It appears Oxford Village President Steve Allen is in violation of state tax law and not paying all the property taxes he’s legally required to. According to Oxford Township tax records, the two properties Allen owns in the village – 31 Moyer St. and 40 Burdick Woods Ct. – are both exempted as homestead properties. […]
Each day is bringing the Orion Veterans’ Memorial closer to being a reality, with Phase I to be completed this fall. Project founder Dr. Joseph Mastromatteo was on hand with Lake Orion Village Manager Jo Ann Van Tassel, also a member of the memorial’s board of directors, at the Sept. 15 Orion Township Board of […]
A one-car accident on N. Washington Street. near East St. left a fire hydrant, utility pole and traffic sign all destroyed. The accident occurred around 4 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, when a 25-year-old Lake Orion woman lost control of her truck. According to the Oxford Village Police Report, the woman was traveling northbound on […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of harassing phone calls on Gotwick Drive on Sept. 20. A 58-year-old woman received a strange phone call from a man who claimed to be with the FBI and told her that her husband was having an affair with his ex-wife. She said the man had […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing for the Mill Lake Gardens Chloride #1 Special Assessment District on Oct. 6. The hearing will take place at 8 p.m. The SAD is to help improve the quality of private roads in Mill Lake Gardens (Hill, Hazel and Mahopac) by applying chloride four […]
A public hearing will be held at Orion Township Hall on Oct. 6 for the purpose of taking public comment regarding a special assessment district for Square Lake (lake level). The hearing will be held immediately following the 8 p.m. hearing on the Mill Lake Gardens SAD. The Square Lake #1 SAD is for water […]
Orion Township millage rates for 2003 (to be collected in 2003 with the money to be used in 2004) were set by the board of trustees on Sept. 15. The new millage rates for 2003 are .9474 mills for the general fund, .9863 mills for the fire fund, 1.9303 mills for the police fund, and […]
Steve Sanders is impressed with the Orion Township Library, about twice the size of the library he formerly worked at in his hometown of Warren. Sanders, 26, became the new adult librarian for the Orion Library earlier this year and said he is enjoying the position. “My cousin lives in this area, and it was […]
Every year about this time members of Lost Lake Woods Club in Lincoln hit the road for a mini fall trip. Two years ago friend Carolyn and I went with them to see the Soo Locks. This year we joined 92 other people to view the Pictured Rocks in Munising. Although checking out a tourist […]
In honor of Grandparents’ Day, the second grade classrooms at Carpenter Year-Round Elementary School recently hosted a special afternoon to celebrate grandparents. Some children invited an older relative, family friend or neighbor to participate if their grandparents were unable to come to the event. The afternoon was spent sharing memories and enjoying games from the […]