Since adopting a new burn policy last fall, the Independence Township Trustees has heard mixed reviews, but they aren’t finished tweaking the Open Burning Ordinance just yet. At their first meeting in March, Supervisor Pat Kittle and Treasurer Paul Brown clarified burning restrictions and exceptions to Open Burning. They noted the Open Burning Ordinance allows […]
Travel offers a lot more than a change of scenery for the characters in the Clarkston Village Player’s latest comedy, Neil Simon’s California Suite. The production is made up of four playlets, each one packed with laugh-out-loud hilarity. From beginning to end, California Suite presents ‘a lot of humor with a lot of humanity,? said […]
In the midst of the falling snow on Feb. 22, you may have seen picket signs held high on the corner of Sashabaw and Waldon Roads. What was the demonstration’s target? It was Sherman Heating and Cooling for employing nonunion workers to renovate a 10,656 square foot building where Sagano’s Japanese Steakhouse will open in […]
With auditors suggesting more oversight and the state asking for a Corrective Action Plan (CAP), Clarkston City Council is taking action. ‘All departments will be reviewed closer to ensure all expenses are anticipated and recorded,? said Treasurer Sandra Barlass. She prepared a CAP and sent it to Lansing on Feb. 8. Council members reviewed the […]
When it comes to oil and gas drilling in Oakland County, ‘I don’t think this is a good fit for us. We’re a tightly populated county, and our water resources are incredibly important to our economy, and if we had an issue that was serious it could really be devastating,? said Water Resources Commissioner Jim […]
These days, your library card comes in handy even if you’re not in the building. Many are poring over e-readers instead of the traditional hard and paperback books, so in recent years the Clarkston Independence District Library lends electronically. According to Keegan Sulecki, the library’s Head of Technical Services, patrons are increasingly coming to the […]
With forecasts calling for more snow, Michiganians may be grumbling, but Clarkston High School graduate Eric Woolley would find our temperatures quite mild. He’s been living in Antarctica at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo research station since August 2012 where temperatures can get as low as -56 degrees Fahrenheit. ‘The South Pole station has hit […]
Independence Township’s Parks, Recreation, and Seniors department hopes to expand this year’s Independence Day celebration, literally. Parks and Rec Director Ken Elwert said the festivities will last three days and could include about 20 carnival rides at Clintonwood Park as well as a larger fireworks show, launched from the campus of Everest Academy across Clarkston […]
When Independence Township Public Works Director Linda Richardson came before Clarkston City Council on February 11, she didn’t have good news. In April, the DPW will charge the city more for sewer. Starting in April, the city’s rate will be $113.52 per Residential Equivalency Unit (REU) each quarter based on Independence Township’s 2013 sewer budget. […]
Independence Township Supervisor Pat Kittle needs a job description, so the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to pay $5,250 for the Metiss Group to develop one for the supervisor, as well as clerk and treasurer. ‘Right now we’ve got zero in terms of job descriptions and performance metrics, so anything to move us off that […]