Dear Editor, Up until now my co-workers and I have stood silently by and have watched her opponent’s many attempts to attack Judge Fortinberry’s charter and professionalism as Judge at th e 52-2 District Court. In my 30-year career as an Oakland County deputy sheriff I have had a lot of cases, in a lot […]
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD COUNTY OF OAKLAND NOTICE A Second Reading and possible Adoption of a proposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 67A: ZONING ORDINANCE 67A.008 Section 3.5(L) ? General Commercial to Article 3 of the Oxford Charter Township Zoning Ordinance 67A, Section 5.11 ? Commercial Indoor Recreation to Article 5 of the Oxford Township […]
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Courtney Warwick, 3, enjoys some sunny spring weather last week with a spin on the choo choo train playground in Depot Park. Photo by Mary Keck
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Atlas Twp. – Township officials OK’d levying a special sewer assessment for residents of Atlas Meadows. The contract, which is expected to cost 25 or 31 Atlas Meadows? residents $769 per month, includes ensuring the sewer system, site, and homeowners? pumping stations are ‘properly maintained, inspected, and get 24-7 monitoring […]
Dear Editor, I used to marvel the drive from I-75 north on Sashabaw Road every October when those forests of towering hardwoods would be ablaze in autumn colors. Now Sashabaw is over congested with traffic and lined by stores, restaurants, and other businesses. I miss those trees, which is why I’m supporting the Independence Go […]
Dear Editor, I question the numbers tossed around in this push for a .45 mil property tax to protect ‘green spaces? in Independence Township. Supporters keep referring to a percentage of imperviousness, claiming 20 percent now, and once we reach 25 percent, all sorts of expensive remedies will be enacted. The idea that one fifth […]
Independence Township’s Capital Investment Plan is back in business, with $1 million in the bank. The township Board of Trustees voted unanimously, April 16, to appropriate $1 million from the general fund to the plan, which includes about $3.7 million in projects over the next 10 years. Trustee David Lohmeier compared it to ‘a Christmas […]
By Elizabeth Lowe Staff writer Grand Blanc Twp. – US Waterways may not be a global corporation, but the company has made a name for itself. With arsenic levels becoming more restrictive in January 2006, Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality has conducted seminars featuring four expert water specialists, some from around the world. US Waterways […]
Dear Editor, I have over thirty years of courtroom experience as a litigation lawyer in this county, the last 10 here in Clarkston, right next to the 52-2 District Court. Being retired now, I can speak my piece without caring very much what judges think; however, I do care very much what they do. As […]