Oxford Village is looking into possibly placing weight and time restrictions on trucks traveling along W. Burdick St. A 6:30 p.m. public hearing is scheduled for the village council’s Tuesday, Aug. 12 meeting at 22 W. Burdick St. The village is considering prohibiting, via local ordinance, trucks weighing more than 40,000 pounds (gross weight including […]
It appears Bruce Downey might get to build his pole barn after all because the proposed route for a new natural gas pipeline doesn’t include his land ? at least for now. Two days after a story about the Oxford Township man’s concerns over the proposed Rover Pipeline appeared in the July 9 issue of […]
Though life is not easy for many of them now, Christ the King Church’s Veterans Ministry wants those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces to know both they and their deeds are not forgotten. That’s why the group held its annual summer hog roast Saturday for approximately 150 veterans, plus their family members, on […]
It appears Oxford Village’s water and sewer rates are on track to increase on Oct. 1. Last week, council voted 4-0 to approve the first reading of an ordinance amendment that would charge customers a flat, monthly base rate that’s determined by meter size, plus an increased rate for the amount of water and sewer […]
The current structure Right now, all village water customers pay a base rate of $18.10 per meter (regardless of size) per month, which includes up to 2,000 gallons of water whether they use it or not. Likewise, all village sewer customers currently pay $22.85 per Residential Equivalent Unit (REU) per month, which includes up to […]
During the week, Chuck Weeden is just another mild-mannered tech geek. But on the weekends, he transforms into a fierce professional wrestler who dominates the ring and entertains fans as ‘Big Money? Chuck Weeden. The 28-year-old Oxford resident made his local debut in the ring Saturday night at Basketball America in Orion as part of […]
Not many small-town celebrations can boast the popularity and longevity of Leonard’s annual Strawberry Festival. On Saturday, July 19, the festival returns for the 62nd time and it promises to offer plenty of fun for the entire family. The day begins with a pancake breakfast at Leonard United Methodist Church (254 E. Elmwood St.) from […]
Oxford Village officials are having an appraisal performed on the municipal complex located at 18-22 W. Burdick St. and the approximately 2.08 acres it sits on. But there are mixed feelings on the council as to whether the village should sell the site to a private developer, who wants to turn it into housing, and […]
‘Attorney Ferrari.? That was the new unofficial title Oxford Township Treasurer Joe Ferrari received from Supervisor Bill Dunn at last week’s board of trustees meeting. Ferrari was directed to draft new potential ordinance language concerning door-to-door solicitors and submit it to township attorney Gary Rentrop for review. There’s concern that the current ordinance could be […]
Oxford Village will borrow money from itself in order to fund the reconstruction of W. Burdick St. underway since June 11. Last week, council voted 3-1 to pay for its portion of the project, which amounts to $467,152, by using $67,152 from the village’s major street fund and borrowing the remaining $400,000 from two internal […]