Road work Seymour Lake Road between Sashabaw and Dartmouth roads will be closed for culvert replacement, Aug. 15-16. Detour will be Sashabaw Road to Ramsey Road, back to Seymour Lake Road and vice versa. The Road Commission for Oakland County project is weather-dependent and could be rescheduled. Furniture bids Independence Township is seeking bids for […]
Springfield Township Board looks to stay the same after residents voted for the incumbents on the ballot. “My thanks to the voters and all of Springfield’s residents for giving me the honor and opportunity to continue to serve as township supervisor,” said Collin W. Walls, who received 1,006 votes, 51.54 percent, on the Aug. 2 […]
Emma Sardelli and Addison Beauchamp round the fence at Clarkston Elementary with the Elementary Summer Running Club last Thursday. Photo by Wendi Reardon
New parade route The Clarkston Labor Day Parade has a new route this year. It will start at Saint Daniel Catholic Church at Holcomb and Miller Road at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 5, go down Miller Road to Main Street, south to Church Street, and ending at Renaissance High. The change was made at the […]
A joint meeting of Clarkston City Council, Planning Commission, and Streets Committee is on hold pending results of a parking study commissioned with the Traffic Improvement Association, earlier this year. In the meantime, local businesses and property owners on Main Street and Depot Road are posting signs, installing fences, and taking other measures to protect […]
Madeline Caldwell and Katherine Rhodes take apart electronics to reuse the pieces for new inventions created in Camp Invention last week. Photo by Wendi Reardon
Whether or not you have kids attending school, one thing that touches everybody in the Clarkston community is the Clarkston Community Schools district. On Tuesday, August 2, they are asking area voters to pass a $75 million bond extension. The Clarkston News urges voters to support this proposal. Current funding levels for all of the […]
There are lots of local issues for Clarkston voters on the Aug. 2 primary ballot. A $75,980,000 bond proposal for Clarkston Community Schools will be up for a vote. If approved, the district could have funds as early as November. It would be spent over five years on the first phase of a long-term Master […]
Voters can expect to see campaign signs in yards around town as they head to the polls on Aug. 2, but not at precinct places that are also churches. Independence Township sign rules point out no-signs policies at Precinct 1 at St. Trinity Lutheran, 7925 Sashabaw Road; Precinct 2, First Congregational Church 5449 Clarkston Road; […]
Part of the path from M-15 to the south Depot Park bridge is looking to be repaved, after a review by city engineers. “The path by M-15 is slightly out of specifications for ADA,” said Gary Tressel, consulting engineer with Hubbell, Roth and Clark (HRC), at the July 25 City Council meeting. “We’re comfortable in […]