Just as Independence Township planners turn to the Master Plan when deciding development issue, they should turn to a Capital Improvement Plan when considering public projects. That was the message given by planning consultant Richard Carlisle to the Township Board at its Dec. 19 meeting. ‘It would serve as a baseline ? a decision-making guide […]
When trustees, planners, and department heads meet for a budget workshop Jan. 9, they will have plenty to talk about. The budget, as approved Dec. 5 by the Independence Township Board, is in deficit. The general fund is short $27,355, and the other funds, except police and safety path, also post deficits. ‘There will be […]
From left, Halley Sosnowski, Caylee Price, and Julie Smail race to wrap a present during their classroom holiday party Wednesday at Independence Elementary School. Photo by Phil Custodio
Budget problems continued to disrupt Township business last week. Citing budgetary concerns, the Township Board voted unanimously Jan. 2 to table a salary proposal for elected and non-union employees. The proposal, submitted to the board by Supervisor David Wagner, includes a 2.5-percent pay raise for elected officials and 3-percent raise for non-union employees. The rate […]
The people of the Clarkston area made Santa real for an Independence Township girl this past Christmas. Readers responded in a big way to the article ‘Mother needs Christmas help,? Dec. 20 edition. One young family brought in a sparkling new bicycle, while others brought in a PSP portable game unit, books, gift certificates, food, […]
The technology is impressive: fire trucks communicate with traffic lights via satellites so that as they approach, the signals cycle to green. Cross traffic stops and through traffic clears, so firefighters can get through as quickly and safely as possible. Also, the 3M company is offering its Opticom GPS Priority Control System to Independence Township […]
McLaren Health Care is preparing for what it hopes is its final appearance before the Independence Township Planning Commission, for a while at least. At stake: a $600 million Health Care Village project on some of the last property left for development on Sashabaw Road. McLaren is on the Planning Commission’s Jan. 18 meeting agenda, […]
Budget problems continued to disrupt Township business last week. Citing budgetary concerns, the Township Board voted unanimously Jan. 2 to table a salary proposal for elected and non-union employees. The proposal, submitted to the board by Supervisor David Wagner, includes a 2.5-percent pay raise for elected officials and 3-percent raise for non-union employees. The rate […]
With deficit problems in the 2007 budget, trustees are considering a dip into Independence Township’s savings. Among items discussed at the Jan. 9 budget workshop at fire station one was the idea of using excess fund balance to save some programs lost to budget cuts. General-fund revenue is set at $6,047,830. This is $27,355 short […]
With deficit problems in the 2007 budget, trustees are considering a dip into Independence Township’s savings. Among items discussed at the Jan. 9 budget workshop at Fire Station One was the idea of using the fund balance to save some programs lost to budget cuts. General-fund revenue is set at $6,047,830. This is $27,355 short […]