After a year of citizen investigation and boxes of documents acquired under the Freedom of Information Act, Dawn Schaller of Independence Township still has questions. Answers have been difficult to come by, Schaller said. “The FOIA information is short quite a bit,” she said. “I’ll give them another opportunity to provide the documents before I […]
Brandon Township ‘A house fire on Granger Road, in Brandon Township, was discovered by a neighbor who was leaving for work at 3:30 a.m., Monday, March 22. When Brandon deputies arrived they could see smoke and flames coming out from under the front door and could see that all the windows of the home were […]
Country singer Justine Blazer of Springfield Township brought home victory in the Ram Truck Battle of the Bands contest in Austin, Texas, March 20. ‘It was such an amazing weekend,? Blazer said. ‘Thank you to all the fans who voted and to the judges. The Natalie Turgeon Band was awesome as well ? it was […]
Independence Township board voted unanimously, March 28, to establish a Citizen’s TV Public Access Committee. The committee will study local access channels and make determinations and recommendations to the board about equipment acquisitions, getting up on AT&T to broadcast, programming standards and review system, methods and means for promoting the cable access channel, and recruiting […]
PUBLIC NOTICE To THE RESIDENTS of ATLAS TOWNSHIP The Atlas Township Board at its regular meeting held on March 15, 2004 did adopt the 2003 Michigan Residential and Building Code, regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality or materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of one-and-two-family dwellings and […]
March 8, 2004 meeting synopsis President Bess called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Present were six (6) members of Council, one member absent, Village Manager Zelenak, Clerk/Treasurer Clark and Terri Stiles of The Citizen. The following items were acted on: Approved the Agenda as amended. Approved minutes of January 26, 2004 Regular Meeting […]
Wild Ones, North Oakland Chapter, hosts a free presentation, “Attract Butterflies To Your Garden,” by Brenda Dziedzie, president of Southeast Michigan Butterfly Association and an advanced master gardener. The event is April 6, 7-9 p.m., St. Daniel Catholic Church 7010 valley Park Drive. Check wwww.for-wild.org/chapters/northoakland.
15 years ago – 1996 ‘CHS student files for school board seat? High school senior Peter Bertling filed to run for Clarkston School Board. He wanted to bring a student’s perspective to school district oversight. ‘Boomers struggle to keep idealism? Turning 50, local baby boomers Jim Evans, Jay Taber, and Kenneth York discussed midlife crises […]
ORDINANCE NO. AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE GRANTING THE LIBERTY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (Text and Map Amendment to Zoning Ordinance) An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 83, as amended, the Charter Township of Independence Zoning Ordinance, for the purposes of: (1) re-classifying certain property situated in Section 27 of the Township to PUD, Planned Unit Development, in […]
Dear Editor, While Superintendent Rod Rock is certainly eloquent about the impact of budget cuts on students in the Clarkston schools (“Some ‘cheese and whine’ about school budget,” March 16), his criticism of the governor’s proposed budget, like that of so many other critics, offers no constructive solution to the state’s budget problems. And it […]