After paying $1,000 to hire an outside inspector to audit the building director, Independence Township is now bringing in the state. Township Clerk Barbra Pallotta said Gary Shripka, who did the audit on Belcher, recommended state review. ‘He suggested we bring in the state of Michigan to do a performance evaluation,? she said. ‘There is […]
For the first time, Independence Township will have a performance review process for non-union employees. Independence Township Board voted 5-0 to approve the plan drawn up by Human Resource Director Carol Gabris. Supervisor Dave Wagner and Trustee David Lohmeier were absent. Evaluation will be once a year with ratings for exceptional, exceeds expectations, meets expectations, […]
“Independence Goes Green? knows people are interested in preserving natural green spaces in the township. Now the citizens? group wants to know if they’re willing to pay for it. Jim Reed, Tom Pytel and other members raised $10,000 to conduct an official poll of the public on a new millage for preservation in Independence Township. […]
Loren Covarrubias, pastor of Mount Zion Church in Independence Township, is reaching out to more than 10 million new listeners through ownership of a radio and television station in Lima, Peru. ‘We feel that we want to impact the nations of the world, so this gives us an opportunity to not just reach Lima, but […]
Both new and old rock and roll hits could be heard from Depot Park Friday night as Third Rock, youth band from Clarkston Junior High, played a charity concert for Lend a Helping Hand. The event also included a 50/50 raffle. All money raised went to help Susan Memhard, who has breast cancer for the […]
BY TREVOR KEISER Clarkston News Staff Writer When Sam Mead was in the fourth grade he and another buddy decided it would be cool to start a band. ‘It was just me (on guitar) and him on drums,? Mead said. ‘Then we added the singer (Drew Biggs), bassist (Mitch Biggs) and keyboard (Keith Auchterlonie). That […]
Clarkston’s getting professional help to put together a three-year budget, and it’s free. ‘It’s not totally unusual for us to do one or two pro bonos a year,? said Michael Boudreau of O’Keef & Associates Consulting, based in Bloomfield Hills. ‘The other reason is we recently formed our public services group and quite frankly we’re […]
Do any of you remember the Dreamworks animated movie ‘Chicken Run? that came out 11 years ago? If you didn’t see it. It’s a story about a chicken farm set in Yorkshire New England during the 1950’s and when the farmer decides to go from selling eggs to selling chicken pie, the chickens decide they […]
Michigan Department of Transportation plans $20 million in Dixie Highway improvements, and is looking for local help with sidewalks. ‘The way we would save the township money is we would pay for the design and construction oversight,” said Lori Swanson, MDOT cost and scheduling engineer, at the July 19 meeting of the Independence Township Board. […]
While other areas banned liquor sales at gas stations, Independence Township won’t ? at least not yet. A township resident and business owner asked the board to consider eliminating alcohol sales at gas stations. At the Aug. 2 board meeting, Trustee Dave Lohmeier said he didn’t see any reason to pursue the matter. ‘The proposition […]