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Saturday, November 10, 2012

House Hunt

Look Inside: Waterfront Home on Cass Lake in West Bloomfield

Five bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms in Mandale Terrace on the market for just under $1.8 million.

Even as the temperature drops, let the House Hunt continue. This home on 4810 Mandale Ct. is being sold through local brokers Real Estate One. It has five bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms and a breathtaking lake view at 3,489 square feet. For more information, call Real Estate One at 248-304-6700.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Mineral Rights Auction Should be of Concern

Waterfront resident dismayed with state's lax rules and subsidies for oil companies.

This letter was received by West Bloomfield Patch local editor Tim Rath. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will start selling mineral rights for $10 an acre Oct. 24, reduced from $12 an acre in May 2012.  In other states, these rights go for up to $22,000 an acre. Why is Michigan forfeiting billions to subsidize a highly-profitable industry? The industry supply chain ends with companies like Exxon, Shell, BP — those who can afford to pay the state fairly. (1) Why should this industry supply chain profit from trading? (2) Why isn’t the state smarter about pricing and monetizing these rights? (3) I was at the May auction for eight hours, only a few parcels had any competitive bidding. We are using an antiques roadshow model to …

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Cass Lake Resident Works to Fight Oil and Gas Drilling in West Bloomfield

Kathy Chiaravalli, a 23-year West Bloomfield resident, worked with township government officials to inform them of the possibility of drilling in her back yard.

Kathy Chiaravalli has owned her home on Cass Lake in West Bloomfield Township for 23 years, but it wasn't until recently that she found out she doesn't own the rights to the minerals that can be found near her property. Neighbors of Chiaravalli's lakefront property, along with many others in West Bloomfield and across Michigan, were up for auction in Lansing earlier this month and purchased for lease by private developers in pursuit of oil and natural gas deposits. Now, thanks to Chiaravalli and her work to shed light on the issue, township officials are working to get better-acquainted with state law in the interest of keeping the minerals in town. "(Kathy) pushed this and she brought it to our attention and she made me read all this …

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