By Megan KelleyEditormkelley@mihomepaper.comINDEPENDENCE TWP. — At its meeting on July 8, the Independence Township Board of Trustees unanimously authorized the township Treasurer Paul Brown to seek bids for a third party external audit of REU (Residential Equivalency Unit) calculations for commercial properties as well as water connections with the findings presented to the board for […]
By Megan KelleyEditormkelley@mihomepaper.comINDEPENDENCE TWP. — The Independence Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the purchase of property on Dixie Highway and an intergovernmental agreement with the Downtown Development Authority regarding the property at its meeting on July 8.In May, the board approved a resolution which authorized the purchase of 5854 Dixie Highway and authorized the […]
By Megan KelleyEditormkelley@mihomepaper.comINDEPENDENCE TWP. — The positions of supervisor, clerk and treasurer are all being contested in this year’s Aug. 6 Primary Election.Candidates running for the open supervisor seat include incumbent supervisor Jose Aliaga and newcomers Chuck Phyle, Donald Tillman and Terry Whitney.Candidates running for the open clerk seat include incumbent clerk Cari Neubeck and […]
Dear Editor,The Aug. 6 primary determines the township’s future. Each of us need to be an informed voter this election. Check out www.independencetelevision.com for youtube videos on candidates. We personally look for leadership and skill sets when casting our ballots. We hope you will consider Chuck Phyle for Supervisor and Sam Moraco for Trustee for […]
Dear Editor,My endorsement of Laura Moreau comes from personal experience involved with project work, committee attendance and numerous conversations about a variety of issues. Every interaction involved valuable knowledge, truthfulness and respect. My endorsement is not because everything went my way. Only because it went the right way. The right way for all the citizens […]
Dear Editor,To the voters of Independence and the village concerning the push for a single hauler system. My experience dealing with it says stay away from it and continue with what we have. I have dealt with Rochester/Rochester Hills trying to discontinue service at my mother’s home after her entry into memory care. For two […]
Dear Editor,My name is Sean Miller, and I am the Clerk in Springfield Township. I write in support of Cari Neubeck’s re-election as Clerk in Independence Township. Cari has served her community with integrity and distinction and deserves to be re-elected for another four years. Cari has dedicated hundreds of hours to continuing education and […]
Dear Editor,Jose Aliaga wanted to “listen to the community” though my experience turned out to be to opposite. I attempted to get a zoning concern addressed and reached out to Jose Aliaga multiple times via e-mail but did not get any response. Thinking Mr. Aliaga might be a busy man I decided to go to […]
INDEPENDENCE TWP. — A 21-year-old Highland Township man drowned last Tuesday while swimming in Townsend Lake in Independence Township, police reported last week.The man was swimming with a friend when he unexpectedly went underwater and did not resurface, police said.The Oakland County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team was dispatched to the incident approximately 1:40 p.m. […]
Susan Lee Banworth; of Clarkston; passed away July 18, 2024 at the age of 71 after a long, hard fought battle with breast cancer. Loving wife of Jeff Banworth for 44 years; mother of Benjamin (Renée) Banworth and Cameron Banworth; grandmother of Beckett Banworth; sister of Marsha Purple, James Moreen Jr., Michael Moreen, Cindy Moreen, […]