BY BRENDA DOMINICK Clarkston News Staff Writer Independence Township Board voted 6-1 to approve second reading and adoption of its revised Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Code for Wetlands and Watercourses, June 19, over the objection of a few residents. Fred Daris, a Citizens Committee volunteer, said the proposed ordinance will fail because nobody […]
The Clarkston Area Optimists’ Lawn Mower Brigade has been practicing for weeks for the Fourth of July Parade. Photo provided BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Kick of the Fourth of July with the Clarkston Independence Day Parade down Main Street. About 10,000 attendees are expected to clap and cheer the parade of about 90 […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor When Peg Roth of Clarkston read an article on the 2018 picture book “Hero at Home” she thought it was perfect for her hometown. “I heard someone say, they thought the war was over,” Roth said. “People don’t understand what’s going on.” “This is a different kind of war,” […]
City Council tabled a proposal for a three-way stop and pedestrian crossing at Holcomb Road and Surrey Lane. City attorney Thomas Ryan prepared a traffic control order for the stop signs, but urged caution because the city engineer recommended against it. “A concern is it would be create false sense of security,” said City Manager […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor City Council declined to weigh in, Monday night, on an administrative law opinion against the city regarding 42 W. Washington Street. The city had 21 days from when the proposal for decision was written by Judge Peter Plummer on June 8 to file an exception. The State Historic Preservation […]
Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputies D.J. Eastman and Clinton Thom earned Certificates of Recognition at the 2018 MADD Lifesavers Recognition Awards ceremony, June 7 in Mt. Pleasant. Assigned to the Independence Township substation, the deputies were nominated for the awards for their efforts to enforce driving-while-intoxicated laws, said Lt. Larry Perry, substation commander. “I’m very proud […]
The city Beautification Committee and DPW staff have been working hard to clean up and mulch the M-15 landscape beds for the July 4 parade, said City Manager Jonathan Smith. “This includes the Clarkston News parking lot beds. The city removed existing plants from the beds and brought in fresh mulch, paid for by Clarkston […]
Jim Meloche of Clarkston works on his longboat in his home. Photo by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Jim Meloche enjoys building model boats in his home in Clarkston. The boat he’s been working on most recently is 26 feet long. Meloche has been constructing his Au Sable River fishing longboat for […]
Gail Reading, volunteer with the Clarkston Farm and Garden Club, keeps the flowers blossoming downtown with some water, June 15. The club maintains all the flower planters downtown, as well as the gardens at Clarkston Independence District Library. Photo by Phil Custodio
Michigan Department of Transportation workers fill a sinkhole at 20 N. Main Street after repairing a broken one-inch storm drain, June 15. The work is at no cost to the city, because M-15 is a state route. Clarkston City Council authorized the repair work north of Washington Street on May 29. Photo by Phil Custodio