PUBLIC NOTICE CHANGE OF MEETING DATE March 11, 2003 Due to the Board of Review meeting on March 10, 2003, the City Council will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at 7:00 p.m. instead of Monday, March 10. Artemus Pappas City Manager
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Independence Township Planning Commission, Oakland County, Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on: Thursday, March 13th, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. At Independence Township Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, Michigan, 48346 to consider the following-, FILE #2003-002 Mark Karavite, Oakland Shores Development, Petitioner REQUEST SPECIAL LAND USE APPROVAL For Cluster Lot […]
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS The Independence Township Board, of Appeals will meet Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at 7:30 pm at the Independence Township Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, MI 48346 to hear the following cases: Case #03-0012 Richard Esckelson Jr., Petitioner APPLICANT REQUESTS FRONT YARD SETBACK VARIANCE OF 10′ AND 2ND FRONT YARD SETBACK VARIANCE […]
Sometime in the 1980s stand-up comic Jeff Foxworthy, a ‘Southerner,’ came up with a skit he called, “You might be a Redneck if.” One of them was, “You might be a Redneck if your mother kept a spit cup on her ironing board.” With apologies to Mr. Foxworthy, we’ve accumulated some “You might have suffered […]
Voters will get a chance to pick four Lake Orion Village Council members out of a slate of seven candidates in the March 10 general election. Incumbents who are seeking another term include Mark Brancheau, Bill Siver and Harry Stephen. Keith Campell, Charlotte Patton, Ed Roberts and Ken VanPortfliet are the other candidates. The top […]
Friends of Steven Crowder, who died at the age of 14 in a bicycle-motor vehicle accident last summer, have asked the Orion Township Board to request a review to add more sidewalks to the area. Crowder was killed on June 24, 2002 when he was struck from behind by a car while riding his bicycle […]
The Orion Area Chamber of Commerce has a new direction, a new format and now, a new managing director. Donna Heyniger was named the chamber’s new permanent managing director in December, after a three-month stint as interim director after the departure of former director Crystal English. English left in the fall to accept a position […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department has called the school district’s emergency procedures in case of threats “adequate.” According to LO School Superintendent Dr. Craig Younkman, the sheriff’s department is the district’s homeland security contact. “They reviewed what we would do,” Younkman added. “I think we’re in good shape.” Younkman offered several examples of what the […]
Parents should note that the kindergarten schedule will change next year. Classes will meet either Monday, Wednesday and alternative Fridays or Tuesday, Thursday and alternative Fridays. Half day classes on Friday have been eliminated. Although there will be some money savings because mid-day transportation won’t be needed, LO School Superintendent Dr. Craig Younkman said the […]
For the past three years, Orion Oaks, Pine Tree and Webber have started school at 8:29 a.m. Blanche Sims, Carpenter, Stadium and Paint Creek started at 9:04 a.m. That will change next fall. The groups of schools will switch start and dismissal times. The new schedule will last for three years.