A pair of lawmakers representing a portion of Oakland County are looking to mandate that any tax proposal that would increase revenues to the unit putting the measure on the ballot would have to appear on a November of even-numbered years. The measure put forth by state Reps. Marty Knollenberg (R-Troy), who is running for Oakland County Treasurer, and Bill Rogers (R-Milford) has been referred to the state House Redistricting and Elections Committee, which is [...]

Kevin Howley, 52, has filed an affidavit of identity with the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds Elections Division to seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for Oakland County Executive in the August primary election. The Huntington Woods resident attended school in Farmington, and graduated from Kalamazoo College with a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science. He also has master’s degrees in business administration and public policy from Harvard. After years of working in the private [...]

For the second year, a Commerce Township golf course will play host to a train show, this time on Sunday, Jan. 22. “A lot of the train shows are way on the east side of town,” said Brian McKee, one of the event’s organizers. “Last year, we thought ‘Why not have a train show in our area so we don’t have to drive so far?’ A lot of people don’t know about train shows, and [...]

Individuals from the Huron Valley Schools community will be showcasing their talents to see who will be crowned winners of the 4th annual Got Talent? competition, to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 at White Lake Middle School. All pre-registered acts will receive priority consideration from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., while walk-ons will be allowed after 11 a.m. The event is a collaboration of Huron Valley Recreation and [...]

The Wolverine Lake Police Department continues to solicit applications for the Lakes Area Citizens Police Academy program that will begin on March 7. The academy is part of a coalition of different police departments, including Wolverine Lake, Walled Lake, Novi, and South Lyon. The academy is comprised of a cross-section of citizen participants. Anyone who is 18-years-old and older living or working in the community is eligible to participate. A background check is conducted on [...]

The city of Wixom has begun the process of putting two parcels of land up for sale that were acquired through the Oakland County Tax Forfeiture Program. The Wixom City Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday, Jan. 10 that authorizes the city manager to begin the process. Last November, the city was deeded the two land parcels, one at 2330 Roseworth and the second at 2906 Shewbird. After reviewing the parcels to see if they [...]

Huron Valley Schools may be employing the services of grant writing experts so the district can submit multiple grant applications to procure more funding opportunities. The initiative was included in the 2011-12 district goals. Currently, district officials are mulling over a proposal by Resource Associates: The Grant Experts, as the provider. The 16-year-old company has a proven track record of securing federal, state and private funding throughout the country, according to the district. According to [...]

Commerce Township has been offered a donation of four lots located in the Commerce Lake Highlands neighborhood to be used for preservation and open space. The land is the property of the VanStone family. At one point, the VanStones owned about 200 acres around Commerce Lake and were the developers of Commerce Lake Highlands. The frontage of the four lots totals 215 feet. The township is unsure whether the lots have been deemed buildable, according [...]

Waterford Kettering High School students will be performing their winter theater production, “Noises Off,” on Thursday, Feb. 2; Friday, Feb. 3; and Saturday, Feb. 4, with all performances starting at 7 p.m. “Noises Off” is a comedy released in 1982 and tells the story of a play within a play as a director and actors prepare to put on a show called “Nothing On.” The play consists of three acts — the dress rehearsal, the [...]

Eric Wilson will serve another one-year term as Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) board chairman, and Greg Jamian will serve another term as vice-chairman after being reappointed to those positions during the Oakland County Board of Road Commissioners meeting held on Thursday, Jan. 12. The third road board member is Ron Fowkes. Wilson has served on the RCOC board since 2007. A resident of Orion Township, he is an attorney in private practice. Prior [...]