NOTE: This column is dedicated to Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Wendy Potts, who’s currently presiding over the case which could end OPFEC for good. Your Honor, I’d like to make my case as to why the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission should be dissolved forever and ever. Allow me to present Exhibit A […]
Lakeville Elementary second-grader Alyson Edgemon gives weather-predicting llama, Mr. Prozac (or ‘Zac? for short) a special smooch at the Groundhog Day Festival in Centennial Park Monday morning. Unfortunately, Zac and groundhog puppet Noah II saw their shadow at exactly 10 a.m. on Feb. 2 — thus predicting six more weeks of winter. For more pictures […]
Oxford Village voters will be asked in the March 8 election to approve a land swap with Oxford Bank, which which will benefit both the village and bank according to representatives from each side. “In my opinion, this swap is worth doing from the village and bank’s point of view,” said Councilman Dave Bailey at […]
A disagreement over the taxable value of Independence Village of Waterstone could end up costing Oxford Township a large chunk of tax revenue. Independence Village filed a tax appeal petition on May 28, 2003 with the Michigan Tax Tribunal seeking to reduce the facility’s 2003 taxable value from $7,056,550 to $610,865 and 2003 State Equalized […]
Two recommended appointments to the Oxford Township Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) were left up in the air at the Jan. 28 township board meeting. Supervisor Bill Dunn’s recommendation to appoint resident Thomas Berger to the planning commission was tabled while his recommendation to appoint resident James Butler to the ZBA was […]
Bill Patterson likes helping people and hopes voters will let him continue doing so. The retired pharmacist and Oxford resident filed for re-election Friday to his seat on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. “I enjoy it,” Patterson said outside the county clerk’s office in Pontiac. “I think I’m doing a good job representing the […]
A pair of grants from the Department of Natural Resources worth a combined $250,000 will be pursued by the Village of Oxford for a ramp park and playground redevelopment. At its Jan. 27 meeting, council directed village President Steve Allen to complete the applications for a $200,000 DNR grant to build a ramp park (for […]
A request to hire an architect to design a new Oxford Township Hall was tabled last week until officials can determine exactly how much money is available for the project. The request came from Trustee Charles Kniffen, who serves on the Building and Site Committee. “We all know we’ve got to build a new township […]
Oxford Township officials Jan. 28 voted 4-0 to continue participating in the North Oakland Household Hazardous Waste Consortium (NO HAZ) this year and to designate Trustee Shirley Clancy as the township’s appointed representative to the consortium board. Under the leadership of Oakland County government, NO HAZ provides safe, reliable, environmentally responsible collection of household hazardous […]
Adults who hide runaway kids may soon be prosecuted under township law. Oakland County Sheriff’s Lt. Al Whitefield, commander of the Oxford Township substation, asked the township board Jan. 28 to amend Ordinance 43A (Disorderly Conduct) to include prohibiting the contribution to the delinquency of a minor. Whitefield said his officers have been confronted with […]