Dam tax could be spread over five years

Pending review and recommendation by the Oakland County Finance Committee and a passing vote by the county commission on Nov. 1, the $178,000 assessment that may’ve been on the winter tax roll for township residents in the Oxford Multi-Lakes Special Assessment District could be spread over a five-year period. A resolution, created by Commissioner Brad […]

Independence Township

Proposed ordinance amendment regarding offensive noises Meeting: Township Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Date: May 4, 2004 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Independence Township Library 6495 Clarkston Road Independence Township, MI please take notice that at its above regular meeting, the Charter Township of Independence Board of Trustees will consider amending Chapter 8, Article V, Section […]

Independence Township

At a regular meeting of the Township Board held on April 20, 2004 the Board authorized a First Reading of an Ordinance ,Amendment to Chapter 21 as follows: CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 21 OF THE TOWNSHIP CODE OF ‘ME CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE TO PROVIDE FOR AN […]

My Way

In this era of Big Government doing way more than it should and citizens believing they’re entitled to everything, it’s often hard to discern where the line is between public and private responsibility. Sitting through last week’s special Oxford Township Board meeting regarding how to fix the mess in Elk View Estates, it was difficult […]

Letter to the Editor

I was an occasional reader of ‘Jim’s Jottings,? and after reading a few months ago that Jim was going to ‘save money? by not using soap when he washed, I avoided tha column altogether. That was one of the stupidest things I had ever heard. Unfortunately, the column in the Oct. 13 issue caught my […]

Slown Quits

Oxford Village Manager Mark Slown called it quits at last night’s council meeting. Council voted 4-1 to accept Slown’s resignation effective July 1. However, as part of the motion, Slown will continue to receive his regular bi-weekly pay of $2,311 until July 1 with the expressed understanding that beginning immediately he’s to no longer to […]

Lake Orion Village

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Village of Lake Orion Board of Zoning Appeals A Regular meeting of the Village of Lake Orion Board of Zoning Appeals will be held on THURSDAY, May 6, 2004, at 7:30 p.m. in the: Council Chambers of the Lake Orion Village Hall, 37 E. Flint St. Lake Orion, Ml 48362 The […]

Letter to the Editor

On behalf of Oxford High School students and myself, we would like to thank you for contributing to the Josh and Tim Schrauger Family Fund. Through a community-wide effort, we were able to raise over $4,600 ? $1,000 of which was raised at the Homecoming Game, from the very generous community members of both Oxford […]

Robotics team competes off-season

The Oxford High School Robotics Team kicked-off their off-season competitions on Sept. 22 at Kettering University in Flint. Seventeen team members competed with their robot in three different rounds. They won one event and lost three. They worked this summer on creating a new arm for their robot, which is what they used predominately during […]

Orion Township Planning Commission

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2004 SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 8:00 P.M. IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE ORION TOWNSHIP HALL, 2525 JOSLYN ROAD, LAKE ORION, MICHIGAN 48360, ON THE FOLLOWING MATTER: PC-2004-24, DANCE FOR FUN SPECIAL LAND USE, LOCATED […]