Residents voted, March 10, to renew the County Art Institute Authority Millage, which supports the Detroit Institute of Arts, with 75.73 percent voting “yes.” In the City of the Village of Clarkston, 39.47 percent of registered voters cast ballots, 240 voting “yes” and 87, “no.” In Independence Township were 6,611 “yes” votes, 63.5 percent; and […]
With COVID-19, like all emergencies, the Independence Township fire chief has authority to make emergency purchases above what the township purchasing policy allows to maintain the health, safety, and welfare of the community. However, overall management and control for the township remains with the Board of Trustees and management team currently in place, said township […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-9 to slow the spread of the Novel Coronavirus closed restaurants, cafes, coffee houses, bars, taverns, brewpubs, distilleries, clubs, movie theaters, indoor and outdoor performance venues, gymnasiums, fitness centers, recreation centers, indoor sports facilities, indoor exercise facilities, exercise studios, spas, and casinos, until March 30. The order does not restrict […]
During this year’s Sunshine Week, March 15-21, the Michigan Supreme Court is considering Bisio vs. the City of the Village of Clarkston. This is a lawsuit with potentially statewide ramifications on the Freedom of Information Act. FOIA is meant to enforce “the public policy of this state that all persons, except those persons incarcerated in […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer The proposed Regional Transit Authority state legislation is stalled in committee, which is fine with Independence Township Supervisor Pat Kittle. “I’m happy to announce that at 4:30 p.m., I received notice that House Bill 5550 has stalled. It is off the floor,” Kittle said at the March 3 […]
Fifth in a series about families in need in Clarkston and how groups and individuals come to their aid BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Bruce Mercado is a charter member of the Clarkston Area Optimist Club, having joined back in 1986. Over his 34 years as an optimist, Mercado has seen a plethora […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor For the Michigan Supreme Court, ownership of 18 records central to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the City of the Village of Clarkston was a question for both sides. Justice Stephen J. Markman asked attorney Richard Bisio, representing his wife Susan Bisio in her lawsuit against the […]
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (District 8) met with about 200 residents at Springfield Oaks County Park, March 5, to discuss water quality concerns, such as PFAS contamination. The meeting, which also included Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash and Chief of Environmental Health Special Programs for the Oakland County Health Division Mark Hansell, kicked […]
The Clarkston Farm and Garden Club invites local gardeners to take part in the 2020 or 2021 Clarkston Garden Walks. The club hosts six gardens a year at the annual walk on the third Wednesday of July from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. The club provides at least two docents per garden to host the garden walkers. […]
Fourth in a series about families in need in Clarkston and how groups and individuals come to their aid. BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Bob Murdock is the president of the Clarkston Area Lions Club and wants people to know the motto of the club is “We Serve.” As in, serving the local […]