The Gingellville Community Center and Orion Township will face off in court this year over a property tax dispute. Over a year ago, township assessor John Attwell levied property taxes against the center, located on Waldon Road in Orion Township, who says its a non-profit organization and are exempt from paying those taxes. The two […]
The Orion Township Board has agreed to contribute up to $11,650 to help the Orion Historical Society (OHS) to identify qualifying historic district properties in Lake Orion, and get them approved for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The properties the township board was asked to help with are located in the Village […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County is recontructing the median of M-24 at Dutton/Brown Roads. This work is being done in anticipation of a developer’s construction of Dutton Road from Bald Mountain Road to M-24. Expect lane closures between 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on weekdays. Construction should be done by the end of July.
Rolling Hills Road will be temporarily closed from 5 p.m.-midnight in the Rolling Meadows Subdivision on June 18 for a block party.
A temporary assignment turned into a permanent job for Sarah Manzo. She’s been hired to replace Suzanne Price as principal at Webber Elementary School. Price moved out of state earlier this year and Manzo, who was an associate principal at Lake Orion High School, was reassigned to Webber until a replacement could be found. Manzo […]
Should the school district take some of the voting machines being offered by Orion Township? Lake Orion School District Superintendent Dr. Craig Younkman told school board members on June 8 the township is changing the use of its voting machines and is looking to dispose of some of them. Township officials want to donate the […]
Did you know the school district is required to keep its records for 99 years? Lake Orion School District officials are considering hiring a company that does document scanning services. It’s becoming a storage issue, according to LO Finance Director Jillynn Keppler The scanning work would be done off-site. LO Computer Operations Director Tim Smith […]
Due to the increased demand on the municipal water supply for lawn irrigation during warm weather, Orion Township has implemented a voluntary odd/even sprinkling restriction effective June-October. Service customers with odd numbered addresses are asked to restrict their outdoor water usage to odd numbered calendar dates. Service customers with even numbered addresses are asked to […]
Brandon Township resident Tim Thome drives to Southfield daily for work, but he somehow still always manages to make time to spend with his eight children, and his wife of 20 years, Judy. The Thome family has attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lake Orion for the past five years, and Tim said raising his […]
Orion Area Youth Assistance caseworker Tom Swieboda is new to Lake Orion, but he’s no stranger to the Youth Assistance program. Swieboda, who started work in the CERC on April 11, spent nearly eight years working for Youth Assistance in Ferndale, where his office was in the high school. Before that, he worked for Oakland […]