City planners supported rezoning the 59 South Main Street in downtown Clarkston. Clarkston Planning Commission voted, March 2, to recommend rezoning the Sutherland Building from Residential Multiple to Village Commercial. The recommendation was to be on the Clarkston City Council agenda, March 9. Owner Dave Carter was in talks with a Detroit area restaurant for […]
Trees cleared from a corner lot in downtown Clarkston left many wondering what is happening on the property. ‘It’s very sad to see this natural area with a lot of trees just disappear,? said resident David Yackell in an email to Clarkston Mayor Joe Luginski regarding ‘the decimation of the land? at the corner. Judy […]
The tree clearing at Main and Waldon isn’t the only change in store for downtown. Properties at 55 Church Street and 15 S. Main are also for sale. The City of Clarkston must find a new DPW facility after their current location at 55 Church Street is sold. When placed for sale, the city rejected […]
Be creative and don’t fear being different was the message for students and their supporters at an awards ceremony on Feb. 26. The Clarkston Foundation for Public Education recognized 32 students from Clarkston High School, Clarkston Junior High school and Sashabaw Middle School. Student received awards recognizing their accomplishments in visual and performing arts. Students […]
Spring will eventually bring warm weather to Clarkston, but it will also bring a major construction project to Sashabaw Road. Independence Township Board voted, Feb. 17, to approve the $4 million reconstruction and widening project at Sashabaw and Waldon, and the I-75 interchange. Work, to begin in May, will include turn lanes to the area […]
As Kevin and Jennifer Miller, and Blake Romig were ice fishing on Mill Pond, a nearby homeowner told them they were not welcome. The Clarkston trio ignored the complaint, but still wondered if the homeowner could really kick them off the pond. Who owns the Mill Pond? Bob Roth, Clarkston resident and business owner, owns […]
Clarkston Planning Commission will consider rezoning 59 S. Main Street from multi-residential to commercial, March 2. Dave Carter owns the at 59 S. Main Street property with two other investors at CBC Investments in Waterford. Dubbed the ‘Sutherland Building” and located at the south end of downtown, the building was constructed in 1903. Carter said […]
When crushed inside and you punish this world with negative emotion, who gets hurt? Wonderfully wise Napoleon Hill said any hurt you cause this world comes back to you times ten. When inner strength feels foreign… how do we relinquish that pain? When lost or broken…how do you begin again? As I write I hear […]
After 40 years of service, Independence Township Fire Chief Steve Ronk is leaving the community to serve as fire chief in northern Michigan. Independence Township Supervisor Pat Kittle said Ronk requested no big hurrah be made over his departure. Kittle said Ronk’s choice to replace him as interim chief is Deputy Fire Chief Mitch Petterson. […]
A plan between Independence Township and the county to fix local potholes could cost $250,000. Independence Township Supervisor Pat Kittle said he spoke with the Road Commission for Oakland County about fixing roads in the township. ‘RCOC would provide labor and equipment and Independence Township would provide material,? Kittle explained. ‘I get phone calls and […]