Notes

A lot of talk about providing design rules has been going on in the village for a long time. Village council members early in January declined to go along with a recommendation by the planning commission to come up with some regulations that speak to appearance or architectural styles. While saying no to village-wide regulations, […]

Citizens Bank opens doors, donates to OAC

Orion Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk and state representative Jim Marleau welcomed Citizens Bank to Orion in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 19. Vice president branch manager Darin Borchers cut the ribbon, which had $20 bills attached to it to represent that $1,000 donation that Citizens presented to Reggie Harrison of the Orion Art Center. […]

Brandon Township

notice of public accuracy test for the general election novemer 6, 2012 in the charter township of brandon To the Qualified Electors: NOTICE OF ELECTION general election NOVEMBER 6, 2012 IN Charter Township of Brandon To the Qualified Electors: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Election will be held in: Charter Township of Brandon […]

Phil in the Blank A column by Phil Custodio

I was in the Clarkston Union getting some Mac and Cheese last Wednesday when I noticed the number ?1987? up behind the bar. ‘That’s odd,? I thought, ‘why is my high school graduation date up on the bar?? The number is there, of course, for convenience of bar patrons. If you were born in that […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, As candidates for Independence Township’s offices, we propose to hire a professional municipal administrator to assist us in the day-to-day operations of our government. Our township, with its multi-million dollar budget and modern complexities is at the point in its evolution where we need someone who is educated, trained, and experienced to deal […]

Letter to the Editor

I would like to thank all of our Lake Orion Post Office customers for being so generous in donating to Operation Guardian Angel to help our soldiers overseas. Most of the packages were received and the soldiers were overwhelmed that the LO Post Office ‘family and friends? sent them packages. They were very much appreciated. […]

Clarkston Village

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of the Village of Clarkston PLANNING COMMISSION PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING CODE No.129 NOVEMBER 7, 2012, 7:00 P.M. 375 Depot Road CLARKSTON, MI 48346 A public hearing will be held to consider an amendment to the Zoning Code, Ordinance No. 129, By reducing the membership to the Planning Commission from […]

Independence Township

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at its regular meeting on October 2, 2012, the Charter Township of Independence Board of Trustees approved a First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend Certain Provisions of the Charter Township Code, as follows: ORDINANCE NO. ___________ CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE INDEPENDENCE […]

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, Before the first of the year I made a decision not to seek another term as treasurer of Independence Township. I weighed several options, and decided to publicize my intentions so as to encourage a wider field of candidates for the office. Four people turned in their petitions for treasurer by the deadline […]

Letter to the Editor

The Lake Orion Lions Club wishes to extend its sincere appreciation for all those who supported our Christmas Basket program. Without the help of the community, this program would not be possible. Thanks to the participation of individuals and businesses, the club was able to help 127 families. Special thanks go to: LO Community Schools […]