Springfield Township government will soon take a more active role in the administration of lake improvement boards. Some of the details will not be worked out until early 2005, but trustees on Dec. 5 agreed to at least house records of what Supervisor Collin Walls calls ‘quasi-governmental? agencies. By next March, trustees are expected to […]
‘It’s amazing what a difference 11 months can make,? said Brent Bair, managing director of the Road Commission for Oakland County, at Monday’s dedication of the rebuilt maintenance garage in Springfield Township. In weather which rivaled that of the fire which almost gutted the building in January, county and local officials enjoyed an open house […]
A local partnership has an idea to ‘redevelop? a prime piece of Clarkston real estate. Clarkston Equity Partners appeared before the Clarkston City Council on Dec. 13 with a very preliminary concept plan to raze two apartment buildings and replace them with a modern condominium complex. ‘We kind of want to run it by you […]
Officers of the Clarkston Police Department are expected to receive Taser training sometime after the first of the year, thanks to funding approval given by the city council on Dec. 20. A motion by Council Member Scott Meyland authorizes the expenditure not to exceed $1,500 for the purchase of one Taser and associated training. With […]
Some Springfield Township employees will receive higher than recommended pay increases in 2005, while some will settle for less. All will receive pay hikes of some kind, except for the elected trustees, who again voted against a recommended increase. Supervisor Collin Walls presented his annual list of recommendations at the township board’s Dec. 5 meeting. […]
The new year will bring two new faces ? including a new assistant fire chief ? to the Independence Township Fire Department. The township board on Dec. 7 approved the hire of Robert Elizondo as the number two man in the department. Fire Chief Steve Ronk described the former fire chief for the city of […]
A Sashabaw Middle School teacher has been charged with assault and battery against a 10-year-old student. Sandra Lee Blomquist, 40, of Auburn Hills, was arraigned on Monday before 52-2 District Court Magistrate Colleen Murphy, and was released on $5,000 personal bond, according to Lt. Dale LaBair, commander of the Independence Township substation of the Oakland […]
With a list of ‘strong suggestions? accompanying the vote, the Springfield Township Board on Dec. 9 approved a special use permit and conceptual plan for 22 single-family condominiums on land commonly known as the Miller Farm. A public hearing before the vote drew questions and a few suggestions from neighboring residents, but trustees found the […]
Random, arbitrary and otherwise miscellaneous ramblings from your friendly, neighborhood reporter… The Dec. 1 chain reaction crash on I-75 near Sashabaw Road was a big story. In general, however, crashes on I-75 near Sashabaw Road ? and near Dixie Highway, M-15 and Clintonville Road ? are not really ‘news.? On the one hand, it is […]
An Independence Township man suspected in a Dec. 8 stabbing incident in Pontiac was apprehended by Oakland County Sheriff deputies after a car chase through Orion and Independence townships. Bryan Duncan, 34, was arraigned the same day with bond set at $75,000, according to Sgt. William Ware of the Pontiac Police Department. Information on an […]