City Council approved $20,000 to repair all the sidewalks in Clarkston. Italia Construction will replace 216 broken sidewalk slabs in the city. The funds, approved July 23, include $15,000 already budgeted and $5,000 from the parking meter fund. The parking meter fund has collected $17,992.20 as of the end of June, earning about $1,800 per […]
From left, Eric Haven, Ken Ermer, John McDonald, and Bill Cox, as well as Tom Lowrie and Tom Middleton, not pictured, work to reinstall the park playground equipment. Shovels in hand, volunteers from Clarkston Optimists and Friends of Depot Park helped Clarkston DPW reinstall the train and truck play pieces at the new entrance to […]
Three candidates are running for the Republican nomination for 43rd District state representative, a two-year term – Jose Aliaga, Anthony Bartolotta, and Andrea Schroeder. Jose Aliaga, 41, is a small business owner who has lived in Independence Township for 18 years. Currently serving as an Independence Township trustee, he is running to help his community […]
Update — The City extended the petition deadline for mayor and city council to Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 4 p.m. Along with the mayoral position, there are three, two-year council positions and a one-year council position up for election in November. City Council member Eric Haven’s resignation on July 20 to run for mayor in […]
City Council is looking into speed humps or bumps on Holcomb Road to slow traffic through town. “It’s essentially a residential neighborhood – it’s time we put the safety of residents at the forefront here,” said Council member Jason Kneisc, who lives on Holcomb Road. “RCOC (Road Commission for Oakland County) isn’t interested in our […]
Nicole Breadon, 46, is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination for the 43rd District, Michigan House of Representatives. Breadon is a community organizer living in the Clarkston area from 1974-1990 and 2007-present, 27 years total. “I graduated from Clarkston High School in 1990 when Michigan was one of the top 10 states in the country […]
Lokesh Kumar of Lansing, 54, an automotive manufacturing business owner living 18 years in district, is running for the U.S. House of Representatives District 8 to protect our values, he said. “This race is about ordinary Americans taking a stand against career politicians who do nothing for us,” Kumar said. “People want a federal government […]
Two sitting state representative and two challengers are running for the Republican nomination for state senator, 12th District, a four-year term, in the Aug. 7 primary. Mike McCready of Bloomfield Township, 57, has lived in the greater Bloomfield area most of his life, serving as 40th District state representative, Bloomfield Hills City Commission member, and […]
Two candidates hope to face off against incumbent Congressman Mike Bishop in November, but first, one must emerge with the Democratic nomination in the Aug. 7 primary. Elissa Slotkin of Holly, 42, is a former acting assistant secretary of defense who grew up in Oakland County and spent her early life on the family farm […]
Libertarian Jeff Pittel and Democrat Rosemary Bayer are running unopposed for their party nominations for District 12, Michigan Senate, in the Aug. 7 primary. Jeff Pittel of Bloomfield Hills, 54, is a product design engineer who has lived in the district for one year, 30 years in Oakland County. “I am running to provide voters […]