Just as Independence Township planners turn to the Master Plan when deciding development issue, they should turn to a Capital Improvement Plan when considering public projects. That was the message given by planning consultant Richard Carlisle to the Township Board at its Dec. 19 meeting. ‘It would serve as a baseline ? a decision-making guide […]
Sunroom Tanning on Dixie Highway, which has been tanning area residents for more than 18 years, has a new owner ? Scarlett Mosher. Before purchasing the tanning salon, Mosher worked with her husband, Greg Mosher, at Comunale Fire Protection Services. Scarlett, who grew up in the Clarkston area, also worked at Big Apple Bagel. ‘That […]
The approaching Christmas season means another holiday missed by the men and women serving in Iraq. Many here are working to make that loss easier to take. Joyce Fulgenzi has made it her mission to support them. ‘I won’t let them be forgotten,? Fulgenzi said. She started sending packages overseas at the beginning of the […]
Phil Voorheis has always been around the swimming pool. So when Voorheis, Troop 189, Boy Scouts of America, was thinking of an idea for his Eagle project, he knew what to do. A swimmer with the Clarkston High School varsity swim team, he talked to his coach about what the swim program needed. As a […]
The chocolate business began as a hobby for Christie Kojima, owner of the Chocolate Moose in downtown Clarkston. Twelve years ago, she just had her twins, and she was not ready to go back to work as an office manager as quickly as she expected. She was looking for a Christmas gift idea that wouldn’t […]
Matthew Long’s spiritual journey has been long, with experiences with Eastern and Western religious movements including yoga, Taoism, Buddhism, mind dynamics, and metaphysics, as well as Christianity. His path has led him to Independence Township, where he founded a Peace Unity Church this past June. Long joined Peace Unity in the early 1980’s, while he […]
The comprehensive development plan written for the Sashabaw Road corridor has been shelved. The Independence Township Board voted unanimously Tuesday to table the first reading of the new Sashabaw development plan. The program, which calls for 11 infrastructure-improvement projects, was developed by the recently created Sashabaw Road Corridor Improvement Authority. It would be funded through […]
Deer Lake Beach: closed. Park activities for youth and seniors: cancelled. Seasonal jobs: forget about it. Almost every activity offered by the Independence Township Parks and Recreation Department is on the chopping block, as officials struggle to bring the township’s budget closer to balance. ‘These are hard decisions,? said Susan Hendricks, finance director, to the […]
Thanksgiving is past, and the time for Christmas shopping has officially begun. Shoppers looking for unique items and personal service don’t have to look far ? downtown Clarkston has what they need. ‘I try to stock items that are more unique, things you won’t find at the mall,? said Ann Stevenson, owner of the Union […]
Public hearings have begun on the Sashabaw Road Corridor Improvement Authority, one of the final steps before it can begin working on about $37.5 million in projects. Obstacles remain, however ? involvment by Oakland County and other government entities may be hard to get. The township has already spent thousands of dollars on the proposed […]