Road Commission for Oakland County applies seasonal spring weight restrictions to its non-all-weather roads on Wednesday, March 10, at 6 a.m. Restrictions limit the amount of weight trucks can carry on the roads to reduce damage to roads as the ground thaws. Local roads designated for 25 percent weight restriction include Andersonville Road, Sashabaw Rd […]
Clarkston schools released results of its Parent/Community Budget Consideration Survey on its website, www.clarkston.k12. mi.us. About 1,675 people responded. Administrators took responses to the online survey amd averaged them together . Respondents were asked to rank proposed cuts by how much negative impact it would have on student learning, community and student safety. Results include: […]
SYNOPSIS TAKEN BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE November 10, 2015 A. A Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Independence Board was called to order at 7:00 PM at Independence Township Hall. B. The Pledge of Allegiance was given. C. ROLL CALL: Present: Pallotta, Brown, Aliaga, Lohmeier, Ritchie, Schroeder Absent: Kittle […]
Charter Township of Orion Board of Trustees Oakland County, Michigan NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING INTENT TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT AREA OF THE BROWN ROAD CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY Meeting Date, Time, Location: Monday, December 21, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Township Hall, Board Room 2525 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, Michigan 48360 Location of Amended Proposed Development Area: […]
For weeks Meredith Clark and her roommate have been collecting socks and various school supplies. The 2007 Clarkston grad volunteered to spend her winter break with Central Michigan University’s Volunteer Alternative Breaks program. She spent her days with 11 CMU students at the Internation Community School in Atlanta, Georgia helping in the language arts support […]
Local Clarkson jailbirds were seen at the MDA (Muscular Distrophy Association) Lockup located at Overtyme Bar & Grill jail on Dixie Highway. While trying to post bail, prisoners were fed a tasty salad, pasta and breadsticks. A total of $35,000 was raised for MDA.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Charter Township of Orion Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 7:05 p.m. in the lower level of the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, Michigan 48360, on the following matter: PC-2015-38, Skalnek Ford Conditional Rezoning Request. The request is to rezone […]
Charter Township of Orion Oakland County, Michigan Notice of Public Hearing: Establishment of a PACE Program and a PACE District Notice is hereby given that the Charter Township of Orion will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 7, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. at the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, MI 48360 […]
There’s an old comedy routine by Abbott and Costello called ‘Who’s On First?? Today, seventy-some-odd years later, it still generates laughter. Unfortunately, when it comes to Clarkston Community School District their hierarchy structure is such that who’s on first now, shouldn’t be. The underlying problem is the school district elite have forgotten who should be […]
School employees were making hundreds of signs last week, preparing to march in the streets to protest proposed layoffs and budget cuts. Parents worried over how their children would get to school if bus service was cut, and who would be roaming the hallways if services were privatized. Amidst all this, the calls came quickly […]