NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Charter Township of Orion Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 24, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the lower level of the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, Michigan 48360, on the following matter: AB-2018-31, Craig Pletta, 1292 Stoney Creek Rd., 09-12-426-011 The […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Charter Township of Orion Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 24, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the lower level of the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, Michigan 48360, on the following matter: AB-2018-32, MRDJ/RCOC, 4036 S. Baldwin, 09-32-101-033 The petitioner is […]
On one night, a historic rivalry will unite for a common cause Lake Orion’s annual Pink Out Game is joining forces with Clarkston’s annual Football for a Cure Game to help benefit cancer survivors during their treatment. The charity football game is Oct. 12, when the Dragons take on the Wolves at Dragon Stadium, located […]
An astronaut. A teacher. A judo champ. A musician. A U.S. Marine Corps colonel and an entrepreneur. These are the Dragon alumni recognized last year during the inaugural Wall of Excellence induction ceremony, celebrating those individuals who have gone above and beyond in their post-graduate careers. Now, Lake Orion High School has announced its 2018 […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to close the Flint/Miller/Orion roads intersection on Sept. 10 to begin construction on a roundabout. The closure, on the Orion Township/Village of Lake Orion border, is expected to last until early November, according to an update from the road commission. During the […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Art Center’s 10th annual Dragon on the Lake Festival was a roaring success and was a true community event. Event organizer and Art Center board member Alana Hart said the festival saw about double the attendance from last year, bringing in locals and people from outside the Lake […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Now that the Orion Township Parks and Recreation Millage has passed, the village wants its share for its own parks. The Lake Orion Village Council voted unanimously at its meeting on Monday to send the township board of trustees a formal letter requesting $32,000 of the millage money for the […]
NOTICE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 78-267 PC-2018-22, CONSCIOUS SENIOR LIVING CONDITIONAL REZONE REQUEST The Charter Township of Orion Board of Trustees, at the regular meeting of Monday, August 20, 2018, held at 7:00 p.m., at the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Rd., Lake Orion, Michigan 48360, adopted a map amendment to Ord. […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Before voters went to the polls on Aug. 7, Orion Township officials had already drafted a five-year plan of projects and infrastructure improvements for the parks and recreation millage. More than 57 percent of voters supported the 1-mill, 5-year millage in the primary election. “We have really earmarked those millage […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Thirty, twenty, even ten years ago the Baldwin and Brown roads corridors were relatively undeveloped, or underdeveloped, with large chunks of vacant land and a more suburban feel. Driving down those roads today, anyone can clearly see the level of development taking place that is changing the landscape of Orion […]