If your pet project (fix your road, for example) is not funded in the budget, it will not be done. The 2026 fiscal year budgeting process will be done by the Board of Trustees in three open-to-the-public, but not video-taped, open-meetings-act-compliant-special-meetings termed “workshops” on September 11, 18, 25 during working hours. Watch the township website for times and agendas for each. The 2026 budget will probably be worked out by an informal process involving a non-voting decision-making process. This could be improved on by voting on formal motions. Then this 2026 budget will be presented, and approved or rejected, by law, at a “budget hearing” as part of a regular Board meeting. This gives you four opportunities to comment on the budget, as all these meetings must allow public comment per the open meetings act.

If you attend, you will also hear more frank and informative discussions then you will hear when Board meetings are being video-taped.

Please spend $15 on an on-line subscription to “The Record” newspaper and read the Oakland Township articles each week. Here is a link:

https://www.myrecordnewspaper.com/

This weekly newspaper provides a summary of our Oakland Township Board Meetings. In today’s 5/28/25 issue are four entries about the May 13th Board Meetings. I do not intend to duplicate The Record’s reporting efforts.

Page 4 – the legally required synopsis of the May 13, 2025 regular meeting is provided by our Township Clerk

Page 5 – Article – “Silverbell and Gallagher Paving Study Approved”

Page 5 – he legally required synopsis of the May 13, 2025 special meeting is provided by our Township Clerk

Page 7 – Article – “Southwest Water District rate increase on July 1″

Lately there have been several free copies inside the door of Township Hall, if you want to see one before subscribing. Also paper copies are for sale at Cider Mill for $1.25.

I have no financial connection to this paper. I just want us to have a local newspaper. Your subscription will help with that goal.

Bob Yager

In response to comment below concerning the Country Creek Corners shopping center, it is my understanding that the owner of the about 2 acres seeks approval for all those possible uses, in theory. I assume the owner wants this approval so he can seek businesses who want to locate there and lease some of the property for one or more of those uses. Then, at that point, the specific, detailed plans have to be approved by Township Planning Commission and Board of Trustees.