BY TREVOR KEISER Clarkston News Staff Writer While cleaning up accounting snafus from the past, Independence Township officials discovered approximately $950,000 in a retirement fund account for employees of the prior Independence Township Library. During the transition into the Clarkston Independence District Library in 2012, the legal agreement between the township and the City of […]
BY TREVOR KEISER Clarkston News Staff Writer According to Independence Township Trustee David Lohmeier, the township has been good at “getting ahead of problems.” That’s what his proposal to build a pedestrian bridge at the I-75 Sashabaw Corridor does. “This is a project that we’re going to have to do one day,” Lohmeier told board […]
BY TREVOR KEISER Clarkston News Staff Writer Salaries for Independence Township’s supervisor, clerk and treasurer will increase to $82,200 beginning Jan. 1, 2017, following a 4-0 vote at the April 5 board meeting. However, the raises apply only after four years experience in one of those three positions. Supervisor Pat Kittle, Clerk Barb Pallotta and […]