candgnews.com JULY 24, 2025 Vol. 21, No. 17
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Township residents to vote on library millage renewal, increase Aug. 5
Orion Road closed at Dutton following storm damage BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Last week’s record rainfall prompted the closure of Orion Road, at Dutton Road, in Oakland Township as crews assess the damage. The July 16 storm flooded many areas in metro Detroit, including Oakland Township, where it washed away a portion of Dutton Road. The storm, according to officials, was considered a 200-year rain event — meaning the area is expected to see that much rain in that amount of time only every 200 years or so. “(It was) something like almost 6 inches of rain in about an hour that led to all this flooding, which is pretty unusual in this part of the world,” said Craig Bryson, the spokesman for the Road Commission for Oakland County.
BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Oakland Township is asking residents to consider two library millages on the Aug. 5 ballot. Rochester Hills Public Library Director Juliane Morian said the library’s current temporary agreement for library services with the township expires at the end of the year. “For more than 50 years, Oakland Township and the Rochester Hills Public Library have been community partners, and we are hopeful that partnership continues for decades to come,” Morian said. On Aug. 5, Oakland Township voters will be asked to consider renewing part of the township’s current library millage (0.1134 mills) and to consider approving an increase (0.1412 mills) that the Rochester Hills Public Library Board requested last year, but was not included on last November’s ballot. As a result of the proposed millage increase, officials said a home with a market value of $500,000 and a taxable value of $250,000 would pay $35 more each year in taxes. Both the renewal and the new millage, accordSee LIBRARY on page 7A
See ORION ROAD on page 26A
ABOVE: Flooding on Orion Road, at Dutton Road, caused a portion of the roadway to wash away following storms July 11. The road remains closed as the Road Commission for Oakland County assesses the damage and works on a repair plan. Photo provided by the Road Commission for Oakland County
LEFT: Motorists are asked to use the detour route, which is Rochester Road to Tienken Road to Adams Road, back to Orion Road, and vice versa. Map provided by the Road Commission for Oakland County
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