2016 Candidate Interview: Robert Buxbaum for Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 9, 2016) Oak Park, MI – In the County-wide race for Water Resources Commissioner (formerly titled Drain Commissioner), the Democratic Incumbent Jim Nash faces Republican challenger Robert Buxbaum on the Nov. 8, 2016 ballot. “I’m an engineer and I…
2016 Candidate Interview: Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 9, 2016) Farmington Hills, MI – In the County-wide race for Water Resources Commissioner (formerly titled Drain Commissioner), the Democratic Incumbent Jim Nash faces Republican challenger Robert Buxbaum on the Nov. 8, 2016 ballot. Nash was elected to the position…
1.2 Mill Proposal to go on Nov. 8 Ballot for “Rapid, Reliable, Regional” Transit (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 1, 2016) Southfield, MI – The RTA unveiled their Regional Master Transit Plan on Tuesday, including information on a proposed 1.2 mill tax to fund it. Voters in Oakland, Macomb, Wayne and Washtenaw Counties will have their…
Suicide Prevention Efforts Grow Across Oakland County, Training Available (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 27, 2016) Troy, MI – Southfield Police Officer Mark Zacks used to have trouble asking the question “Do you think about hurting yourself?” or “Have you thought about suicide?” With 28 years on the force including 15 on the special entry and…
2016 Candidate Interview: Lisa Brown Oakland County Clerk and Register of Deeds (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 26, 2016) West Bloomfield, MI – Former State Representative and current Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown is seeking re-election. Brown faces challenger Michael D. Smith in the Aug. 2, 2016 primary. The winner of that race will face…
2016 Candidate Interview: Bill Bullard for Oakland County Clerk and Register of Deeds (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 26, 2016) Highland Twp, MI – Longtime Republican politician Bill Bullard is running for Oakland County Clerk and Register of Deeds, a position that he had been appointed to for 2010-2012 before losing the position to Democrat…
Candidate Interview: Shelley Goodman Taub County Commissioner Dist. 12 (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 15, 2016) Birmingham, MI – County Commissioner Shelley Goodman Taub of District 12 is seeking reelection. The district include Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township and Birmingham. Goodman Taub faces challenger Chuck Moss in the Republican Primary on Aug 2. The winner of…
Candidate Interview: Chuck Moss for County Commission Dist. 12 (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 15, 2016) Birmingham, MI – Republican Chuck Moss is in the running for a seat he previously held: County Commissioner for District 12. That District includes Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township and Birmingham. Moss is challenging incumbent Shelley Goodman Taub in the…
Candidate Interview: Charles Gaba for County Commission Dist. 12 (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 15, 2016) Bloomfield Township, MI –Democrat Charles Gaba is running for County Commissioner for District 12, which includes Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township and Birmingham. He is the only Democrat in the race. Incumbent Shelley Goodman Taube and Chuck Moss, who held…
Candidate Interview: Mike Goetz for OC Prosecutor (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 2, 2016) Lake Orion, MI – A former Assistant Prosecutor is running for Oakland County Prosecuting Attorney against his former boss. Lake Orion resident Mike Goetz will be on the ballot against the incumbent Democrat Jessica Cooper who was elected in 2008. Election…
Pre-Election Gag Order Not Enforceable Due to Agreement in Federal Court (Michigan Municipal League, April 28, 2016) LANSING, MI — U.S. District Judge John Corbett O’Meara has accepted an agreement between the Secretary of State’s office and local governments and school groups, permanently enjoining Secretary of State Ruth Johnson from enforcing a law passed in…
Oakland County Schools Vary on Testing for Lead in Water (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) Oakland County, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and…
Bloomfield Hills School District’s Response to Lead Testing Inquiry (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) Bloomfield Hills, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and their…
Walled Lake School District’s Response to Lead Testing Inquiry (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) Walled Lake, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and their…
West Bloomfield School District’s Response to Lead Testing Inquiry (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) West Bloomfield, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and their…
Plans in the Works to Test Water for Lead in Oakland County Schools (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 25, 2016) Pontiac, MI – As dozens of teenagers from high schools throughout Oakland County sat eager to learn about the safety of their community’s drinking water, officials revealed that plans are in the works for testing of…
13 Year Old Bloomfield Hills Student Gets Perfect ACT Score (Bloomfield Hills Schools, April 22, 2016) Bloomfield Hills, MI – In July of 2015, Bloomfield Hills Schools congratulated Helena Gregg on her perfect ACT score at just 15 years old. Now, Alan Zhang, a Bloomfield Hills Schools student (at West Hills Middle School) has done…
Bloomfield Twp Police Say Naked Man Broke Into Home, Damaged Property (Bloomfield Township Police, April 22, 2016) Bloomfield Township, MI – On April 10th at 3:00pm Officers were dispatched to a home in the 4000 block of Echo on a home invasion report. Officers found a nude male inside the residence moving furniture around. The…
Officers from 13 Communities Get Narcan Training (OCCMHA, April 17, 2016) Pontiac, MI – Approximately 30 police officers from 13 Oakland County communities attended a free training to become Naloxone trainers during an event hosted by Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority (OCCMHA) on Friday, April 15, 2016 at the Resource and Crisis Center. Naloxone,…
Bloomfield Twp. Police Say Ferndale Man Hid Under Tree with Stolen Items (Bloomfield Township Police, April 7, 2016) Retail Fraud 1st Degree- Rite Aid, 42931 Woodward Ave Bloomfield Township, MI -On April 7th at 12:30am, Officers were dispatched to the Rite Aid at Woodward and Square Lake for a Retail Fraud that just occurred. The …