Walkers wanting to cross Main Street at Depot Street will no longer have to jaywalk, once Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) road work is complete. MDOT agreed to install high-intensity crosswalk signals there, as well as replace existing signals at Clarkston Road, said Clarkston City Manager Carol Eberhardt. M-15 intersections at Waldon Road and Washington […]
Robert Aubin and his fianc? Emily Sprunk arrived in downtown Clarkston at midnight last Saturday ? they heard one of their favorite bands was performing there later that day and wanted to be sure they made it in. The pair was first in line 10 hours later when Union Woodshop staff began handing out wrist […]
A public hearing on a show shoveling tax, Monday, ended in a city council vote not to enforce an existing snow removal ordinance. Councilman Mike Sabol said the issue was addressed years ago when a previous ordinance was passed, and the city needs to enforce existing rules. Only fellow Councilman David Marsh agreed with Sabol, […]
Four candidates are running for three seats on Clarkston City Council in the Nov. 4 election. Peg Roth, Richard Bisio, Michael Sabol and Sharron Catallo will run to fill the three seats. Joe Luginski is running unopposed for mayor. Bisio ran in 2013 for seat on city council after he had been appointed to fill […]
A Dixie Development Project has $20,000 to work with after Independence Township Board approved a budget amendment at a special meeting, Aug.12. Township Supervisor Pat Kittle said the money will be used on a Dixie Highway Development Action Plan Richard Carlisle from Carlisle Wortman Associates, the township’s planner, said the action plan is needed to […]
As required by charter, Clarkston City Manager Carol Eberhardt submitted a yearly report to City Council. Work over the last year included improving communication procedures, changing processes in the city, staff changes, implementing technological changes, and other improvements. ‘I believe it’s important for the council to understand what progress and direction the city has been […]
It’s not easy doing this job. It has been made apparent to me, time and time again, the Clarkson city manager feels I am the main cause of her issues over the past year. Her comments to me have been down right vindictive, and blame is placed squarely on me. I have been through this […]
Friday, Aug. 22, will be long remembered as a lucky day for Jon Curlee, whose name was drawn for a brand new 2014 2LS Black Coupe Chevrolet Camaro at Bowman Chevrolet in Clarkston. About 2,200 tickets were sold for $25 each to benefit Grace Centers of Hope. Attendence wasn’t required to win, so less than […]
Bart and Diane Clark have been active and generous residents of the community since they moved here in 2005, but their latest commitment, to fund a new bridge in Depot Park, has left some amazed. City Manager Carol Eberhardt said city council members were speechless after Bart announced at the Aug. 11 Clarkston City Council […]
Robertson Court residents spotted colored plastic and metal flags sticking out of the ground and wondered what they were. Yellow, red, orange blue and green flags mark underground utility lines in advance of two projects. One yard on Robertson was painted and flagged for a landscape project. Another at the corner of Main and Robertson […]