Walled Lake News

Due to a water rate increase pass on to the city of Walled Lake by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department for the 2009-10 fiscal year, a proposal has been drawn up to mitigate rising costs.

By Diane Gale Andreassi SPECIAL WRITER A loom near a window in her Farmington home is a symbol of how Meredith Reeds recently shed her job as a legal secretary and is building a new life one stitch at a time.

Never buy travel insurance from the company providing your trip. Even if agents twist your arm.

The Commerce, Walled Lake and Wixom Trailway Management Council will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on July 30 in the Commerce Township Hall to receive public comment on a proposed master plan for the Michigan Airline Railroad corridor.

In this day of shrinking family budgets, you can still find family entertainment that won't drain your wallet.

The Milford Historical Society will host the annual Fourth of July parade on Saturday, July 4 in downtown Milford beginning at 11 a.m. The annual parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Commerce and Main and will move south to Atlantic/General Motors Road.

The Wixom and Milford police departments have abrogated their decisions to suspend participation in the Lakes Area Narcotics Enforcement Team , a cooperative task force including the Wixom, Walled Lake, and Milford police departments in the lakes area, after a recent meeting of area police officials reportedly eased those departments' concerns ...

Maureen Stewart had no problem rounding up employees to work at her Tim Hortons coffee shop and restaurant, which opened Wednesday in Brighton.

Secondary students across Michigan are disciplined disproportionately if they happen to be African-American, according to a report released by the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.

Walled Lake officials have completed a proposed budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year, but a forecasted deficit that exceeded $200,000 resulted in Councilmen Casey Ambrose and Larry Fox voting against the proposed budget during a special meeting held on Monday, June 8. The budget requires five affirmative council votes to pass.

Bonnie Beal, of Commerce Township, sniffs spearmint as she shops for herbs in the Van Houtte Farms area at Walled Lake Farmer's Market, May 27, 2009.

Walled Lake officials have completed a proposed budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year, but a forecasted deficit that exceeded $200,000 resulted in Councilmen Casey Ambrose and Larry Fox voting against the proposed budget during a special meeting held on Monday, June 8. ... more>> City Council revises candidate filing deadline The Orchard Lake City ...

Depositions are ongoing in a lawsuit filed by a pair of West Bloomfield Township parents against 25 defendants - including West Bloomfield Township, the West Bloomfield Police Department, the city of Walled Lake, the Walled Lake School District, and former Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca - after charges involving the alleged rape and abuse ...

Hear tales of intriguing mother and daughter pairings from the Victorian era and beyond at a mother/daughter afternoon tea today at the historic Longacre House, 24705 Farmington Road.

A cut in funding for Oakland County beach monitoring has resulted in a drastic decline in the number of beaches to be tested for water tainted by bacteria during the 2009 season.

The Walled Lake City Council has tapped governmental bond experts Bendzinski and Company to sell $995,000 in bonds to pay for improvements along city roads, sidewalks and pathways.

The city of Walled Lake is gearing up for its second annual hydroplane racing event, to be held this year on Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14, that promises to supersede last year's event.

Convenient Dental Care's five offices are offering free emergency exams; free X-rays, if needed, and discounts on dental services during June and July.

The Village of Wolverine Lake has completed a proposed budget for the 2009-10 fiscal year that requires pulling some money from the fund balance to negate revenue losses.

The city of Wixom has joined forces with Commerce Township and Walled Lake to move forward in an attempt to acquire portions of the Michigan Air-Line railroad corridor formerly known as the Coe Railroad.