Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The free event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. April 23 at City Hall.
Residents who want to learn more about fracking in Oakland County can attend a free town hall meeting April 23 at Ferndale City Hall. The meeting – hosted by the Ferndale Environmental Sustainability Commission and Oakland County Commissioner Helaine Zack – will explore the impact of new state-issued oil and natural gas drilling leases, according to a press release. "Fracking (short for hydraulic fracturing) is the drilling technique which involves injecting toxic chemicals, sand, and millions of gallons of water under high pressure directly into the ground to release natural gas in shale deposits," Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash wrote in an op-ed on Ferndale Patch in March. "My first Town Hall meeting was in West …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The Democrat from Huntington Woods was elected Tuesday to represent the new 18th District.
Helaine Zack, who secured another term Tuesday on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, is undaunted by serving as a member of the minority party. Zack, D-Huntington Woods, beat Steven Zimberg, R-Huntington Woods, to represent the new 18th District. She defeated Craig Covey of Ferndale in the August primary. Covey and Zack currently serve on the commission but, due to redistricting, were in competition to represent the 18th district, which includes Huntington Woods, Hazel Park, Oak Park, Royal Oak Township and Ferndale. "It's been a long election period for me because of the redistricting," Zack said Wednesday. She has served on the Finance and Human Resources Committees as a representative of the 22nd District, which includes …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Craig Covey of Ferndale loses his seat to the Huntington Woods resident; Republican candidate Steven Zimberg, also of Huntington Woods, ran unopposed to represent the new 18th District.
Oakland County Commissioner Helaine Zack of Huntington Woods defeated incumbent challenger Craig Covey of Ferndale to represent the new 18th District on Tuesday. Zack received approximately 54 percent of the vote, with 3,862 ballots cast, while Covey received approximately 46 percent, with 3,300 ballots cast. "People have been wonderful," Zack said during an election party Tuesday night at her house. "Team Zack! We've knocked on at least 5,000 doors." The incumbent's kitchen was abuzz with activity as friends, family and supporters crowded around her daughter, Emily Zack, 25, who kept track of results as they came in on her computer. "I was calmer before," Helaine Zack said. "I'm getting nervous as the results are coming in." Covey, who …
Wiredpup
1:49 am on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
This is my hometown. For now I'm living in Dallas, TX, but plan on moving back soon. This will destroy our little town and for what? More money in the wrong hands? more ›