It appears Oxford Village won’t be purchasing the former township hall adjacent to its offices in the municipal complex on W. Burdick Street. Council last week voted 5-0 to reject the township’s counteroffer sale price of $262,500 for the 2,500-square-foot building vacated by the township in September 2006. ‘I don’t think we should spend one […]
Casa Real last week was given unanimous approval by the Oxford Village Council to pursue formal plans for an outdoor sidewalk caf? located behind the Mexican restaurant. ‘If the man can make a little bit of extra money and help keep him in business, the way the economy is today, I’m all for it,? said […]
Happy birthday to local historian Mildred Schmidt, who celebrated 99 years Monday with cake, gifts and friends at the Campbell Personal Care Home in Addison Township. ‘Keep going? and ‘expect surprises like this? are the two bits of wisdom Schmidt imparted on her milestone occasion. In October 1971, Schmidt and 29 other local history buffs […]
Warm up those weed whips and make sure those lawn mowers have plenty of gas because a noxious weed ordinance patterned after one in Orion will be considered by the Oxford Township Board at its Wednesday, July 11 meeting. ‘Of all the different ones I’ve read, that’s the one I thought would most suit our […]
When he’s not serving subpoenas, summonses or eviction notices to people, Shannan Shidler enjoys playing with explosives. No, the longtime Oxford resident is not some mad-bomber or militia member. He’s really just a big kid at heart. Shidler, who’s worked as a court officer for the Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court for 17 years, puts […]
Thanks to Ronald Longcore’s efforts, countless kids who went through Oxford Schools learned to swing either a hammer or a baseball bat. Sadly, the retired teacher and longtime member of the Oxford Wildcat Booster Club passed away June 26, 2007 following a six-month stay in the hospital. He was 58. ‘He was a real asset […]
Who’s going to end up paying a $22,125 bill for switching four Oxford businesses on M-24 from village to township water? Ask township officials and they feel the village should pick up the tab, not the property owners or township water users. ‘I think (the village has) all the responsibility in the world for this,? […]
Government is, or at least should be, the art of compromise. It was compromise among the Founding Fathers that produced the Constitution. It’s compromise that prevents America from breaking down into factions of armed citizens engaged in open civil war. But somewhere along the way, compromise became a dirty word in politics. People who compromise […]
It appears Oxford Village won’t be purchasing the former township hall adjacent to its offices in the municipal complex on W. Burdick Street. Council last week voted 5-0 to reject the township’s counteroffer sale price of $262,500 for the 2,500-square-foot building vacated by the township in September 2006. ‘I don’t think we should spend one […]
Casa Real last week was given unanimous approval by the Oxford Village Council to pursue formal plans for an outdoor sidewalk caf? located behind the Mexican restaurant. ‘If the man can make a little bit of extra money and help keep him in business, the way the economy is today, I’m all for it,? said […]