Supervisor. Clerk. Treasurer. Together again after about nine years working in two separate buildings. The three offices are set to occupy a single floor in the new township hall near Sashabaw Road. Offices for supervisor, clerk, teasurer and the Assessing Department will be on the upper level of the 18,300-square-foot facility on Waldon Center Drive. […]
Third in a series on the Millage Proposal for Open Space, Recreation and Protection of Waters and Wetlands, up for a vote Nov. 4 If voters approve a 10-year, 0.45 millage “open-space” proposal, the township would have final say over how it’s spent. But Independence Township officials would work closely with North Oakland Headwaters Land […]
Approximately 36,000 people listened and cheered as 2005 Oxford High School graduate, Katie Rathburg sang the National Anthem for last Wednesday’s Detroit Tigers Game. ‘It was awesome,? said Rathburg. ‘I was really nervous for probably two days. Then I was able to go out on the field for about 45 minutes and just take in […]
After two closed sessions totaling 45 minutes of deliberation, Independence Township officials announced they have a new home. Independence Township officials approached Ed Adler, managing partner of Leh-Ray Holdings LLC, about six months ago, to sell his office building on Waldon Center Drive for use as a new Township Hall. ‘I said ‘yes,? so we […]
It’s back to the drawing board for developer Tim Birtsas’ Deer Lake project. Independence Township Board voted 5-2 to deny a rezoning request on part of the Rose property on Dixie Highway from R1C, suburban farm residential, to R1A, single family residential. The rezoning would have allowed lots to shrink, from 1.5 acres to 15,000 […]
For Lori Taylor, art is not just something to do in her spare time. Art is her life. ‘I’ve been doing artwork since I was very young,? said Taylor. ‘Even as a baby, I stayed in a wooden playpen, they’d give me crayons and now my wooden playpen is a forest.? Taylor, a 1977 Clarkston […]
This is the second in a series of articles about the proposed “open space” millage, set for a November vote, this time focusing on those in support. Resource protection trumps tax concerns for supporters of an open-space millage proposal. ‘That’s true, we’re asking for tax money,” said Jim Reed, member of Independence Goes Green, a […]
On Oct. 11, 1948, the Clarkston Farm and Garden Club was organized with 20 charter members. Sixty years later, the club is still blossoming. ‘I’ve only been in the club for about six years,? said Pat Chase, current club president. ‘But the way things come and go, to me, it’s amazing. Here is a group […]
About $9,865 was raised at the second annual Bucks for Buses event, Sunday, to benefit transportation for senior citizens and those with disabilities. The money came from sponsors, donations from businesses, and residents, ticket sales and a raffle at the event. ‘We are very pleased with the turnout today and with the support of the […]
Curt Catallo was very excited when he received a call from Danbury Mint to make a die-cast replica of his dad’s ?32 Ford Coupe, the coupe was featured on the cover of a Beach Boys album. ‘It’s funny. Danbury Mint tracked me down through a local connection. They talked to Boomers up there, the Harley […]