Independent candidate files for township supervisor By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Candidates have been solidified for positions on the city council and school board. The filing deadline for seats on the Clarkston City Council and Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education were on July 23. Because city councils and school boards are […]
By Megan Kelley Editor mkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Independence Township has officially hired Lauren Rinke as the township’s new Public Information Officer. The position was filled earlier this month after the position was left vacant by former PIO Laura Haynes in March of this year. Rinke comes to the position after 15 years in higher […]
INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The Road Commission of Oakland County recently pushed back the estimated completion date for the ongoing roundabout construction at Waldon and Clintonville Roads. The project was expected to be completed in mid-October but is now expected to be completed in early November. The two-phase, 1.75-mile, $14.7 million project is being funded by […]
By Megan KelleyEditormkelley@mihomepaper.comINDEPENDENCE TWP. — At its meeting on July 8, the Independence Township Board of Trustees unanimously authorized the township Treasurer Paul Brown to seek bids for a third party external audit of REU (Residential Equivalency Unit) calculations for commercial properties as well as water connections with the findings presented to the board for […]
By Megan KelleyEditormkelley@mihomepaper.comINDEPENDENCE TWP. — The Independence Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the purchase of property on Dixie Highway and an intergovernmental agreement with the Downtown Development Authority regarding the property at its meeting on July 8.In May, the board approved a resolution which authorized the purchase of 5854 Dixie Highway and authorized the […]
By Megan KelleyEditormkelley@mihomepaper.comINDEPENDENCE TWP. — The positions of supervisor, clerk and treasurer are all being contested in this year’s Aug. 6 Primary Election.Candidates running for the open supervisor seat include incumbent supervisor Jose Aliaga and newcomers Chuck Phyle, Donald Tillman and Terry Whitney.Candidates running for the open clerk seat include incumbent clerk Cari Neubeck and […]
By Megan KelleyClarkston News Editormkelley@mihomepaper.comINDEPENDENCE TWP. — Thirteen candidates are running to be trustees on the Independence Township Board of Trustees in the Aug. 6 Primary Election.Incumbent trustees Sam Moraco, Terri Nallamothu, Ron Ritchie and Jim Tedder along with newcomers Ryan Cosper, Emiralda Gojcaj, David Hayward, Tina Holland, Mark Petterson, Bruce Quigley, Tasha Schurgin, Jesica […]
By Megan KelleyClarkston News Editormkelley@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — At its meeting on June 8, the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education held its annual organizational meeting. At the meeting the board elected officers to serve as board president, vice president, treasurer and secretary.Greg Need was nominated as board president for the 2024-2025 school year and […]
Council expected to continue conversation at July 22 meeting By Megan KelleyClarkston News Editormkelley@mihomepaper.comCLARKSTON — At its regular meeting on July 8, the Clarkston City Council discussed potentially placing the issue of procuring a single waste hauler for the city on the ballot for the November election. Though there was a lengthy discussion on the […]
By Megan KelleyClarkston News Editormkelley@mihomepaper.comINDEPENDENCE TWP. — Clarkston Community Schools is still making progress on updating its strategic plan even with summer upon us. During its regularly scheduled meeting on June 10, Nancy Mahoney, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services and Staci Puzio, Director of Student Growth, Well-Being and Community Partnerships presented an update on the […]