Recipient of the University of Michigan – Dearborn School of Management’s Metro Detroit 2007, 2008 and 2010 Entrepreneurial City Awards, Wixom is located in highly affluent West Oakland County.  Wixom is only 12 miles from Oakland County International Airport, 24 miles to Detroit Metropolitan Airport and 30 miles to downtown Detroit.  The City offers a balanced approach to land use development with a mix of high-quality residential living, a strong diverse industrial base, one of the lowest tax rates in Oakland County and has one of the finest school districts in the state.

In 2004, the long awaited Wixom Village Center Area Development Project started to become a reality, and replaces Wixom’s downtown that was lost to fire in the late 1920’s.  The community focal point is the civic complex featuring a dynamic reflecting pool with a water fall and illuminated jets all brought into balance by a performance plaza in Sibley Square and streetscape amenities.  Additionally, Wixom boasts a rich historic past and a 300-acre nature preserve (The Wixom Habitat) with walking paths and wildlife viewing areas.  Further, home to over 700 businesses, Wixom’s culture makes it an ideal community to locate and operate a business.  Companies such as Adept Plastic Finishing, J&B Medical Supplies, American Suzuki, Behr-Hella Thermocontrol, Caraco Pharmaceuticals Laboratory, Detroit Public TV, dSpace Engineering, GM Performance Build Center, Hallite Seals America Inc.,
Mac Valve, Moeller Manufacturing Company and Wolverine Assemblies all have a prominent presence in Wixom.

Mayor
Patrick Beagle
Manager
Steven Brown – (248) 624-0894
Clerk
Catherine Buck – (248) 624-0865

A string of small lakes cross the western portion of Oakland County. Commerce Township is one of the communities in the Lakes Area which is heavily wooded as well. Its winding roads around the lakes provide pleasant views of the scenery, and residents enjoy year-round lake and river recreation. This is primarily a residential community; however, the economic base of the Township began to expand in the 1980s as commercial and industrial parks were constructed. The extension of M-5 provides residents with major transportation access.  Additionally, there are many points for retail shopping to serve the residents. Proud Lake State Recreation Area occupies big parcels of the township.  Source: Oakland County Planning and Economic Development Services

Supervisor
Larry Gray  (248) 624-0110
Planning Director
David Campbell (248) 960-7050
Clerk
Melissa Creech (248) 960-7020

Located near the center of Oakland County, White Lake Township provides some of the very best summer and winter recreational areas, with new and older homes blending for a delightful community with very little industry. Hills, lakes, farms and forests comprise the White Lake’s character where large parcels are preserved as state recreation areas and a county park. Rural residential development and lake living is typical. White Lake Township is the site of innovation. Detroit Edison and several manufacturers have helped to promote the concept of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly amenities in homes being built in Brentwood, a golf course community. These homes feature highly efficient geothermal heating and cooling systems. This has been the first attempt in Michigan to promote the geothermal concept in a newly developing residential community. Oakland’s major east-west corridor, M-59, crosses the Township where most of the area’s commercial development has occurred. Source: Oakland County Planning and Economic Development Services

Supervisor
Rik Kowall    (248) 698-3300 ext. 6
Planning Director
Sean O’Neil  (248) 698-3300
Clerk
Anthony Noble  (248) 698-3300 x110

The business community of Union Lake, Michigan – is situated essentially along the Union Lake and Cooley Lake roads traffic corridors of four townships: Commerce, West Bloomfield, Waterford and White Lake. They all abut at Cooley Lake and Williams Lake roads.

Never a government unit, Union Lake has always been the name of a postal facility that took on a life of its own. Mail delivery to portions of Commerce, Waterford, White Lake and West Bloomfield townships were serviced by Union Lake.

In 1963, when Congress decreed zip codes could not cross governmental boundaries, Union Lake, 48387, became the zip code for post office box customers.

In the 1980’s, a Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce initiative brought together businesses and planners from the four townships who defined a Union Lake business district with common zoning and sign ordinances.