Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Oakland County Commissioners Bill Dwyer and Marcia Gershenson among those calling for greater focus on background checks and mental health.
Bloomfield-area Oakland County Commissioners Bill Dwyer and Marcia Gershenson on Tuesday joined with local law enforcement at the West Bloomfield Police Department Tuesday to announce the proposed formation of a study group that would study the gun registration process, especially as it relates to mental health. "There's no easy solution here, but we think that there are a number of loopholes which must be addressed," said Dwyer, (R-14th District), a former Farmington Hills Chief of Police. Recent mass shootings in New Mexico and Connecticut have deeply effected the Greater West Bloomfield community in the wake of the September shooting of WBPD Sgt. Patrick O'Rourke. Together with West Bloomfield Police Chief Michael Patton, the …
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Incumbent Oakland County commissioners officially begin to represent their new districts.
It didn't have the pomp and circumstance of the Presidential Inauguration, but the Oakland County Commissioners recently also took the oaths of office in a smaller ceremony to start 2013. After taking the official oath, Commissioner Shelley Goodman Taub, R-District 12, was named Oakland County Board of Commissioners Caucus Republican Chairperson. Her district includes Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills, and Birmingham. Marcia Gershenson, D-District 13, will serve as Democratic Caucus Chairperson of the board. Her district includes Bloomfield Township, West Bloomfield Township and Farmington Hills. Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown administered the oath in the commission chambers in Pontiac. Chief Circuit Court Judge Nanci Grant said the …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The incumbents are part of Oakland County's new 21-member board.
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners' Inaugural Swearing-In Ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Auditorium in Pontiac. The Bloomfield-area representatives who will begin serving two-year terms of office are: Marcia Gershenson, D-District 13, which includes Bloomfield Township, West Bloomfield Township and Farmington Hills. Shelley Goodman Taub, R-District 12, which includes Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills, and Birmingham. Bill Dwyer, R-District 14, which includes Franklin, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms and Farmington Hills. Also participating in the ceremony will be Oakland County Chief Circuit Court Judge Nanci Grant, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, and new Oakland County …
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
The Bloomfield Township Democrat currently represents the 17th District on the Oakland County board.
Bloomfield Township resident Marcia Gershenson is running for re-election to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners primarily to continue work she has been doing over the past eight years. The incumbent Democrat faces off in November against Republican Al Zaparackas, to represent the county's 13th District seat, which includes portions of Bloomfield Township, Farmington Hills and West Bloomfield. She currently represents District 17. An advocate for the county's microloan program, Gershenson said supporting small businesses "is a key component to turning our economy around". The program makes loans of $500 to $50,000 available to small business owners and entrepreneurs. She said she has also worked on a "buy local" campaign, because…
