With promises to work for maximum tree conservation, the Independence Township Board last week voted to approve a cost sharing agreement for the paving of Holcomb Road. A July 15 tie vote had stalled plans by the Road Commission for Oakland County to pave the current gravel section of the road between Reese and Davisburg […]
One way or another, there will be two deputies on duty in Clarkston Community Schools this fall. With Supervisor Dale Stuart and Trustee Daniel Travis dissenting, the Independence Township Board on Tuesday, Aug. 5 voted to pay the entire cost of a second school liaison officer. The vote came with a “99 percent” expectation that […]
Servers at the Clarkston Union have noticed a “dip” in drink business since the announcement of a new state definition of drunken driving. “Instead of coming in and having three or four drinks, they’re only having one or two,” according to Erich Lines, manager at the Clarkston Union. The downtown establishment posted the story from […]
As president of the Clarkston Farm and Garden Club, Diane Midgley would like to see more people seeing green. “We take pride in Clarkston, and we want people to enjoy the beauty of Clarkston, and feel welcome when they arrive,” she said. Toward that end, the club maintains the flower barrels in downtown Clarkston and […]
Were it not for the malfunctioning traffic signals, it might have been mistaken for a normal, pleasant summer evening in downtown Clarkston. People were walking dogs, sitting on benches and steps, passing the time as long as daylight would allow. Valerie Hulderman came out of Rudy’s Market on Main Street, having purchased “salad fixins” with […]
The attorney representing Clarkston schools Trustee Tony Miller has filed a lawsuit in Oakland County Circuit Court challenging the claim that Miller cannot also be a Clarkston High School football coach. Attorney Arthur Weiss said Monday he filed the suit Thursday, Aug. 14, and an evidentiary hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sept. 3 before […]
Kelly Bridgewater admitted her personal passion as the wife of an Independence Township firefighter, but she said her motivation was that of a concerned Springfield Township resident. “Until I started asking questions, I didn’t realize what we did not have,” she said, referring to what she called a “deficient” emergency medical services system. At the […]
It took three attempts, but by the end of their Aug. 5 meeting, the Independence Township Board last week approved a special assessment district for a new Sashabaw drain system. Related to but different from a proposed special assessment for the road itself, the drain system is seen as the answer to water management from […]
Local resident Len Bokuniewicz feels a bit sheepish about showing off his gold medal from the 100-meter run. He was sixth tenths of a second slower this year than last, and there were only four people in his division. Other divisions had at least eight, he said. At the starting line, he thought, “I know […]
In another twist in a continuing saga, Trustee Tony Miller was asked to leave a Friday, Aug. 22 special meeting of the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education. The meeting, called as a closed session because of “pending litigation,” came as a result of a lawsuit filed by Miller against Superintendent Al Roberts. The suit, […]