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Other than our historic buildings, we have no public art, no city square, no statues, nothing. Depot Park is the only real gathering place but it is away from the every day traffic so there is less...
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Other than our historic buildings, we have no public art, no city square, no statues, nothing. Depot Park is the only real gathering place but it is away from the every day traffic so there is less interaction of people and businesses. Let's add some gathering areas and art so that more people have a reason to come and socialize in the city.
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Feb 12, 2016 by
Cory Johnston (33 points)
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Other than our historic buildings, we have no public art, no city square, no statues, nothing. Depot Park is the only real gathering place but it is away from the every day traffic so there is less interaction of people and businesses. Let's add some gathering areas and art so that more people have a reason to come and socialize in the city.
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Why is the city considering building an industrial garage in the heart of the city commercial/business district and blocking off the public from the park and Village Hall? Please consider using the...
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Why is the city considering building an industrial garage in the heart of the city commercial/business district and blocking off the public from the park and Village Hall? Please consider using the available school or township properties that are not at the access to parks and public meeting places and not in a historic business district. This is really a bad use of highly valuable property and a detriment to the value of our downtown.
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Feb 12, 2016 by
Cory Johnston (33 points)
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Why is the city considering building an industrial garage in the heart of the city commercial/business district and blocking off the public from the park and Village Hall? Please consider using the available school or township properties that are not at the access to parks and public meeting places and not in a historic business district. This is really a bad use of highly valuable property and a detriment to the value of our downtown.
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Why does the city not allow rental of a part of a home or accessory dwelling units? It would allow more people to live in the Village with little additional burden on the infrastructure and possibly...
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Why does the city not allow rental of a part of a home or accessory dwelling units? It would allow more people to live in the Village with little additional burden on the infrastructure and possibly help out those that have limited income but homes and lots large enough to allow this.
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Feb 12, 2016 by
Cory Johnston (33 points)
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Why does the city not allow rental of a part of a home or accessory dwelling units? It would allow more people to live in the Village with little additional burden on the infrastructure and possibly help out those that have limited income but homes and lots large enough to allow this.
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Recent meeting minutes for Council, HDC, Planning Commission and ZBA are not on this web site. An agenda for the February 9 HDC meeting is not available on February 6. It would help the public to have...
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Recent meeting minutes for Council, HDC, Planning Commission and ZBA are not on this web site. An agenda for the February 9 HDC meeting is not available on February 6. It would help the public to have this available and should save office staff time by not having to respond numerous times to requests.
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Feb 6, 2016 by
Cory Johnston (33 points)
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Recent meeting minutes for Council, HDC, Planning Commission and ZBA are not on this web site. An agenda for the February 9 HDC meeting is not available on February 6. It would help the public to have this available and should save office staff time by not having to respond numerous times to requests.
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I see on the current website information that some committees have "notes", the Finance Committee says they take no minutes, and some committees have nothing. Although on the agenda, committee reports...
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I see on the current website information that some committees have "notes", the Finance Committee says they take no minutes, and some committees have nothing. Although on the agenda, committee reports are rarely made during Council meetings and written reports are never provided. The Facilities Committee is making decisions about what will be bid for a city DPW garage and Village Hall expansion but there is no documentation on how those decisions are made. Can't there be a consistent policy for all committees with their activities reported in writing to the council and public as originally resolved by the Council many years ago?
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Feb 13, 2016 by
Cory Johnston (33 points)
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I see on the current website information that some committees have "notes", the Finance Committee says they take no minutes, and some committees have nothing. Although on the agenda, committee reports are rarely made during Council meetings and written reports are never provided. The Facilities Committee is making decisions about what will be bid for a city DPW garage and Village Hall expansion but there is no documentation on how those decisions are made. Can't there be a consistent policy for all committees with their activities reported in writing to the council and public as originally resolved by the Council many years ago?
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This could fall under many categories so I thought it best to put it here as a separate initiative. There are many sidewalks and crosswalks in the city that do not meet the accessibility standards of...
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This could fall under many categories so I thought it best to put it here as a separate initiative. There are many sidewalks and crosswalks in the city that do not meet the accessibility standards of the Michigan Barrier Free Code and ADA. The sidewalk at the parking area south of Rudy's Market is a prime example. The new midblock crossing on Main Street at Church has no curb cut or tactile paving on the east side in the path of travel. There are other areas that have no curb cuts, no tactile paving for those with poor vision, no crossing lines, excessive run and cross slope, and the ongoing problems with raised and cracked sidewalk segments. We have an elderly population, children, veterans and others with disabilities that I'm sure would like to enjoy the village like everyone else. Are there any plans to deal with these conditions? I know there is a Streets and Sidewalks Committee but I have not heard of this being addressed by the Committee, Council or in budgeting.
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Feb 20, 2016 by
Cory Johnston (33 points)
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This could fall under many categories so I thought it best to put it here as a separate initiative. There are many sidewalks and crosswalks in the city that do not meet the accessibility standards of the Michigan Barrier Free Code and ADA. The sidewalk at the parking area south of Rudy's Market is a prime example. The new midblock crossing on Main Street at Church has no curb cut or tactile paving on the east side in the path of travel. There are other areas that have no curb cuts, no tactile paving for those with poor vision, no crossing lines, excessive run and cross slope, and the ongoing problems with raised and cracked sidewalk segments. We have an elderly population, children, veterans and others with disabilities that I'm sure would like to enjoy the village like everyone else. Are there any plans to deal with these conditions? I know there is a Streets and Sidewalks Committee but I have not heard of this being addressed by the Committee, Council or in budgeting.
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The city is adding more restaurants which will require more parking in the evening. During the day there is always available parking so why not attract businesses that attract daytime traffic or at...
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The city is adding more restaurants which will require more parking in the evening. During the day there is always available parking so why not attract businesses that attract daytime traffic or at least less vehicle traffic. More retail, daytime instead of evening activities, etc.
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Feb 12, 2016 by
Cory Johnston (33 points)
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The city is adding more restaurants which will require more parking in the evening. During the day there is always available parking so why not attract businesses that attract daytime traffic or at least less vehicle traffic. More retail, daytime instead of evening activities, etc.
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Discontinue discussion regarding any lawsuit against the owners of the downtown vacant corner lot.
Mar 3, 2016 by
Steve Wylie (53 points)
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Discontinue discussion regarding any lawsuit against the owners of the downtown vacant corner lot.
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There is a ton of bike traffic up and down Holcomb. Extending the sidewalk would create safer travel for bikers and families as they go over I-75 and beyond. I've seen a fair amount of young...
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There is a ton of bike traffic up and down Holcomb. Extending the sidewalk would create safer travel for bikers and families as they go over I-75 and beyond. I've seen a fair amount of young children with their parents and teens riding their bikes on the side of Holcomb and I cringe. Additionally, if it extended down to Springfield Elementary I think there would be a significant increase in the amount of families that would opt to travel via walking or biking to the school and/or downtown. Not a bad way to spend some of the $90k+ that Clarkston is going to receive from the federal government stimulus; not that $90k would cover a project of that size.
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Mar 16, 2021 by
Gnavarre (5 points)
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There is a ton of bike traffic up and down Holcomb. Extending the sidewalk would create safer travel for bikers and families as they go over I-75 and beyond. I've seen a fair amount of young children with their parents and teens riding their bikes on the side of Holcomb and I cringe. Additionally, if it extended down to Springfield Elementary I think there would be a significant increase in the amount of families that would opt to travel via walking or biking to the school and/or downtown. Not a bad way to spend some of the $90k+ that Clarkston is going to receive from the federal government stimulus; not that $90k would cover a project of that size.
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I saw 3 different dates for the next Facilities Committee. I planned to go to the meeting this morning, but then saw that the meeting time was changed again to Wed March 2. Please be sure the correct...
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I saw 3 different dates for the next Facilities Committee. I planned to go to the meeting this morning, but then saw that the meeting time was changed again to Wed March 2. Please be sure the correct time is posted, so subscribers do not keep getting these emails about date and time changes.
The idea to notify residents about new meeting dates and changes is a good idea, but when I get several emails about changes, I tend to ignore them, because I assume it is an email I previously received.
Also, I think 1 or 2 day notice is not sufficient time to notify residents about an upcoming meeting, especially when the committee is discussing a very controversial subject that interests a lot of residents.
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Mar 1, 2016 by
Sue Wylie (40 points)
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I saw 3 different dates for the next Facilities Committee. I planned to go to the meeting this morning, but then saw that the meeting time was changed again to Wed March 2. Please be sure the correct time is posted, so subscribers do not keep getting these emails about date and time changes.
The idea to notify residents about new meeting dates and changes is a good idea, but when I get several emails about changes, I tend to ignore them, because I assume it is an email I previously received.
Also, I think 1 or 2 day notice is not sufficient time to notify residents about an upcoming meeting, especially when the committee is discussing a very controversial subject that interests a lot of residents.
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Who is the Village of Clarkston? The description for the Community Voice says the "Village of Clarkston" reserves the right to remove any comments or suggestions at any time..." and the City of the...
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Who is the Village of Clarkston? The description for the Community Voice says the "Village of Clarkston" reserves the right to remove any comments or suggestions at any time..." and the City of the Village of Clarkston is number 4 on the sidebar with 12 points (compared to my 342) but we have no idea who that is. There is no known policy for removing any comment or suggestion, much in the same way that there is no policy for the city's quasi official Facebook presence. So who is the Village of Clarkston and who is making the decisions? By the way, this web site has been up for a couple of months now and is at best cumbersome and far less than intuitive. Does anyone monitor activity, how many people actually use it or any another statistical analysis of whether it is a burden or benefit to the taxpayers? Just curious since it is never discussed or mentioned by the Council or anyone else.
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May 4, 2016 by
Cory Johnston (33 points)
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Who is the Village of Clarkston? The description for the Community Voice says the "Village of Clarkston" reserves the right to remove any comments or suggestions at any time..." and the City of the Village of Clarkston is number 4 on the sidebar with 12 points (compared to my 342) but we have no idea who that is. There is no known policy for removing any comment or suggestion, much in the same way that there is no policy for the city's quasi official Facebook presence. So who is the Village of Clarkston and who is making the decisions? By the way, this web site has been up for a couple of months now and is at best cumbersome and far less than intuitive. Does anyone monitor activity, how many people actually use it or any another statistical analysis of whether it is a burden or benefit to the taxpayers? Just curious since it is never discussed or mentioned by the Council or anyone else.
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More than anything else, a city, state, village, etc, should provide services to its residents. These are services that can be best handled by pooling the tax money paid by the citizens. From my...
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More than anything else, a city, state, village, etc, should provide services to its residents. These are services that can be best handled by pooling the tax money paid by the citizens. From my community, I look for safety, fire, schools, traffic, streets, sidewalks, water, sewer, garbage, and recreation, as the "biggies." In a once semi-rural community as Clarkston, I realize that all these services are not provided, such as water and garbage collection, for everyone. But, I do want to see the other services provided at a level commensurate with the high city taxes we pay. I do not care how the city does it, but I want to see these services provided in an economical manner. That does not include building an unnecessary, unattractive, and unsafe building in Depot park. That is not what my tax money should be going for. My city does not need to build this "monument" but needs to provide services.
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Apr 2, 2016 by
Sue Wylie (40 points)
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More than anything else, a city, state, village, etc, should provide services to its residents. These are services that can be best handled by pooling the tax money paid by the citizens. From my community, I look for safety, fire, schools, traffic, streets, sidewalks, water, sewer, garbage, and recreation, as the "biggies." In a once semi-rural community as Clarkston, I realize that all these services are not provided, such as water and garbage collection, for everyone. But, I do want to see the other services provided at a level commensurate with the high city taxes we pay. I do not care how the city does it, but I want to see these services provided in an economical manner. That does not include building an unnecessary, unattractive, and unsafe building in Depot park. That is not what my tax money should be going for. My city does not need to build this "monument" but needs to provide services.
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Many young adults in the area receive Eno's around the holiday season. Enos are great on the go hammocks which use fabric straps in order to insure that trees are not harmed. It would be a grand idea...
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Many young adults in the area receive Eno's around the holiday season. Enos are great on the go hammocks which use fabric straps in order to insure that trees are not harmed. It would be a grand idea to encourage them to use these Enos and hangout in our lovely park. Main reason being who doesn't love enjoying the sun in a hammock. Second reason, now this is a big plus, while these adults/children are in our park they will be more tempted to visit Rudy's and other local stores we have in walking range! Bringing in extra revenue!
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Apr 19, 2016 by
GoLions (5 points)
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Many young adults in the area receive Eno's around the holiday season. Enos are great on the go hammocks which use fabric straps in order to insure that trees are not harmed. It would be a grand idea to encourage them to use these Enos and hangout in our lovely park. Main reason being who doesn't love enjoying the sun in a hammock. Second reason, now this is a big plus, while these adults/children are in our park they will be more tempted to visit Rudy's and other local stores we have in walking range! Bringing in extra revenue!
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We should have some sort of recycling and compost program that's open to the public.
Dec 22, 2017 by
Andre Duby (5 points)
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We should have some sort of recycling and compost program that's open to the public.
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So there is a group of high school kids that our making the park a very unsafe place for family and friends to go. They are smoking marijuana, take numerous kinds of pills, and a lot of other drugs....
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So there is a group of high school kids that our making the park a very unsafe place for family and friends to go. They are smoking marijuana, take numerous kinds of pills, and a lot of other drugs. They also blast very inappropriate music and there is always people fighting and swearing. They have completely destroyed the Pavilion and made it a very unsafe place for children. I feel like there needs to be more security and/or something out in place so they can’t do that anymore. It’s supposed to be a safe place for kids to run around and play not for them to have to fear the drugs or fighting. They are setting a very bad example for younger kids and at their age they are very influential and they are sending the wrong messages to kids.
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Sep 21, 2019 by
Mallory (5 points)
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So there is a group of high school kids that our making the park a very unsafe place for family and friends to go. They are smoking marijuana, take numerous kinds of pills, and a lot of other drugs. They also blast very inappropriate music and there is always people fighting and swearing. They have completely destroyed the Pavilion and made it a very unsafe place for children. I feel like there needs to be more security and/or something out in place so they can’t do that anymore. It’s supposed to be a safe place for kids to run around and play not for them to have to fear the drugs or fighting. They are setting a very bad example for younger kids and at their age they are very influential and they are sending the wrong messages to kids.
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The city is considering building a new garage and other Village Hall renovations at a cost of $25,000 per year or more with no definitive savings or return on that investment. Is there a greater...
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The city is considering building a new garage and other Village Hall renovations at a cost of $25,000 per year or more with no definitive savings or return on that investment. Is there a greater benefit to improved sidewalks, code enforcement, better crosswalks, more park amenities, public art, etc.? I'm sure someone has studied this even if not in the Village of Clarkston> Shouldn't we know that we are getting the best return on our tax dollars before they are spent instead of finding out afterwards when it is too late to do anything about it? I would love to hear from other people on this and what they think would have the best economic development potential for the Village.
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Apr 20, 2016 by
Cory Johnston (33 points)
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The city is considering building a new garage and other Village Hall renovations at a cost of $25,000 per year or more with no definitive savings or return on that investment. Is there a greater benefit to improved sidewalks, code enforcement, better crosswalks, more park amenities, public art, etc.? I'm sure someone has studied this even if not in the Village of Clarkston> Shouldn't we know that we are getting the best return on our tax dollars before they are spent instead of finding out afterwards when it is too late to do anything about it? I would love to hear from other people on this and what they think would have the best economic development potential for the Village.
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The City feels comfortable spending $336,000 and an additional $107,000 in interest to expand the facilities in Depot Park. If the additional facilities are not built some equipment will have to be...
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The City feels comfortable spending $336,000 and an additional $107,000 in interest to expand the facilities in Depot Park. If the additional facilities are not built some equipment will have to be stored at the Junior High, Township, or left outside. Vote thumbs up if you agree with the expansion; Thumbs down if you think the money would be better spent elsewhere.
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Mar 12, 2016 by
Steve Wylie (53 points)
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The City feels comfortable spending $336,000 and an additional $107,000 in interest to expand the facilities in Depot Park. If the additional facilities are not built some equipment will have to be stored at the Junior High, Township, or left outside. Vote thumbs up if you agree with the expansion; Thumbs down if you think the money would be better spent elsewhere.
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Like there ain’t no bike lanes so we should add them and also downtown but that what I think.
Oct 9, 2022 by
Nate Rodgers (5 points)
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Like there ain’t no bike lanes so we should add them and also downtown but that what I think.
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Winter is coming again and we will once again have the problem of when snow is removed from sidewalks. So that everyone understands the time and cost involved, I think the city should try and clear...
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Winter is coming again and we will once again have the problem of when snow is removed from sidewalks. So that everyone understands the time and cost involved, I think the city should try and clear the sidewalks throughout the city and see not only what it costs, but what type of feedback the city gets from residents and visitors. At a minimum it should be tried in the downtown area where there is no room for businesses to go with snow. It could be a great incentive for people to come to the Village and probably not cost that much money since the DPW already has the equipment to do it and is here. If the city can do all the roads, other than those done by the County, it just makes sense for them to do the sidewalks which are all part of the public right of way.
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Oct 27, 2016 by
Cory Johnston (33 points)
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Winter is coming again and we will once again have the problem of when snow is removed from sidewalks. So that everyone understands the time and cost involved, I think the city should try and clear the sidewalks throughout the city and see not only what it costs, but what type of feedback the city gets from residents and visitors. At a minimum it should be tried in the downtown area where there is no room for businesses to go with snow. It could be a great incentive for people to come to the Village and probably not cost that much money since the DPW already has the equipment to do it and is here. If the city can do all the roads, other than those done by the County, it just makes sense for them to do the sidewalks which are all part of the public right of way.
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There are signs in Depot Park about a Community Conversation on November 16 at the Library to discuss plans for the park. The signs also say to put ideas in this section of the city web site. So far,...
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There are signs in Depot Park about a Community Conversation on November 16 at the Library to discuss plans for the park. The signs also say to put ideas in this section of the city web site. So far, there doesn't appear to be anything new and the top issue is not to build a DPW Garage in the park even though the Facilities Committee is still considering that for unknown reasons.
Simple things that could be done:
1. Put the bike rack back where it is more usable, not 40 feet off the path. Add another one to encourage their use.
2. Fix the water fountain so it works unlike all of this year.
3. Make sure the Poopy Pouch dispensers have bags (they often don't) so people can clean up after their animals.
4. Consider lighting along the path so that it is more usable and safe in the evening, especially since it is getting dark earlier.
5. Plant native plants and other gardens that don't need the time, expense and pollution of mowing every week.
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Oct 25, 2016 by
Cory Johnston (33 points)
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There are signs in Depot Park about a Community Conversation on November 16 at the Library to discuss plans for the park. The signs also say to put ideas in this section of the city web site. So far, there doesn't appear to be anything new and the top issue is not to build a DPW Garage in the park even though the Facilities Committee is still considering that for unknown reasons.
Simple things that could be done:
1. Put the bike rack back where it is more usable, not 40 feet off the path. Add another one to encourage their use.
2. Fix the water fountain so it works unlike all of this year.
3. Make sure the Poopy Pouch dispensers have bags (they often don't) so people can clean up after their animals.
4. Consider lighting along the path so that it is more usable and safe in the evening, especially since it is getting dark earlier.
5. Plant native plants and other gardens that don't need the time, expense and pollution of mowing every week.
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There does not appear to be any guidelines for work in the city's historic district. Many other communities have these and they would help businesses and individuals know what is required and why when...
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There does not appear to be any guidelines for work in the city's historic district. Many other communities have these and they would help businesses and individuals know what is required and why when considering work or purchasing in the Village of Clarkston. Reading through the December 8, 2015 meeting minutes for the HDC, they don't even say why issues are approved or not. Guidelines and precedent would help those who want to do work here and provide consistency to the work that is done.
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Mar 3, 2016 by
Cory Johnston (33 points)
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There does not appear to be any guidelines for work in the city's historic district. Many other communities have these and they would help businesses and individuals know what is required and why when considering work or purchasing in the Village of Clarkston. Reading through the December 8, 2015 meeting minutes for the HDC, they don't even say why issues are approved or not. Guidelines and precedent would help those who want to do work here and provide consistency to the work that is done.
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Investigate lieutenant Tod Hil for fraud. He runs a side buisness called leo training while hes supposed to be in charge of the independence substation. Hes never there. He has an office down the...
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Investigate lieutenant Tod Hil for fraud. He runs a side buisness called leo training while hes supposed to be in charge of the independence substation. Hes never there. He has an office down the road from the substation. They all cover for him. All fraud criminal cops.
I have evidence of my sons rape, they refuse it. Endangering the public.
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Jan 17, 2022 by
Greg Iksrogdop (5 points)
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Investigate lieutenant Tod Hil for fraud. He runs a side buisness called leo training while hes supposed to be in charge of the independence substation. Hes never there. He has an office down the road from the substation. They all cover for him. All fraud criminal cops.
I have evidence of my sons rape, they refuse it. Endangering the public.
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6. Consider community gardens and a tree nursery.
7. Create better access to the Village Hall so people do not have to use a commercial driveway and walk in front of a commercial garage.
8. Provide...
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6. Consider community gardens and a tree nursery.
7. Create better access to the Village Hall so people do not have to use a commercial driveway and walk in front of a commercial garage.
8. Provide anything other than portable toilets at the entrance to the park. This is not how we should welcome people to our downtown park or the only facility people should have to use when in the park.
9. Consider re-working or even eliminating the planters along Depot. They are not historic, they are not even of historic character, the space could be used for better parking and they block the view of the park from the street.
10. Finish up the work at the south entrance. It has been over a year and it is still incomplete, unsafe and not very welcoming with caution tape strung around the entrance.
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Oct 25, 2016 by
Cory Johnston (33 points)
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6. Consider community gardens and a tree nursery.
7. Create better access to the Village Hall so people do not have to use a commercial driveway and walk in front of a commercial garage.
8. Provide anything other than portable toilets at the entrance to the park. This is not how we should welcome people to our downtown park or the only facility people should have to use when in the park.
9. Consider re-working or even eliminating the planters along Depot. They are not historic, they are not even of historic character, the space could be used for better parking and they block the view of the park from the street.
10. Finish up the work at the south entrance. It has been over a year and it is still incomplete, unsafe and not very welcoming with caution tape strung around the entrance.
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I just moved here in June. I live on Lingor Dr in Clarkston Place apartments. I just got 2 tickets from police for driving on wrong side AND impeding traffic. I felt like a criminal and over punished...
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I just moved here in June. I live on Lingor Dr in Clarkston Place apartments. I just got 2 tickets from police for driving on wrong side AND impeding traffic. I felt like a criminal and over punished for not understanding it was a one way street, and for living there. Lingor Dr has an island implying 2 lanes of traffic. No signs are posted its a one way. Ridiculous- change it to a service drive at least.
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Aug 23, 2018 by
Stephen Bailey (15 points)
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I just moved here in June. I live on Lingor Dr in Clarkston Place apartments. I just got 2 tickets from police for driving on wrong side AND impeding traffic. I felt like a criminal and over punished for not understanding it was a one way street, and for living there. Lingor Dr has an island implying 2 lanes of traffic. No signs are posted its a one way. Ridiculous- change it to a service drive at least.
