“I don’t necessarily like the old contract, but I like the new contract even less.” So said Oxford Township Trustee Jerry Dywasuk referring to a revised contract for village dispatch services presented to the township board at its special meeting on Dec. 30. Township officials rejected the new contract, disapproving of its revised language. In […]
Township officials Dec. 30 voted to allow the Oxford Preparedness Task Force to apply to the Federal Communications Commission for an emergency radio frequency on behalf of the township. If granted, the FCC license would cost the township approximately $400, officials said. The separate frequency would be used during emergency situations to enhance communication between […]
Oxford’s public access cable station, commonly known as Channel 19, got a New Year’s bonus from the Oxford Township Board of Trustees. At a special meeting Dec. 30, township officials voted 3-1 voted to “pay any future franchise fees from the cable company (Charter Communications, Inc.) directly to the Oxford Area Cable Communications Commission beginning […]
When two or more candidates run against each other for a government position, it’s called an election. When an incumbent official runs unopposed for his position, it’s called a formality. The first is a healthy process whereby the system of representative government renews, refreshes and perpetuates itself. The second does nothing to strengthen representative government. […]
Daniel Sargent is none too happy that state legislators are, in his view, weakening voter control at the local level and raising taxes for some, while lowering them for others. That’s why the 12-year Oxford Township resident filed recall petition language Friday with the Oakland County Clerk’s Office seeking to oust state Rep. Bradford Jacobsen […]
Opinions were mixed during last week’s Oxford Village Planning Commission meeting over whether a downtown restaurant should be allowed to use part of Centennial Park as an outdoor cafe for its customers. ‘Everyday I can see directly into the park and there’s nobody there unless there is a special event,? said Anna Taylor, who owns […]
They’re not rich nor are they famous, but they are the backbone of the Oxford-Orion area because they help feed folks in need. These generous and compassionate folks didn’t go looking for recognition, they didn’t seek the limelight, but they got it anyway last week as Oxford-Orion FISH held its annual ‘Advocate of the Needy? […]
The film and television industry is so popular in the state of Michigan these days that you don’t even have to be human to snag 15 minutes of fame. Just ask Dave Parks? cattle. Actually, they can’t speak, so it’s better to ask Parks. Last week, two of his cattle were used to film an […]
Students in the Extended Day Program at Daniel Axford and Oxford elementaries are helping to save their little corner of the world one tree at a time. Between Jan. 15 and April 1, these kids raised a total of $340 for the Michigan Arbor Day Alliance’s ‘Go Green Youth Challenge? ? the highest amount generated […]
It’s perhaps the most important lesson of all in life and young Jenna Fistler has already learned it ? friends should help friends. Recently, the Daniel Axford (DA) Elementary second-grader approached the principal of her school about doing a fund-raiser to help her friend, Gillian Yocum, a second-grader at Leonard Elementary who is bravely battling […]