On Sunday, Feb. 12, the residents of Commerce Township were treated to an open house at the newly renovated Commerce Township Community Library. “It looks absolutely great,” said Library Director Connie Jo Ozinga. “The new teen area is wonderful, and the meeting room is wonderful. The bar is no longer there. The Friends of the Library storage area looks great. I’m just really pleased.” The library is currently housed in the old El Dorado Golf [...]

The youth in Waterford Township are expected to soon have a place of their own to hang out now that the teen social club, Club Elektrik, is slated to move into the former Planet Fitness facility at 3635 Highland Road. Thanks to the efforts of Waterford residents Bill and Alana Brown, the teen social club is expected to open its doors on March 3. The goal is to provide a safe and entertaining venue for [...]

The West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees has approved a conversion request involving a 2.14-acre parcel to be added to the Drake Sports Park. The parcel is located adjacent to the park at its northwest corner and was donated to the township by Cienna Healthcare in 2010. It will serve mitigation purposes. This move comes after the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) ruled in 2007 that two cellular phone towers, with three antennas each, [...]

To beat the doldrums of winter, the city of Wixom is in the early stages of planning its first winter festival next year. To begin the brain-storming process, several groups of Wixom officials and staff members toured the annual Plymouth Ice Sculpture Festival on Jan. 21. Two dozen interested individuals boarded a bus bound for Plymouth, including members of the Wixom City Council, Downtown Development Authority (DDA), Parks and Recreation Commission, Planning Commission, and Zoning [...]

A stretch of Liberty Street will be closed in Milford Village on Thursdays from May 10 through Oct. 18 in order to present the Milford Farmers Market, following recent action by the Milford Village Council. During that time frame, vendors will line Liberty Street between Main and Union streets from 3 to 8 p.m. There is no word yet on what will be on hand for the 2012 version of the Farmers Market, but the [...]

Plans to purchase park benches, a swing set, and bleachers, as well as implementation of a resurfacing project along the walking tracks at a pair of parks were discussed at the White Lake Township Parks and Recreation Commission meeting on Monday, Feb. 13. Park benches would be placed at both Judy Holly Park, located behind the township offices on Highland Road, and at Vetter Park, located behind the Dublin Senior Center. A swing set is [...]

The city of Walled Lake is making another attempt to negotiate with Oakland County on an alternative site to house the county’s fiber optic hub now that it will be relocating its operations from the West Oakland Office Building located at 1010 E. West Maple Road in Walled Lake. The city has suggested relocating the fiber optic hub to the north end of Riley Park, where there is an approximate 30-foot-by-100-foot section currently unused due [...]

For over the past year, the Highland Township Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has been putting together a sidewalk plan proposal. On Wednesday, Feb. 8, the DDA went before the township Board of Trustees to once again present an overview of the proposed streetscape project and to answer any lingering questions the board may have with regards to installing sidewalks along Milford Road extending south from M-59 to Snook’s and Colasanti’s. According to Highland Township Supervisor [...]

To help mitigate the proliferation of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) in Michigan waterways, the Wolverine Lake Village Council has accepted the terms of a contract with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to erect a boat disinfection station at the department’s Wolverine Lake public access site this spring. “Essentially the village will install, maintain and carry a level of insurance for the station,” said Village Council President John Magee. Council acted on a recommendation [...]

The Milford Township Board of Trustees at its meeting tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 15, is scheduled to vote on an amendment to the township’s lighting ordinance. The proposed amendment would affect the ordinance’s prohibitions section, with changes including allowing shielding to be included alongside a roof, overhang, or canopy to contain a luminaire. The amendment also makes clarifications when it comes to lighting trespass. It states that lighting trespass caused by any outdoor fixture would be [...]