The Road Commission for Oakland County has delayed the “high-friction surface treatment” work on Clarkston Road from Clearview Drive to Eston Road in Independence Township. The work was originally scheduled to start June 28 but has been delayed to Tuesday, July 6, due to weather. The treatment provides a coarse, sandpaper-like surface designed to improve […]
As of June 30, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: June 30: 48346: 2,355 cases (8 new), 40 deaths 48348: 2,455 cases (13 new), 20 deaths 48350: 677 cases (1 new), 10 deaths As compared to June 23: 48346: […]
Starting July 1, all city meetings will return to in-person meetings. The regular planning commission meeting on July 6 has been rescheduled to Monday, July 19, which will also serve as a public hearing for a new ordinance to ban short-term rentals in residential districts. Candidates interested in running for one of the three council […]
As planned, the Church Street closure at Main Street will end on Wednesday, July 7, at which time it will reopen to vehicular traffic. The possible long-term closure of Church or Mill Street in the downtown area as a green space or Social District commons area is still under consideration, but such action would require significant […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor The proposed Waldon Village development, located on the north side of Waldon Road between Sashabaw and Walters roads, has been revised by the developers to reduce the density of the project. Among the changes brought forth by J. Eppink Partners, Inc., include the removal of 280 apartments and replacing […]
As of June 23, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: June 23: 48346: 2,353 cases (17 new), 40 deaths 48348: 2,453 cases (27 new), 20 deaths 48350: 677 cases (5 new), 10 deaths As compared to June 16: 48346: […]
General Motors has named Clarkston’s Bowman Chevrolet a distinguished 2020 Chevrolet Dealer of the Year for the fourth consecutive year. Only 60 of the more than 3,000 Chevy dealers nationwide were selected to receive the award based on exceptional performance in sales, service and customer satisfaction. According to GM, selected dealers demonstrated long-term commitment to […]
With the installation of Clarkston’s new street signs now complete, the city will be selling a quantity of the vintage street signs that were taken down via biddingowl.com/clarkston. Bidding is now open and extends through Wednesday, June 30 at noon. All proceeds of the auction will be used to purchase new black sign poles for […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor There were no masks. There was no social distancing. There were plenty of smiles and sighs of relief, though, as the Clarkston High School Class of 2021 celebrated graduation June 7 as part of their commencement at DTE Energy Music Theatre. A total of 576 students graduated this year. […]
The newly-renovated office of Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel, located at 7151 North Main Street, was celebrated with a ribbon cutting June 9, with Office Manager Kim Turner doing the honors. Photo provided by Clarkston Chamber of Commerce