Forget the diet and put your cardiologist on speed dial because it’s time for Oxford to get its burger on. Sponsored by the Downtown Development Authority, Backyards & Burgers (formerly known as the Hamburger Festival) is set to make the village sizzle from Thursday, May 17 to Sunday, May 20. Carnival rides and games, gardening […]
In order to combat declining revenues and stave off reductions in service, the Oxford Public Library is asking township and village voters to increase its operating millages back to the rates they originally okayed in the 1980s and 1990s. When voters trek to the polls for the Aug. 7 primary election, they will be asked […]
Broken glass and blood, but no burglar. That’s what Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies found when they investigated the scene of a reported breaking and entering around 1:47 a.m. May 13 in the 800 block of Edith Dr. in Oxford Township. Deputies were called to the home after it was discovered that one of the attached […]
It wasn’t a topic scheduled for discussion at the May 8 Oxford Village Council meeting, but the public, along with some officials, decided to make it a lengthy one. Folks want to know what the village is doing about the $20,000 in 2010 property tax money that was discovered missing last year. Oxford Township Supervisor […]
Oxford Village Manager Joe Young’s proposal that the municipality increase its property tax rate by a half-mill for the 2012-13 fiscal year did not go over well at last week’s council meeting. ‘I think that the village needs to live within its means,? said resident Sue Bossardet, a former village president and council member, who […]
Only one Addison Township official will face any competition in the Aug. 7 primary election and that’s Treasurer Dan Alberty. Lori Fisher is running as a Republican against fellow Republican Alberty, who’s held office since 2000. ‘My conservative and down-to-earth nature (blends) well (with) the current trend of fiscal responsibility,? she said. ‘I hope to […]
Oxford Village Clerk Susan Nassar filed her paperwork to run as a Republican for the Brandon Township clerk’s position. ‘I love Oxford, but I also have a responsibility to my hometown, which needs experience,? said Nassar, who’s lived in Brandon for 20 years. Nassar was hired as the village’s clerk (a nonelected position) in March […]
Oxford Township’s finances are in excellent shape based on the 2011 audit and the municipality’s auditor gave full credit for this happy news to the board of trustees. ‘We have a good, healthy financial statement to present to you this evening,? said auditor Rana Emmons, a certified public accountant and partner with the Plymouth-based firm […]
After months of discussion, public input and revisions, the Oxford Village Council last week finally amended the municipality’s ordinance regulating skateboards, scooters, rollerblades and bicycles. By a 4-1 vote, council adopted new language that allows all four methods of non-motorized movement throughout the village, including the downtown area, when used ‘solely for human transportation.? ‘I […]
For almost 15 years, she was the friendly face at the Oxford Public Library who recommended books that stirred children’s imaginations, read entertaining stories filled with colorful pictures to wide-eyed wee ones and helped kids pick out silly puppets to play with. To anyone who knows her, it’s obvious that Shae Smith absolutely, positively loved […]