Metroparks Annual Passes on Sale Now
But now through December 31, residents can purchase their 2023 annual vehicle pass for just $35.
Candidate Interview: Becky Spagnuolo for Walled Lake School Board
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2022 Candidate Interviews and Election Information
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Candidate Interview: Christy Tice for Walled Lake School Board
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Candidate Interview: Julie Fernandez for Walled Lake School Board
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Candidate Interview: Alexander Duensing for OCC Trustee
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Nonprofits in Oakland County Can Apply for Healthy Food Access Grants
This program provides one-time operational and programmatic grants to organizations providing critical food assistance services to residents and communities across Oakland County.
Video: Panel Shares Stories of People Using Public Transit
The Oakland Transit Millage Proposal aims to bring those groups together to create a more comprehensive system. If passed voters in the Nov. 8 election, the cost of improving the system would be shared by all communities without an opt-out option. It would mean bus service for cities like Novi and Rochester Hills who currently opt-out of the SMART system. It would also provide funding to the smaller transit organizations – North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA), Western Oakland Transportation Authority (WOTA), and Older Persons Commission which serves the Rochester area.
Candidate Interview: Jeffrey Simek for OCC Trustee
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Absentee Ballots: Communities with the Highest and Lowest Requests So Far
Absentee Ballots: Communities with the Highest and Lowest Requests So Far (Kurt Metzger, Oct. 17, 2022) Oakland County, MI – In 2018, Michigan voters approved a wide-ranging constitutional amendment that allows people to register and vote on the day on an election, request absentee ballots without having to give a reason and cast straight-ticket ballots.…
Road Commission Hiring for Winter Truck Drivers and Laborers
The minimum probationary wage for the position is $20 per hour. The minimum hourly rate increases to $22 after six months and $24.96 per hour upon completing probation. The increases in pay are performance-based.
Oakland County Board of Commissioners Passes Budget
With the 2023-2025 budget, the county prioritizes investments in public health, public safety and environmental sustainability.
Make Money and Help Democracy: Communities Seek Election Workers
They do not need to live in the city where they work. Many cities, townships, and villages are seeking out applicants.
Drones Making a Difference in Development, Disasters, Preservation and More
Drones have many applications that most people, and even other planners, may not realize.
Candidate Interview: Shayna Levin for Walled Lake School Board
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MML and MEDC Release Plan to Encourage More Multi-Family Homes, Making Construction Easier
With rent and mortgage costs rising and communities across the state challenged to develop enough housing for their residents, the Michigan Municipal League and Michigan Economic Development Corporation have reached back into the past to develop new strategies to help communities add more housing options to their existing neighborhoods.
State Board of Canvassers Approves Two More Proposals for November Ballot
Full wording of the proposals and the ballot summaries can be found on the Board of Canvassers webpage.
Candidate Interview: Gregory Stempfle for Secretary of State
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Candidate Interview: Douglas Smith for OCC Trustee
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Sheriff Gives Updates on Walled Lake Shootings
Deputies and Walled Lake police were dispatched to the residence on Glenwood Drive approximately 4:11 a.m. Sunday. The caller, later identified as the daughter of Lanis and his wife, told dispatchers her father had just shot her.