The Board Bulletin - August 2024

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08/01/2024 9:51 AM

County Board supports additional gun buyback and destruction events

08/01/2024 9:18 AM

Star-studded talent announced for 2024 Arts, Beats & Eats

Chairman of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Dave Woodward expressed his appreciation for the event at the press conference and highlighted the importance it has had for him and his family throughout the years.

08/01/2024

New Oakland County program offering student debt relief for residents

Oakland County Commissioner Charlie Cavell joined The Metro on Thursday to discuss the new resolution and how the partnership with Savi will work.

08/01/2024

Walt Herzig promoted to Oakland County chief deputy, Megan Sellers to serve as deputy

Megan C. Sellers will assume Herzig’s former responsibilities, including serving as liaison with the Board of Commissioners, becoming the first Black woman to serve as deputy county executive.

08/01/2024

Webster Community Center

Oakland County awarded $2 million in ARPA funding to support Micah 6's ambitious initiatives for local residents to rehabilitate Elmer R. Webster Elementary School into the Webster Community Center.

07/31/2024 4:06 PM

Oakland SAVES

Oakland SAVES proved to be a spectacular success with the $5 million in funding exhausted within one week of the program’s announcement and nearly 1,100 households receiving the energy efficiency grants.

07/31/2024 4:06 PM

Man Sentenced to Prison for 2018 Killing

On Monday, July 29, 2024, Oakland County Judge Daniel O'Brien sentenced Angel Jose Alvarez to 36 1/2 - 80 years imprisonment for his role in a 2018 murder. Two additional co-defendants in this case have previously pled and are set for sentencing on August 19 before Judge O’Brien.

07/31/2024 9:44 AM

McCarroll School Demolition

The City of Pontiac and the Oakland County Land Bank Authority are collaborating to demolish the McCarroll School and replace it with a new Youth Recreation Center

07/31/2024

White House aide praises Rescue cash for Oakland County home upgrade, Detroit's greenway

07/30/2024