Posts by Steve Glick
2022 Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Events
West Bloomfield will again offer its residents two (2) annual Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Events during the Spring & Fall of each calendar year. The events give the community a legal and cost-free way to dispose of unwanted household chemicals that cannot be disposed of in the regular curbside collection. LOCATION: West Bloomfield Civic…
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 MorePay annual dues by 2022-04-01
John P. Carroll Company, the property management company for Kimberley North mailed out Annual Dues Notices (invoices) to all Kimberley North homeowners this week. Contact JP Carroll Company if you misplaced yours of If you did not get one. Payment due date: Thursday, April 1, 2022 to avoid late charges. Make checks payable to: Kimberley…
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 MoreDetroit Zoo offering free admission for your electronics waste
Looking for some family fun this fall/winter? The Detroit Zoo is offering free admission in exchange for your broken laptops, used batteries and other discarded electronics for America Recycles Day. Just drop off your items at the water tower parking lot on the north side of the zoo parking structure between noon to 6 p.m.…
Read MoreMetro Detroit Fall 2021 Community Events
Fall is in the air! Take a break from raking and take advantage of some of the suggested activities and events listed here — before it’s too late! Find Your Fall Getaway — Pure Michigan Fall Color Map — Pure Michigan Best Cider Mills & U-Pick Orchards in Southeast Michigan — and family farm activities,…
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 MoreHalloween Events around Metro Detroit 2021
Trick or Treat!! — It’s that time of year again. The Oakland County Moms website has compiled some great listings of Oakland County and Metro Detroit Michigan Halloween events, things to do, trick or treat fun, and Michigan Fall festivals in southeastern Michigan for 2021. Halloween Events listing for Metro Detroit 2021 – Haunted houses…
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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