Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard visited the Rotary Club of Oxford last week to provide some insight regarding the inner workings of his position and department. Bouchard, who’s been sheriff since January 1999, explained that county residents have high expectations when it comes to the level of services they receive from their governments and his […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer In order to fill more than 1,386 uncovered shifts, or 11,088 hours where there isn’t a guaranteed firefighter on call in Orion stations, the Orion Township Fire Department is requesting an increase in their fire millage this August. Currently taxpayers pay .98 mills on their property taxes to the […]
SYNOPSIS OF ATLAS TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, MAR. 16, 2009 Meeting convened at 7:00 pm. The following motions were made, supported and carried at Atlas Township Board Regular meeting. 1. Motion carried to amend March 16, 2009 meeting agenda. 2. Motion carried to approve February 17, 2009 regular meeting minutes. 3. Motion carried to […]
VILLAGE OF ORTONVILLE State of Michigan County of Oakland ORDINANCE NO. 67 An ordinance to regulate blight and blighting conditions in the Village; to repeal existing ordinances that are redundant or inconsistent with this new blight ordinance; and to proscribe penalties for violations thereof. Section 1 of Ordinance Amendment of Title XIII: Section 133.01 Purpose […]
The Lake Orion Competitive Cheer team competed in the 2014 MHSAA Division 1 competitive cheer state finals at the Delta Plex in Grand Rapids on Friday, February 28, 2014. The Lady Dragons finished with an impressive fourth place and a total score of 777.70. The team had a successful season winning the OAA Red Division […]
By Dan Shriner Review Editor Students in grades three through nine in the Lake Orion School District outranked statewide and Oakland County averages in every testing category of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP). The tests were given to students statewide in October 2013 and the results were released last week. Test results were up […]
Charter Township of Brandon 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, MI REQUEST FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that The Charter Township of Brandon will receive sealed bids for the Park Maintenance Contract of the Brandon Township Community Park owned by the Charter Township of Brandon. Requirements and specifications may be obtained from the Brandon Township Clerk’s […]
BRANDON TOWNSHIP SEYMOUR LAKE CEMETERY ANNUAL GROUNDS CLEAN-UP Seymour Lake Cemetery will undergo spring clean up in April, 2009. Please remove any personal artifacts, artificial flowers, wreaths and holders, Etc. that you wish to retain PRIOR TO APRIL 15, 2009 After April 15th, all winter remains including wreaths, grave blankets? and faded floral arrangements including […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Ten years ago on March 4, 2004 boiling chicken water mixed with some grease and ignited a fire in the Sagebrush Cantina kitchen that forever changed the face of downtown Lake Orion. From there flames traveled up vent fans into the ceiling. Because surrounding businesses at that time shared […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer Obviously unhappy with the service of the Orion Township Treasurer, Trustee Neil Porter offered a resolution on Monday night requesting Mark Thurber’s resignation. For about 30 minutes members of the board discussed the legalities of Porter’s added agenda item. The request was eventually defeated in a 4-3 vote by […]