After 12 times on the agenda and almost a year of discussion, Clarkston City Council still has not made a final vote on their much debated sidewalk ordinance. However, through an informal vote and discussion, they did make some headway on width. Johnston, who wrote the ordinance, said five feet is the minimum recommended width […]
A challenger for township clerk has risen. Joseph Lawrence, Independence Township planning commissioner, is taking on incumbent Shelagh VanderVeen for the Republican nomination. ‘The reason I am running for clerk is because I really have a deep profound interest in this community,? said Lawrence. He and his family moved to Independence Township in 1991 from […]
Trustee Dan Kelly has a plan to ‘bridge the gap? between the Independence Township Board and non-union government employees. Instead of unionizing, their interests could be protected by subcommittee, Kelly proposed at the May 20 board meeting. ‘The board would pass as a general policy that whenever adverse actions were taken as regard to employee […]
The public will have a chance to comment on Independence Township’s Master Plan, July 10. The Township Board voted unanimously May 13 to set the public hearing. ‘The substance of the plan has not changed significantly,? said Richard Carlisle, township planning consultant. ‘There has been some tweaking here and there, there has been some fine […]
When Sue Wilson, Academic Service Learning coordinator for Clarkston Community Schools, organized a project for her students, she knew what to do. ‘I’ve had a relationship with Margaret Bartos (directos, Independence Township Senior Center) for many years doing projects and I knew they had built a new Senior Center, so I wanted to do something […]
Twenty-five students from Jonathan Paddock’s student leadership class at Clarkson Junior High showed up at Clintonwood Park, May, 21, to do some good. ‘It was suggested that the kids could come over and do some service learning,? said Paddock. ‘So my kids wanted to have a two part ? spend half the day here at […]
Local builder Sam Moraco hopes to nail down a spot on the Independence Township Board. ‘I feel I can be a great asset to this community and its preservation if given the honor of becoming a trustee,? he said. When Moraco moved from Westland in 1998, along with Kelly, his wife of 22 years, they […]
Out of 250 applicants from 10 schools, Clarkston High School teacher Kyle Hughes was named the best, earning first place at the second-annual Walter P. Chrysler ‘Closing the Technology Gap in Education? awards ceremony. ‘I am overwhelmed because there are many, many deserving people here this night, but there is no one more appreciative than […]
Part-time legislature advocates need no more signatures ? just yes votes for a State Constitution Convention. The Michigan Constitution requires a vote of the public every 16 years, starting in 1978, as to whether or not to convene a state constitutional convention. The last one was in 1994 and the next could be in 2010. […]
The Independence Township reform slate has lost a member, as Terri Nallamothu declined to file for trustee. ‘It’s just some family issues and family comes first, so this time I think I will drop out and who knows in four years, I might come around again,? said Nallamothu. ‘I’d love to do something. I just […]