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: 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…
Novi Community School District’s Response to Lead Testing Inquiry (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) Novi, 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 families…
South Lyon: School District Response to Lead Testing Inquiry (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) South Lyon, 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…
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…
Detroit Indian Center Opens in Novi (Janet Lawless, April 6, 2016) Novi, MI – Set back from busy Novi Road, between Grand River and Ten Mile, in a cozy yellow cottage nestled between two grassy fields, is the brand new Detroit Indian Center. The center, launched in 2013, is the brainchild of a group of…
MML #3: Cities Want their Share, Tool Shows Funding Loss by Community (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 26, 2016) Lansing, MI – Only four states have reduced the amount of tax dollars going to municipal governments, and of those Michigan has decreased funding the most. Robert Kleine of Great Lakes Economic Consulting spoke about the subject…
Driver Who Dragged Novi Police Officer Arraigned NOVI, Mich -Chantell Lashay Sturdivant, the 26-year-old Detroit woman who dragged a Novi police officer for a short distance while fleeing the scene of a traffic stop on March 7, was arraigned on March 17 before Magistrate Andra Richardson of the 52-1 District Court in Novi. The Oakland…
Novi Police Offering CPL Training (EVENT page) NOVI, MI– On Saturday, March 26, the Novi Police Department will be offering a Pistol Safety Training Course from 8am until 5pm at the Novi Police Department Training Center located at 45125 Ten Mile Road. The course fulfills both the classroom and shooting requirements to obtain a Michigan…
Stuff to Know When it Snows (C. Proxmire, Feb. 2, 2015) Did you wake up to find your neighborhood covered over with a layer of sparkly white frozen precipitation and a Facebook feed full of various warnings, advisories, and complaints? Though it can be disconcerting, don’t worry. It’s called snow, and it’s something we’ve dealt…
Novi Creates Do Not Knock Registry (City of Novi Press Release, Feb. 18, 2016) NOVI, MI – The City of Novi has created an optional “Do Not Knock” registry for residents interested in restricting peddlers and solicitors from coming to their residence. Residents who want to put their address on the registry can do so…
Victims in Fatal Novi Fire Identified (Novi Police Press Release, Feb. 3, 2016) Novi, MI – Novi Police have identified the fifth male who died in the residential structure fire on January 31. The victim is Pablo Alvaro Encino, 23, from Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico. Encino and four other men were found in the basement of…
Five People Dead in Novi House Fire (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 31, 2016) Novi, MI – Five people were found dead in a house on Mystic Forest Drive in Novi Sunday morning. The cause of the fire is not known at this time, nor is the cause of death. The fire has been extinguished and…