Ho! Ho! Ho! Water bills are going up in Oxford Township. Merry Christmas! Officials Dec. 14 voted 6-1 to begin assessing all current and future township water system users a $128 per year capital improvement charge beginning Jan. 1 for a starting period of five years. This does not apply to village water system users […]
Over the years, many of us have been tempted to tell someone in our local government to ‘Go jump in the lake!? Well, Maureen ‘Moe? Helmuth, deputy treasurer and utility clerk for the Village of Oxford, is going to do just that the weekend of the Super Bowl in Detroit. To raise money for Special […]
Santa Claus came to town last week to visit students at Leonard Elementary. The Jolly Old Elf himself dropped by teacher Jessica Peyerk’s kindergarten class. Students patiently took turns sitting on St. Nick’s lap, giving him hugs and reading their Christmas wish lists. ‘This is the best kindergarten class I’ve seen in a long time,? […]
Jack LeRoy is retiring as chief of the Oxford Fire Department to become chief of the Oxford Fire Department. Township officials Dec. 14 approved a one-year contract with LeRoy for $78,500 (no benefits) to be chief of the new township fire department effective January 1, 2006. At the end of this month, LeRoy will retire […]
Seymour Lake Park is going to increase by 14 acres thanks to a couple of purchase agreements unanimously approved by Oxford Township officials Dec. 14. Located adjacent to the east side of the park’s southern end, the 5-acre and 9-acre parcels will be purchased by the parks and recreation department for $80,357 and $144,643 respectively. […]
Oxford Township officials last week voted 5-2 to approve a $1,576,548 contract to construct a new municipal office building. The Grand Blanc-based R.L. White Construction and Development Corp. is charged with building a two-level, 14,024-square-foot office complex on a 27.9-acre parcel the township owns at the northeast corner of Seymour Lake and Granger roads. The […]
Imagine if the birth of Jesus Christ had been a televised news event. Members of Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ brought that idea to life Sunday as they presented a Christmas play entitled ‘Live from Bethlehem,? directed by Kathy Wieland. Reporters from the ‘Bethlehem Broadcasting System? began their story with coverage of Roman Emperor […]
Eighty years old and still growing. The Oxford Public Library was the guest of honor Sunday afternoon as the community gathered to celebrate the institution’s 80th anniversary and dedicate something new to an old friend. ‘What a great event. What a great occasion,? said Oakland County Commissioner Bill Patterson (R-Oxford). ‘Isn’t it nice to be […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor The 14 individuals who drove to Mississippi in early September as part of a convoy full of water and supplies for Hurricane Katrina evacuees were honored by the Oxford Township Board Dec. 14. ‘The people I’m introducing (tonight) didn’t do it for recognition, didn’t do it because they wanted to […]
For the second Friday in a row, Oxford students experienced the joy of one of winter’s greatest gifts ? Snow Day! Old Man Winter dumped approximately 6 inches of the white stuff on the Oxford area Thursday, Dec. 15, forcing Oxford Schools to close their doors on Friday for the second time within a week. […]