Less money is coming into Clarkston’s schools, and more is going out. That was the message Monday as the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education began discussing budget parameters for the coming school year. Next year’s revenue was estimated at $78,170,845, but officials agreed to lower that number by $810,000. After discussing the probability’or not’of […]
Ian Arnold raised his hand during public comment at Springfield Township’s December board meeting and stood to pose his question. ‘I was wondering if you’ve ever considered starting your meetings with the Pledge of Allegiance,? the 11-year-old from Boy Scout Troop 192 asked. The following day, newly-elected Supervisor Mike Trout had a letter in the […]
A new worship center planned for Springfield Township means members of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish can finally stop going to school every Sunday. Since 2003, members of the church’which does not yet have a home of its own’have attended Mass at Davisburg Elementary. But the Springfield Township board granted special land use approval Thursday for […]
Some Springfield Township residents’and those passing through via I-75’may find themselves with a stronger cellular signal in the near future. A new 150-foot monopole telecommunications tower is slated for installation at the MDOT rest stop area on the northbound side of I-75, north of Davisburg Road. ‘We’ll just have one carrier’T-Mobile’on the tower to start,? […]
I’ve always wanted to drive a fire truck. Long ago, I told Springfield Township Fire Chief Charlie Oaks and Firefighter Ryan Hart about this whimsy of mine, explaining my vision: I’d go roaring, lights and sirens, down some busy road as the traffic melted to the side of the road in front of me. What […]
After spending the last 12 months studying issues such as domestic violence, mental health and economic autonomy, the Women’s Commission for Oakland County says its work has just begun. ‘I think we had an outstanding first year,? said WCOC Chairwoman Wanda Lohmeier, a Clarkston resident appointed in January 2007 by Oakland County Commissioner Tom Middleton. […]
They call themselves ‘No dirt? for short, but when the North Oakland Disaster Relief Team goes to work, nothing could be further from the truth. Just before Christmas, the Clarkston-based group traveled to Biloxi, Mississippi to continue rebuilding efforts in the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina wreaked disaster in 2005. ‘I don’t think people realize […]
It took crews nearly a week to plow snow from many subdivisions after 10 inches of snow fell Dec. 19, and residents are likely to face similar waits all winter. That’s the word from the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), which fielded some 700 phone calls and several hundred emails from angry people, last […]
Springfield Township’s fulltime firefighters got some good news just in time for the holidays. The township board unanimously approved a 13.3 percent pay hike’an increase of about $5,000’for the two firefighters in 2009. Other township employees received a smaller pay raise, equal to about 3 percent of their current salaries. ‘There is a larger increase […]
What do you do? Are you an architect or a builder? Imagine this: you’re in the middle of a huge project, looking on proudly as the skeleton of your building stands against the skyline. Suddenly, an angry crowd appears. ‘Take it down,? shouts one stout man. ‘It’s ugly!? snorts another. ‘I don’t like it!? ‘You […]