By Megan Kelley Review Writer The school board meeting on Oct 10 was relatively short compared to the last few meetings, but it showcased something that has been lacking during these months leading up to the election — love. Outside of the normal housekeeping items, the board heard a presentation from a group from Lake […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor A little shopping, a lot of socializing, heaps of money raised for charity. The ladies flocked to downtown Lake Orion on Thursday for the Babes on Broadway shopping extravaganza, touring local businesses and restaurants and raising $5,000 for Grace Centers of Hope. Simply Marcella’s, a ladies’ fashion boutique on Broadway […]
Let me assure Superintendent Marion Ginopolis that as a chemist and businessman, my mathematics skills are advanced and exceptional. She is entitled to have her opinion about the value of the Bond projects. Likewise, I am entitled to my opinion and it is that the $51.5 million planned for a new elementary school, tearing down […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer In August 2016 Lake Orion Community Schools passed a sinking fund to help with repairs that were needed throughout the district. This sinking fund generates approximately $3.5 million annually for the 10 years following its passage to assist in the “more than $40 million in facility projects proposed for Lake […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer In last week’s issue of The Lake Orion Review we started to break down the numbers of the LOCS bond proposal, specifically for the elementary schools. Upon the passage of the bond, the elementary schools would receive $66.6 million of the proposed $160 million bond total. Combined, the three middle […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor It’s been a six-month process, but renovations on fire station 1 in the village are now complete and the Orion Township firefighters will host an “open station” to let the community see the new building. The open house event for station 1, at 93 S. Anderson St., begins with a […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor A new $40 million marijuana business park is coming to Orion Twp. The Oakland Business Park, the first of its kind in Oakland County, will be located on Premier Drive off S. Lapeer Road (M-24). The cannabis operation is run under the umbrella of the Oakland Business Park. Developers and […]
Editor’s Note: Supt. Ginopolis’ guest column is also in the Oct. 3, 2018 print edition of The Lake Orion Review. By Superintendent Marion Ginopolis In an interview with the Lake Orion Review, published on Sept. 26, 2018, Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education Trustee Bill Holt indicated that he objects to three projects in the Lake […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 7-13 and the Orion Township Fire Department wants to keep residents safe by educating them on simple techniques to keep their families safe in the event of a home fire. The origins of Fire Prevention Week – always the second full week of October – […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion Community Schools has been touting their “no expected tax rate increase” $160 million bond proposal for some time now, saying the bond would be used to address “critical needs” in the district. School board members, such as President Scott Taylor, have been vocal in stating that GMB, the […]