It appears no one was willing to press charges against her so the investigation concerning allegations that North Oakland Transportation Director and Oxford Twp. Trustee Pat Fitchena physically assaulted employees was closed. “Due to the fact we have no complainant, this investigation is closed,” wrote Oakland County Sheriff’s Capt. Mark Newman, of the Investigative and […]
After nearly 50 minutes of debate, much of which was heated, the Oxford Downtown Development Authority Monday evening voted 5-3 to pay $52,500 to two planning firms to develop a streetscape plan in the hopes of obtaining grants to make it a reality. ‘If you don’t get in line with a plan, and do it […]
Oxford Township last week amended its ordinance regulating hunting and the discharge of firearms to mirror state law as it pertains to various occupied structures, but not before the public discharged a few opinions on the subject. ‘We are in a populated township and we really should not have any firearms (discharged) within 1 mile […]
A new high-tech gadget designed to help slow lead-footed drivers is being tested by the Oxford Village Police Department. It’s called the SPEEDsentry Shield radar display sign and it measures the speed of each vehicle that comes within range, then displays it to the driver. ‘Sometimes drivers are unaware of their actual speeds. This kind […]
Oxford Township’s finances got a clean bill of health plus some glowing compliments from the auditor last week. ‘Overall, I don’t have anything alarming to report, which I’m happy to tell you,? said auditor Rana Emmons, a certified public accountant and partner with the Plymouth-based firm Post, Smythe, Lutz and Ziel. ‘You did receive the […]
ADDISON TWP. ? Motorists tooling along Lake George Rd. between Lakeville and Oakwood roads have probably noticed it’s a much more pleasant ride than it used to be. That’s because last October this 3?-mile stretch of rural road was coated with a special test material that’s resulted in a harder, smoother surface. ‘It’s been very […]
Whenever local governments discuss money these days, it seems like the topic is always how they don’t have enough. Not Oxford Township. Officials last week discussed what to do with $223,927 in unspent funds from the township’s 2010 fiscal year. Rather than do nothing with the money and simply add it to the general fund’s […]
Three out of four. That’s how many Oxford Township municipal wells are currently off-line near the water treatment plant at Seymour Lake and Dunlap roads. ‘The common denominator between all of these seems to be that there’s some sand that’s being caught by the pumps and causing them to fail and so forth,? said township […]
Most Americans think of Thanksgiving as not only a national holiday, but a family tradition. But what if your family tradition included holding the first ever Thanksgiving some 400 years ago? Four residents from Oxford, Addison and Brandon townships can trace their roots back to the historic feast that started it all. Long before televised […]
If a skate park is ever going to be constructed in Scripter Park, it’s going to require a high level of public interest and involvement. Residents are being asked to attend the 7 p.m. Dec. 1 meeting of the Oxford Village Parks and Recreation Committee at the administration building on W. Burdick St. and give […]