After nearly 50 minutes of debate, much of which was heated, the Oxford Downtown Development Authority Monday evening voted 5-3 to pay $52,500 to two planning firms to develop a streetscape plan in the hopes of obtaining grants to make it a reality. ‘If you don’t get in line with a plan, and do it […]
Oxford Township last week amended its ordinance regulating hunting and the discharge of firearms to mirror state law as it pertains to various occupied structures, but not before the public discharged a few opinions on the subject. ‘We are in a populated township and we really should not have any firearms (discharged) within 1 mile […]
A new high-tech gadget designed to help slow lead-footed drivers is being tested by the Oxford Village Police Department. It’s called the SPEEDsentry Shield radar display sign and it measures the speed of each vehicle that comes within range, then displays it to the driver. ‘Sometimes drivers are unaware of their actual speeds. This kind […]
Oxford Township’s finances got a clean bill of health plus some glowing compliments from the auditor last week. ‘Overall, I don’t have anything alarming to report, which I’m happy to tell you,? said auditor Rana Emmons, a certified public accountant and partner with the Plymouth-based firm Post, Smythe, Lutz and Ziel. ‘You did receive the […]
ADDISON TWP. ? Motorists tooling along Lake George Rd. between Lakeville and Oakwood roads have probably noticed it’s a much more pleasant ride than it used to be. That’s because last October this 3?-mile stretch of rural road was coated with a special test material that’s resulted in a harder, smoother surface. ‘It’s been very […]
Whenever local governments discuss money these days, it seems like the topic is always how they don’t have enough. Not Oxford Township. Officials last week discussed what to do with $223,927 in unspent funds from the township’s 2010 fiscal year. Rather than do nothing with the money and simply add it to the general fund’s […]
Three out of four. That’s how many Oxford Township municipal wells are currently off-line near the water treatment plant at Seymour Lake and Dunlap roads. ‘The common denominator between all of these seems to be that there’s some sand that’s being caught by the pumps and causing them to fail and so forth,? said township […]
Quick action by the Oxford Fire Department saved a village apartment building from a potentially devastating blaze. At approximately 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, firefighters were called to the Village Manor Apartments, located off Pontiac St., when a construction vehicle ruptured a 1-inch natural gas line, causing both the pipe and heavy-duty piece of equipment […]
Addison is seeking input from its residents as to whether it should remain a general law township or incorporate as a charter township. Residents are being asked to attend the 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15 township board meeting at which the topic will be discussed (see public notice on Page 26). ‘I feel it’s important […]
Most folks with a severe fear of heights won’t climb a ladder much less go for a ride in a hot air balloon with nothing between them and the ground but a large basket made of woven wicker or rattan. But balloonist Shawn Raya, who admitted to being ‘deathly afraid of heights,? said it’s really […]