Clarkston Village

SUMMARY CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 8, 2003 Meeting called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Meyland. Roll. Present: Clifton, Colombo, Gamble, Meyland, savage, Werner. Absent: Catallo. Minutes of November 24, 2003, accepted as presented. Agenda accepted as presented with the add.ition of Pay Estimate No. 14 to old Business, and Metro Act […]

Independence Township

Charter township of independence TOWNSHIP BOARD AGENDA 7:30 p.m. TOWNSHIP LIBRARY DATE: January 6, 2004 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Opening statements and Correspondence 5. Approval of Agenda 6. Public Forum -Individuals in the audience have the opportunity to address the Township Board on an issue that is […]

Independence Township

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Planning Commission of Independence Township, Oakland County Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on: January 8th, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. At the Independence Township Library, 6495 Clarkston Road, Clarkston, Michigan 48346, to consider the following: FILE #PC 2002-043 Andrew Manning, Detroit Edison Co., Petitioner REQUEST SPECIAL LAND USE APPROVAL Wireless […]

Lake Orion Village

notice of public meeting Village of Lake Orion Board of Zoning Appeals A regular Meeting of the Village of Lake Orion Board of zoning Appeals will be held on THURSDAY, January 8, 2004, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Lake Orion Village Hall, 37 E. Flint St., Lake Orion, MI 48362 The […]

Orion Township

THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2004 AT 8:00 P.M. IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE ORION TOWNSHIP HALL, 2525 JOSLYN ROAD, LAKE ORION, MICHIGAN 48360, ON THE FOLLOWING MATTER: PC-2003-59, TEXT AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 78, ARTICLE XV, GENERAL BUSINESS 2 (GB-2), FOR […]

Supporters seek budget solution for OSMTech

As local school districts attempt to solve their budget challenges, some fear a special cooperative program will be a victim of the cuts. Students from several area school districts travel to the Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northwest in Springfield Township to attend the Oakland Science, Mathematics and Technology Academy (commonly referred to as OSMTech). Because […]

Lower lake level leads to proposal for new well

Battle lines are being drawn over a proposed ‘augmentation well? for Waumegah Lake, with both sides preparing for a Jan. 6, 2004 public hearing. The lake which straddles the Springfield-Independence township border, has been a topic of debate ? and legal action ? since 1996, when a retention dam failed. Since then, a number of […]

Gargaro’s World

This might come as a shock to my loyal readers but I am somewhat of a whiner. I don’t try to be, but it just turns out that I am a big baby. I complain when I am sick. I complain when I am tired. And I complain when I am hungry. So basically much […]

Letter to the Editor

Good-bye Dr. Bob: Bob was more than a physician, friend, confidant and community leader. He was the founder of Emergency medicine in this state and county and we know it today. There was no such specialty as ER Medicine or advanced EMS until the 1970’s. Bob took the mash unit and military medicine and brought […]

Holiday home. . .

The Allison family (Beth, Ben and Allison) stand outside their home, which comes alive with Christmas color each evening. For more photos of this holiday home, please see the regular edition of The Clarkston News. Photo by Don Schelske