Oxford Township

NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS OXFORD TOWNSHIP The Charter Township of Oxford is seeking bid proposals for dust control to provide to residents on public gravel roads that participate in a 50/50 Chloride Program (50% Township / 50% Resident). All Interested parties please bid price per foot with minimum lineal feet, number of applications and spread […]

Burned buildings coming down

BY ELAINE STIEB Lake Orion Review Editor Six buildings destroyed in last week’s fire in downtown Lake Orion will be demolished. According to LO Village Manager JoAnn Van Tassel, village engineers Hubbell, Roth & Clark and the state’s building inspector Phil Dodd have concurred the structures are unsound. After the fire, Orion Township Fire Chief […]

No changes on council

Long-time council member Douglas Dendel led eight candidates in Monday’s Village of Lake Orion general election. The other three incumbents, Ken Van Portfliet, Bob Hollenbeck and Tom Albert, are all returning to office. Unofficially, Dendel garnered 174 votes, Van Portfilet, 169, Hollenbeck, 132 and Albert 131. Other candidates earning votes were Patricia Kartje with 126, […]

Business owners vow to reopen/rebuild

The heart of downtown Lake Orion was changed forever on Thursday morning, when a grease fire that began in the kitchen of Sagebrush Cantina destroyed nearly a block of businesses housed in historic buildings on Broadway. The Orion Township Fire Department was called to the scene in the Village of Lake Orion just before 7 […]

How about a sidewalk?

Residents near the portion of Orion Road in the Village of Lake Orion might soon have a sidewalk to travel on. Village council members on Feb. 23 agreed to apply for $23,020 in Tri-Party Funds to help construct a sidewalk along the west side of Orion Road between Flint and Atwater Streets. The Road Commission […]

No water increase

Although Orion Township was given a three cent increase over the current water rate by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, residents will not see a reflection of it on their water bills. The Orion Township Board voted March 1 to not pass the increase on to customers. The township’s rate increased to $16.34 per […]

Downtown Lake Orion’s heart burned, but not broken

The heart of downtown Lake Orion was changed forever on Thursday morning, when a grease fire that began in the kitchen of Sagebrush Cantina destroyed nearly a block of businesses housed in historic buildings on Broadway St. The Orion Township Fire Department was called to the scene in the Village of Lake Orion just before […]

Board approves Household Hazardous Waste Day

The Orion Township Board has approved a contract with Oakland Township and Onyx Environmental to hold a Household Hazardous Waste Day at Eagle Valley Recycling and Disposal Facility on May 22. The event will run 9 a.m.-2 p.m., with a cost of $57 per vehicle for the township for the collection of hazardous waste items […]

Voters Okay land swap

A proposed land swap between Oxford Bank and Oxford Village was approved Monday by a more than 6-1 margin while two incumbent council members who faced no challengers were easily re-elected. By an overwhelming margin of 191-31, village voters gave the municipality permission to trade a parcel of land it owns, known as Edison Alley, […]

Alternate security, aisthetics for water plant to be studied

A mix of informed complaints and impassioned pleas from residents convinced Oxford Township officials last week to explore alternative security measures and “more aesthetically pleasing” options for its proposed water treatment facility in the Oxford Woods subdivision. “I think we need to take a look at what will best fit the neighborhood in terms of […]