The Orion Township Board of Trustees has OK’d an outdoor assembly permit for the parking lot in front of Opa’s Food and Spirits on Lapeer Road, for the purpose of holding a fundraiser. The fundraiser will be hosted by the Lake Orion Lions Club, to aid a local woman with kidney disease. The event takes […]
After a public hearing on Oct. 6, a Special Assessment District for chloriding Mill Lake Gardens will move on to the next stage. The SAD is for chloriding Hazel, Hill and Mahopac in Mill Lake Gardens, at a cost of $1,301 for the first year, and $924 estimated annual assessment after the first year. The […]
The Orion Township Board of Trustees adopted a resolution authorizing the preparation of the Special Assessment roll for a lake level Special Assessment District for Square Lake after holding a public hearing on Oct. 6. The SAD is for water quality control by covering the cost of electricity to run a lake pump for Square […]
The theme for Fire Prevention Week 2003, running Oct. 5-12, is “When Fire Strikes: Get Out and Stay Out,” but you might not make it out to begin with if you don’t have a working smoke detector. Orion Township Fire Department Assistant Chief Bob Smith said everyone needs to have a smoke detector on every […]
Lake Orion’s Church of Christ is planning a day of festivities on Oct. 12 to celebrate the completion of a new wing for the church on Hemingway Road. A homecoming and dedication will be held to commemorate the 4,200 square-foot addition to the church, which was completed in September after over a year of construction. […]
I consider myself a pretty good tipper, mainly due to having two relatives (daughter and daughter-in-law) who work in the restaurant business. If I didn’t tip appropriately, I would hear about it. It’s been a few years since I’ve frequented any type of “fast serve” anything. So I admit I was rather dismayed to find […]
Students from Oakview Middle School were all wet on Oct. 1 after they spent several hours doing water quality testing in the Paint Creek near Children’s Park in downtown Lake Orion. Oakview students were some of the thousands from across Macomb and Oakland Counties who will spend the month of October studying the quality of […]
Lisa Valentine wrote the article on “Officials plan to fight M-24 property swap.” I would like to know what our elected officials in Orion Township are trying to accomplish. They regularly fight every business that attempts to locate in Orion Township. They keep trying to tell us it will add further traffic burden to our […]
Do I have this right? If the Weger and DNR land swap goes through, some 90 acres of unused land worth three or 4 million dollars will go back on the township’s tax roles and you want to fight this in court. Please, start running our township like it was a business. You still control […]
The natatorium (swimming pool) is a big success with LOHS students. However, I feel betrayed by the board of education about the use of this facility. I want to see more time and more schedule consistency for community access. Back when we were voting for the new high school, the pool (which was listed as […]