Well, our elected fiefdom, the Lake Orion Village Council, and their appointed board, the DDA, have now sued a village resident for executing and completing a petition to eliminate the Tax Increment Financing Ordinance! This is the second time that a petition to effect this change has been thwarted by our elected officials. Last year, […]
Here are just a few of the many contributions from our local DDA: · The DDA collaborates with the village council to identify ways to better serve the community and has set aside a significant portion of new capture (75 percent to the village) for village-approved infrastructure projects. · The DDA uses taxes collected from […]
Ghouls to invade LO on Sept. 16 By Jim Newell Lake Orion Review Editor LAKE ORION — Creatures will crawl forth from every tomb in Lake Orion on Sept. 16 when the zombie horde prowls the streets of the Village of Lake Orion in search of nourishment. The 10th annual Ed’s Broadway Gift & Costume […]
On July 9,2023, at the young age of 57, my beautiful and courageous wife of 35 years, Diane Hartford-Schulert (nee Hadley), peacefully transcended to her heavenly home after a 23-year battle with major health issues: breast cancer in 2000 – beat that but the chemo caused Leukemia- beat that with a bone marrow transplant (20-year […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer ORION TWP. — The Lake Orion High School boys varsity water polo team took on Troy United on Thursday, defeating the Colts 16-5 at home. Senior Caeden Stauss led the Dragons in scoring with five points, followed by Lucas Wells with four points. The team came out of the gate […]
Voters will decide on non-homestead, Sinking Fund millages By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — Lake Orion Community Schools will be putting forth two millage proposals on the upcoming presidential primary election ballot in February/March 2024. During its meeting on Aug. 23, the LOCS Board of Education approved ballot measures for a non-homestead proposal […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Village Council approved salary and wage increases for village employees by a vote of 5-2, with Councilmembers Nancy Moshier and Michael Lamb casting the two dissenting votes. During the council meeting on Monday, village Manager Darwin McClary recommended the council approve a wage and […]
Funds raised will go to The Tate Myre Foundation By Jim Newell Review Editor OAKLAND COUNTY — The Lake Orion-Oxford football game is always an intense gridiron rivalry, with the winner claiming the Double-O Trophy and bragging rights for a year. But what happens off the field when the Lake Orion and Oxford communities team […]
After I had moved to Lake Orion from Detroit in 2004, I was surprised to see a homeless man usually sitting on his bike. I ran into him again, sitting on his bike, in front of the Wine Barrel (?) party store. The owner says he sleeps behind there from time to time. It was […]
By Jim Newell Lake Orion Review Editor ORION TWP. — A General Motors employee was arrested and is awaiting charges on resisting and obstructing police and disorderly conduct after an incident at the GM-Orion Plant, an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office incident report stated. Deputies went to the plant, located at 4555 Giddings Road, at 2:56 […]