Clarkston City Council will host a community discussion to determine residents’ interest in a single trash hauler for the city. The discussion is in lieu of a Trash Hauler Committee recommended by City Manager Jonathan Smith. Council member David Marsh said appointing a committee was passing the buck. “I think we just send out the […]
Clarkston City Council voted 6-0, Sept. 9, to reimburse $15,515 to Independence Township for Industrial Waste Charges. The city collected the charges from residents, but they township did not bill the city for them. The shortfall was reported to the city by township public works Director Dave McKee this past March. “This was entirely Independence […]
The rain mostly held off for the Clarkston Community Historical Society’s 47th annual Art in the Village event in Depot Park last weekend, with more than 80 artists, food vendors, live music, and antique tent. Photo by Phil Custodio
Repaving work on Miller, S. Holcomb, and Waldon Road at M-15 starts this week. Road Commission for Oakland County workers will spot resurface S. Holcomb Road from W. Washington to West Court; resurface the Waldon Road approach to Main Street; and completely remove and repave Miller Road from Main Street to Glenburnie. During the project, […]
Dear Editor, Politicians and others who claim they have plans to stop climate change are not considering the changes Mother Nature has made for billions of years. Historical climate change consists of alternating cooling and warming periods for various durations. In the past 2.4 billion years, Earth has had five major ice ages including periods […]
Dear Editor, Tom Stone is 100 percent right (“Reader calls for paramedics millage paid for,” Sept. 11). And now township management is arguing a binding arbitration ruling favoring the firefighters, instead of pushing for a new fire millage. There is a critical shortage of paramedics. We should be doing everything we can to attract and […]
By Sam Moraco I have been on the Planning commission for almost two decades. I have tried hard to keep Independence Township a bedroom community while working with other commissioners to get the township the best development deals possible. A goal is to keep an even balance under the premise Independence Township should encourage businesses […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Clarkston Area Optimist Club just honored Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Clinton Thom as Independence Township Law Enforcement Officer of the Year when they learned he would soon be gone. “I hate to leave but it was very enjoyable while I was here,” Thom said. “It’s a privilege and honor […]
Weam Namou will lead participants along the Path of Consciousness at the Second Annual Spiritual and Writing Conference and Retreat, Oct. 4, at Colombiere Conference and Retreat Center in Springfield Township. The conference and retreat is for anyone who wants to write, authors who want to take their careers to their next level, and others […]
About 1,200 people visited Clarkston Family Farm for the Monarch Festival 2019, Sept. 8. Photo provided by Diana Casetti About 1,200 members of the community learned all about butterflies at the Second Annual Monarch Butterfly Festival at Clarkston Family Farm, Sept. 8. The free event included 22 activities for all ages, including adopt a caterpillar, […]