After considering how much Independence Township’s new hall is worth, township officials still say they got a good deal. A building appraisal reported a cost of about $4 million to construct the hall. A market-value appraisal, which would have indicated a much lower value in today’s market, was not necessary, said township Supervisor Dave Wagner. […]
After being approached by Walton Charter Academy, a K-8 school in Pontiac, Oxford Community Schools? administrators are considering sending a bus there to pick up students entering their freshman year of high school as a part of the schools of choice program. ‘The reason they met with us was because most of their students would […]
After having put herself through college by selling real-estate and graduating from Oakland University with honors, Sarah Tierney was always goal oriented until one day she ‘didn’t care about anything.? In 2009, Tierney, lost her job as an account representative after 17 years with the company she worked for. Six months later, her mom died […]
With a $200,000 matching grant from the NFL (National Football League) Foundation, The Oxford Turf Committee is one step closer to paying off the remaining debt of Oxford’s High School’s synthetic blue turf, according to Turf Committee Chairman Jim Reis. ‘I think we’ve raised on our own about $228,000 and they donated $200,000. It’s awesome,? […]
Addison Township Art Group is a place for both learning and teaching. ‘We’ll gladly mentor others if they want to come in and we’ll gladly learn from others,? said Jerry Thomas, leader of the group. ‘It’s very rewarding.? The group, which has been meeting for about year, gathers every Friday in the Addison Township Senior […]
Jose Aliaga, Clarkston-area resident and vice chairman of the Michigan Hispanic Republican Assembly, got the chance of a lifetime when he was invited to the White House to meet President George Bush and celebrate National Hispanic Month, Oct. 9. ‘The Executive Office of the President invited me on behalf of President Bush to the White […]
In order to fix Oxford Community Schools? $467,817 deficit for the 2013-14 budget, which is proposed to be $45.84 million, teachers and administrators agreed to take pay cuts across the board based on student population growth next year (see below). ‘The administrators and the teachers have agreed to give salary concessions of two percent, which […]
Clarkston Rotary Club invited the community to Bordine Nursery, Nov. 5, for a Taste of the Holidays, an evening of fine wine and food, provided by local restaurants and wineries from around the world. The Rotary raised $1,400 for its local and international projects.
Leaders of Citizens Against Taxes To Buy Vacant Land have a suggestion for those who voted in favor of the ill-fated open-space millage. Donate your own money. ‘If they feel so strongly that they voted yes, than go ahead and make that tax free donation,? said Michael Powell of Independence Township, who led the campaign […]
The City of the Village of Clarkston received a 70 percent record voter turnout, Nov. 4, an all-time record, said City Manager Dennis Ritter. Out of 817 registered voters, 568 went to the polls. Stephen D. Arkwright beat out write in candidate Les Haight with 367 votes, 87.38 percent. Haight received 53 votes, 12.62 percent. […]