There’s never a dull moment when the time comes for the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission to elect its board officers for the new year. At the Jan. 21 meeting, OPFEC voted 10-2 to re-elect township Supervisor Bill Dunn to serve as the board’s chairman. A motion by village President Steve Allen to nominate […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Oxford firefighters were dispatched to the Avalon Remodeling & Design Center at 3 S. Washington St. Monday morning after someone reported smelling a natural gas odor outside the building. According to Fire Chief Jack LeRoy, it was determined one of the outside gas meters was leaking. Fire personnel also determined […]
A manpower shortage in the Oxford Fire Department that’s existed for almost nine months was finally rectified by the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission last week. Commissioners voted unanimously to allow Fire Chief Jack LeRoy to fill the full-time firefighter position that was vacated in April 2003 when Paul Dallas resigned to assume a […]
At first glance, it seems like a simple formula – “A Prosperous Downtown equals A Prosperous Community.” But for that formula to work, it requires the proper mixture of government, business and community involvement. That’s where Michelle Bishop and the Oxford Community Development Authority come into play. Bishop, who serves as executive director of the […]
Just because there’s snow on the ground doesn’t mean there isn’t still life in the woods. Kingsbury School’s 125-acre pristine rural campus in Addison Township played host Saturday to a program in which third, fourth and fifth graders learned how to identify signs of wildlife during the winter season from the school’s naturalist and environmental […]
Will Addison Township and the villages of Oxford and Leonard follow Oxford Township’s lead and pay all their cable franchise fees to the Oxford Area Cable Communications Commission? Cable commissioners discussed that question at their Jan. 26 meeting. “We’re hopeful they’ll make a favorable choice,” said Cable Commission Chairman Charles Kniffen. Franchise fees are capped […]
A resolution requesting the Detroit Water Board and Detroit City Council place a moratorium on water and sewer rate increases for fiscal year 2004-05 was unanimously approved by the Oxford Village Council Tuesday night. Approval of the resolution was requested by Oakland County Drain Commissioner John McCulloch in a Jan. 12 letter to the village. […]
NOTE: This column is dedicated to Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Wendy Potts, who’s currently presiding over the case which could end OPFEC for good. Your Honor, I’d like to make my case as to why the Oxford Public Fire and EMS Commission should be dissolved forever and ever. Allow me to present Exhibit A […]
10 years ago January 26, 1994 A survey by Western Michigan University asked eighth, tenth and twelfth graders in Oxford about their drug use and attitude. They generally don’t feel occasional drug experimentation is dangerous. Two incumbent Oxford councilmen have decided to not seek re-election: John DuVal and Tom Loney. That pits four for the […]
The volleyball match-up of the season is ready to take place tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. between undefeated league teams Oxford and Lapeer East. “It is going to be a show down,” said Head Coach Kristy McDevitt. “We are both undefeated in the league at 5-0 and would love to have a big crowd in […]