Oxford Village President Pro-Tem Dave Bailey was in the hot seat last week for comments he made at the Aug. 27 council meeting regarding the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department dispatch center and its performance. A request for a public apology was made by Undersheriff Mike McCabe, who lives in Oxford Township, and even Bailey’s fellow […]
A total of $20,684 in Oxford Village property tax funds from 2010 is definitely missing and former Deputy Clerk Marion Patricia Paad is ‘a person of interest? in connection with its disappearance. That was the conclusion of the 25-page forensic audit report dated June 25 that’s been kept under wraps for months until village attorney […]
‘If it was up to me, I’d fence it off and close it because obviously, somebody doesn’t appreciate it and it’s sad.? That’s how frustrated and upset Jeff Kinasz, park superintendent for the Oxford Twp. Parks and Recreation Dept., feels following the latest round of vandalism at Oakwood Lake Township Park on Oakwood Rd. Between […]
Oakland County Sheriff’s investigators are looking into whether a 28-year-old homeless man who was living in a tent behind the Parkhurst mobile home park is connected to a string of robberies in Oxford Township. Michael Dwaine Welch is currently lodged in the Oakland County Jail after being arrested last week on a warrant stemming from […]
Oxford Village’s new councilman isn’t new to the inner workings of local government. Last week, council voted 4-0 to appoint Byran Cloutier to the seat vacated last month when Tony Albensi resigned. Cloutier has served as director of the Oxford Public Library since May 2007 and as a member of the village planning commission since […]
It’s 10 o’clock. Do you know where your children are? That’s a question Oxford Township parents might have to answer should a proposed curfew ordinance be approved by the township board. A first reading of the proposed curfew ordinance is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center (28 […]
A room full of local business owners upset about the proposed changes to Oxford Village’s sign ordinance was enough to convince council to make some changes of its own. Last week, council spent two hours dealing with the proposed sign ordinance. Much of that time was spent listening to complaints, concerns and comments from business […]
It appears that Oxford Village will continue to function without a council president at least for the foreseeable future. Last week, council voted 3-1 to not elect a president at this time and have Councilman Dave Bailey continue to serve as president pro-tem. Basically, Bailey, who cast the lone dissenting vote, will continue to fulfill […]
Oxford Township’s water fund could get a financial boost if a cellular tower is constructed near one of the municipality’s treatment plants. Last week, the township board voted 6-0 to continue discussions regarding a request to lease 2,500 square feet of space on the water treatment plant property at Dunlap and Seymour Lake roads, so […]
I was going to write my column about all the wall-to-wall nonsense and gibberish I heard at last week’s four-hour Oxford Village Council meeting. It was a truly embarrassing exercise in local government that practically begged to be mercilessly savaged. But the next day, a friend called and said something that made me reconsider. His […]