters supported the Republican in the Nov. 8 election. Oxford voters cast 6,953 ballots for Trump versus 3,469 ballots for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. In Addison, voters chose Trump over Clinton 2,576 to 922. Oakland County as […]