Chuck Fortinberry is an unabashed ‘car guy.? He is also a community guy. The owner of Clarkston Chrysler Plymouth Jeep in Springfield Township is currently busy with his duties as senior co-chairman of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. While his business is important, he also makes time for charitable activities out of […]
The resignation of an Oakland County Sheriff’s Department deputy who was stationed at the Springfield Township caught fellow deputies by surprise, and they are waiting with the public to see if he will be charged in connection with a multi-state Internet child pornography operation. The resignation came Friday, Jan. 2, several days after Waterford police […]
Residents packed the meeting room at the Springfield Township Library last week to voice concerns about a proposed ‘augmentation well? on Waumegah Lake. Many learned, however, that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality cannot legally respond to their concerns. Many protesters fear the augmentation well will threaten their private wells, but MDEQ officials at the […]
The school year runs a bit different from the calendar year, so officials already knew most of the challenges of 2004 months ago. Karen Foyteck, president of the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education, said the district is actually at mid-year, with budget challenges, bond construction and federal mandates at the top of the agenda. […]
Springfield Township officials are not happy with revisions in a cooperative household hazardous waste collection plan, but they will go along for now. In the meantime, they will ‘actively explore? possible participation in Independence Township’s independent program. Discussion at the Thursday, Jan. 8 township board meeting revealed some frustration with those leading the North Oakland […]
Sue Topping wasn’t looking for a job when she visited the North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy three years ago, but she got one. Now she is executive director of an organization dedicated to conservation of natural resources by negotiating purchase of land and urging property owners to establish perpetual conservation easements. ‘It was on my […]
The promise has been made: ‘On time and on budget.? The Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education heard the promise Monday, Jan. 12 concerning projects to be funded by last year’s voter-approved $84.7 million bond issue. Three consultants gave updates on the planning and construction process. Some repairs and renovations have taken place, and major […]
It’s a relatively new development which involved a lot of negotiation at the time it was approved. Now the developer wants a variance to benefit the current and potential residents of the neighborhood. The Springfield Township Board on Jan. 8 approved the site plan revision, but warned developer George Mansour of a potentially difficult time […]
Two new schools will debut in fall 2005, but not in new buildings. Based on preliminary staff discussions, their curriculum and philosophy will have a facelift to accompany the renovated buildings. When school officials proposed a $84.7 million bond issue in 2003, it included the premise of realigning grades as part of the plan to […]
Bracing for this week’s forecast for more snowy, icy weather, the Road Commission for Oakland County said they are ready, despite last week’s fire at their Springfield Township garage. ‘We’re very confident that we’re in a good position to handle whatever storm comes,? commission spokesman Craig Bryson said Monday. Despite the loss of 17 pieces […]