The boating accident on Lake Orion on Saturday night reinforced some of the worries lakefront owners expressed in a recent survey conducted by the Lake Orion Lake Association. LOLA received 229 survey responses back from the 950 it sent out last fall. Questions centered on summer and winter usage, water quality, weeds, zoning and public […]
Several members of Lake Orion’s Parks and Recreation Committee told village council members on July 28 they’re not happy they weren’t notified about plans to change the committee into a task force. ‘If this continues to happen, you’ll run every volunteer out of here,? long-time committee member Lisa Simpkins said. Committee member Jerry Richards called […]
How much should be charged for using school facilities? Increasing fees or adding facility fees is one way Lake Orion School Board members are considering to bring more revenues into the school district. Lisa Sokol, principal of the CERC building, and members of her staff were asked to look at the possibility of increasing fees […]
Remember all the stories about bulimic and anorexia teenage girls from a few years ago? Although eating disorders are still a national problem, the focus has changed to adolescents/teens who are overweight/obese. According to the 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, obesity increased dramatically during the late 1990s. The study showed that nine million […]
Even if village officials decide not to overhaul their water/sewer rate structures, their financial advisor has recommended they raise rates at least for the next five years. Robert Bendzinski predicted Lake Orion would have unknown amount increases in Detroit water and sewer rates over that time period He made that prediction in a recently completed […]
Here’s some human body trivia that’s sure to impress friends and family. Medical researchers contend that no disease ever identified has ever been completely eradicated. The attachment of human skin to the muscles is what causes dimples. In 1972, a group of medical researchers reported you could cure the common cold by freezing the big […]
The village’s parks and recreation committee is back in business. Lake Orion Village Council members agreed on Aug. 11 to rescind its July decision to restructure the group into an advisory task force. “We made a hasty decision without knowing all the facts,” council president Bill Siver said LO Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel had […]
Telemarketers should close up shop and find a new career. The Federal Trade Commission announced last week, more than 30 million of us signed up for the government’s do-not-call list. For those of you who have been out of the country for the past year, the list is a free registry for blocking unsolicited phone […]
Finding out village council members were going to talk about North Shore new bridge’s turbidity curtain gave some nearby residents a reason to attend their meeting on Aug. 11. Homeowners told the Lake Orion Council there is so much soil erosion going at the site that some boats are having problems getting into the main […]
Work on updating the village’s zoning ordinance could be delayed. Lake Orion Village Council members, who are not happy with McKenna Associates’ proposed amended contract agreement and the cost of working on the update, are also threatening to go out for bids on updating the ordinance Updating the zoning ordinance is necessary because a new […]