Oxford Township

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Charter Township of Oxford Board of Trustees, at a regular meeting on the 12th day of May 2004 held the second reading and adopted Ordinance No. 108A: AN ORDINANCE ENACTED TO PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE OF OXFORD TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS; TO MINIMIZE WATER QUALITY DEGRADATION, FLOODING […]

Addison Township

Regular Meeting SYNOPSIS The regular meeting of the Addison Township Board of Trustees was held on Monday, May 3, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. in the Township Complex, 1440 Rochester Road, Leonard, Michigan 48367 The Supervisor Koski opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by an invocation by Trustee Brakefield. MEMBERS PRESENT: Supervisor, Robert […]

Reins in my teeth, I’m clinging to the myth

Guess who was the first person I ever heard cuss on TV? John Wayne. Yep, it’s true. Folks today may not remember their ‘first? TV swear word because everybody swears on television these days. It’s commonplace. Old news. Not memorable. But, back a few years it just wasn’t so. So, late one night in the […]

Grandchildren update; herald new addition

Grandson Dan Offer has made it through his first year at Michigan State U. Granddaughter Karen Offer made the Oxford High varsity golf team as a sophomore. Granddaughter Savannah Speed, 8, got her first gift from a boy — a pencil. Twins Haley and Trevor Speed, who will be five August 30, weren’t asked, but, […]

Letter to the Editor

Why the government compulsion to develop every square inch of Independence Township? Now the board would buy vacant school property to build a Senior Citizen Center. Not that we need it, this senior believes we already take too much from the limited resources of the younger generations. But if we must have such continued coddling, […]

Whoopee Bowl cited as ‘dangerous building?

For years it was a popular flea market and salvage operation. Now it has been deemed a ‘dangerous building.? Springfield Township officials have scheduled a ‘show cause? hearing for Thursday, June 10 for the Whoopee Bowl on Dixie Highway to answer for allegedly failing to answer an order from hearing officer John Steckling based on […]

County to decide if road will close

Area residents packed the Clarkston Middle School auditorium May 11 to debate the proposed closing of Campfire Circle which connects Lake Waldon Village and Spring Lake subdivisions. Residents of Lake Waldon Village have petitioned the township to close the street which they say is used as a cut through. Residents said traffic, vandalism and speeding […]

Letter to the Editor

I just finished reading the letter you printed from the DPW’s part time employee, Mrs. Carol LaRoque. I have to say that her letter only causes me to be even more convinced that King was treated terribly after being the successful senior bidder on the DPW position so desired by LaRoque. King owed no one […]

Candidates file for Independence positions

Campaign season is officially underway in Independence Township as the filing date for office has passed. Republican Dale Stuart is seeking his fourth term as Township Supervisor. Before serving as supervisor, Stuart served as a trustee for eight years and was also a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Stuart is being opposed by […]

County to decide if road will close

Area residents packed the Clarkston Middle School auditorium May 11 to debate the proposed closing of Campfire Circle which connects Lake Waldon Village and Spring Lake subdivisions. Residents of Lake Waldon Village have petitioned the township to close the street which they say is used as a cut through. Residents said traffic, vandalism and speeding […]