Posts Tagged ‘safety’
Pothole season 2024!
Spring is here! Crocuses and tulips will soon be popping out of the ground. — And potholes will be popping up everywhere to remind us that we live in Michigan and that we need to exercise more caution when driving area roads. Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) crews will be working extra hard to…
Read MoreAir Quality Alerts!
6/28/2023: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has issued air quality alerts for high levels of fine particulate in the air. Average air quality is expected to fluctuate between unhealthy for sensitive groups to unhealthy for everyone. Current Local Air Quality Follow these links for more news updates, information, and educational content on…
Read MorePothole season 2023!
Spring is here! Crocuses and tulips will soon be popping out of the ground. — And potholes will be popping up everywhere to remind us that we live in Michigan and that we need to exercise more caution when driving area roads. Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) crews will be working extra hard to…
Read MoreFireworks time, 2022: Need-to-know info
Once again, the two websites with the best listings of fireworks in Oakland County and throughout Michigan can be found on Oakland County Moms and MichiganFireworks.com. Oakland County Moms – Fireworks Metro Detroit Michigan 2022 MichiganFireworks.com – Michigan Fireworks Displays By Date by county – in Oakland County – by city Also, see the Fireworks…
Read MorePothole reminder: File a report!
You’ve likely noticed the potholes in our streets if you’ve driven, walked, or biked through our neighborhood any time in the last few weeks. You can take action by filing a pothole report with the Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC). It’s easy and does result in potholes being patched. RCOC will patch potholes in…
Read MorePothole season – 2022 version!
Just like clockwork! As soon as the days get a bit warmer, spring approaches, and the rains come, potholes appear and grow like weeds. The Road Commission of Oakland County (RCOC) has patrols out looking for issues but the number of potholes on the 1,700-plus miles of paved county roads and 230 miles of state…
Read MoreJanuary is Radon Action Month
Half-price Test Kits During National Radon Action Month Pontiac, Michigan – Oakland County Health Division will offer radon test kits for just $5 during National Radon Action Month this January. Residents are encouraged to take advantage of this half-off price to test their homes for the potentially harmful gas. Radon is the second-leading cause of…
Read MoreControlled burn this week
The content below is from a postcard mailed out from West Bloomfield Township to residents of Kimberley North subdivision and postmarked 12/1/21. PUBLIC NOTICE: Jacobs Drain Prescribed Controlled Burn PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a prescribed burn will occur at the Jacobs Drain property located between Orchard Lake Road and Heather Heath, north of 14 Mile…
Read MoreControlled burn: Motion to rescind burn fails
The controlled burn for Jacobs Drain in West Bloomfield is still on and will probably take place in November. The West Bloomfield Township Board again heard from concerned residents and discussed Supervisor Steve Kaplan’s motion to rescind the burn. In the end, the vote was split 3 to 3, so in accordance with Board rules,…
Read MoreControlled burn to take place despite opposition
As part of the agenda of the virtual West Bloomfield Township Board meeting on September 11, 2021, the matter of the controlled burn in the Jacobs Drain area was discussed again. (The controlled burn was already approved by the Board at their meeting in April. After that meeting, a number of West Bloomfield residents expressed…
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