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The westbound I-696 ramps to northbound and southbound I-75 reopened Monday, Aug. 31, after a six-month closure tied to the $250 million Restore the Reuther project, restoring a key connection for Birmingham and Bloomfield-area commuters.
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The League of Women Voters Oakland Area will host a candidate forum for the contested Beverly Hills Village Council race on Sept. 22 at Village Hall, one of two forums giving residents a chance to question seven candidates vying for four seats before the Nov. 3 election.
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Oakland County's candidate list names Jeremy Moss, Ethan Baker, and three other candidates in the 11th Congressional District, plus a State Senate race and an Oakland Community College Board contest that will appear on Birmingham and Bloomfield area ballots Nov. 3.
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Bloomfield Village Green Section Phase 1 paving will completely close Amberly, Endsleigh, Covington Place and Glengarry on Sept. 2–3 with no driveway access, while Phase 2 milling begins during the week of Aug. 31 on Tuckahoe and surrounding streets.
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Bloomfield Township's summer property taxes are due Monday, Sept. 14, and residents can now pay online through a new portal that launched in May, offering free eCheck payments, autopay and text-to-pay options.
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Former U.S. Rep. David Trott, a longtime Birmingham-area resident, said Monday that he has left the Republican Party after years of frustration with the GOP under President Donald Trump.
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Bloomfield Township's Zoning Board of Appeals will consider 21 appeals on Sept. 8, including sign variances for at least five commercial tenants such as Patty & Press Smashburgers, Fifth Third Bank (formerly Comerica) and Village Pharmacy.
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The Road Commission for Oakland County will spray herbicide on invasive phragmites and knotweed along roadsides in Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills and Bloomfield Township starting Aug. 24 through late October, posting yellow signs at treated areas.
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Oakland County has officially certified Bloomfield Township's $50 million bond proposal for the Nov. 3 general election ballot, with an estimated first-year cost of $23.50 per $100,000 of taxable value to fund a new police station and fire station.
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State Rep. Donni Steele (R-Lake Orion) criticized the Oakland County Board's 11-6 vote to allocate $1.5 million to Planned Parenthood's Ferndale clinic, arguing the county is neglecting public safety while five townships just lost police and fire millages on Aug. 4.
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Bloomfield Township's Planning Commission formally addressed resident complaints about pickleball noise at its Aug. 5 meeting, as the sport's rapid local expansion and its distinctive loud sound raise quality-of-life concerns across the community.
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The Road Commission for Oakland County's proposed $269.8 million FY2027 budget includes a $1.5 million roundabout at Hickory Grove and Lahser roads and $2.4 million in Bloomfield Township culvert work; residents can comment at a Thursday, Aug. 20 public hearing in Beverly Hills.
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