Year in Review: January 1 to June 30, 2016 Another year nearly over and new one about to begin. This week, The Lake Orion Review looks back at some of the stories that helped shape the Lake Orion community in the first half of 2016. The news, business, sports and school highlights, the (seemingly […]
By Jim Newell Review Writer Orion Township Clerk Penny Shults interviewd Jim Sherman, Jr. and Don Rush,, both of Sherman Publications, Inc., for a segment of Oakland Leadership to air in the upcoming year. Sherman is publisher of Sherman Publications, Inc., the parent company of The Lake Orion Review. Rush is assistant publisher and the […]
By Jim Newell Review Writer The Orion Township Board of Trustees wrapped up the year in the black, passing a balanced budget for the upcoming 2017 fiscal year, including $8,000 to spare. “We are presenting a balanced operational budget for a third year in a row,” said Supervisor Chris Barnett. “I think our numbers and […]
By Georgia Thelen Review Writer Matt Zittzmann, a 2004 Lake Orion graduate, visited his hometown on Dec. 19 to speak with technology-minded students about his endeavors. Zittzmann is CEO and cofounder of Kamcord, a mobile application that allows the user to record what is playing on their smartphone or tablet screen. Zittzmann described the journey […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Charter Township of Orion Planning Commission and Board of Trustees will hold a joint public hearing on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 7:05 p.m. in the lower level of the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, Michigan 48360, on the following matter: PC-2017-02, The Preserve at Baldwin, Planned […]
Corrected NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Charter Township of Orion Planning Commission and Board of Trustees will hold a joint public hearing on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 7:05 p.m. in the lower level of the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, Michigan 48360, on the following matter: PC-2017-01, Gregory Meadows, Planned Unit […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Charter Township of Orion Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 9, 2017 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-2017-01, Metro Detroit Signs/Baldwin 75, LLC, 4950 Baldwin Rd., […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Charter Township of Orion Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 9, 2017 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-2017-02, Jason & Mary Geda, 2396 Brabant Drive, Sidwell […]
Charter Township of Orion Board of Trustees Synopsis, Regular Meeting, Monday, December 19, 2016 Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. Invocation: Representative-Elect John Reilly. All rose for the Pledge of Allegiance. Supervisor Barnett delivered a proclamation in honor of The Lake Orion Review’s 135 years of business. Approved the payment of bills in the […]
VILLAGE OF LAKE ORION PUBLIC NOTICE SYNOPSIS OF INTRODUCED ORDINANCE PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 26.92 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN WATER FRONT SETBACK At its Regular Meeting of November 28, 2016, the Lake Orion Village Council accepted for first reading Ordinance No. 26.92, an Ordinance to amend the Zoning Ordinance, Article 4, Single Family Residential Districts […]