Carrying a tray of food, the volunteer pauses a moment to look at the sign. ‘It says ‘senior centep? … no, ‘se’or centep,?? he says, joking. ‘We need a new sign,? says Margaret Bartos, coordinator for the Independence Township Senior Center. The sign should say, ‘Senior Center,? but the letter ‘i? and part of the […]
Clarkston has had its portrait done, drawn in pen and ink. The poster-size work of art features a stylized montage of Clarkston, along with Independence and Springfield townships. It mixes detailed renderings of buildings with images of landmarks, faces, and other important features. Downtown historic homes and buildings, including 5 Main Street, home of The […]
Traffic north of downtown Clarkston is too fast – slowing it down may be difficult, even for the city. The Clarkston City council voted unanimously to request a traffic study by the Michigan Department of Transpotation. The study would address traffic speed on M-15 from Robinson Court to the northern city limits, mostly the area […]
To be in the park, or not to be in the park. That is the question facing Clarkston city officials. Police Chief Ernest Combs asked the council at its Sept. 25 regular meeting to consider an ordinance to close Depot Park at sunset. A sign says the park’s hours are from ‘sunrise to sunset,? but […]
More commercial development may be coming to Sashabaw Road, and the CIA may be behind it. A Corridor Improvement Authority, CIA for short, was approved in a split decision by the Independence Township Board at its Sept. 19 regular meeting. The CIA board met for the first time this past Thursday. CIA members were given […]
A stream of supporters and an expensive presentation by McLaren Regional Medical Center was not enough to sway township planners from their duty. Members of the Independence Township Planning Commission said that while they supported the idea of a 73-acre McLaren health-care village development on Sashabaw Road near I-75, they were not yet prepared to […]
Greetings to the readers of the Clarkston News. My name is Phil Custodio, and I’m the new editor. I grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and earned my journalism degree at Ohio State University. Hopefully mitigating this transgression, I earned a master’s degree at the University of Michigan branch campus in Flint. I worked for two […]