Lake Orion OKs 'Super Drunk' Ordinance

The Lake Orion Village Council voted unanimously Monday night to allow the to issue a "super drunk" ticket to drivers operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .17 or more – twice the legal limit.

The first reading of the ordinance was approved at the . According to a report by Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh, the ordinance specifies that when someone violates the ordinance consequences must include at least one of the following: 360 hours or less of community services, jail up to 180 days and fines between $200 and $700.

"I recommend adoption, the effect of having this as a local ordinance will be to allow us to issue a ticket at the time of the arrest as opposed to seeking charges from the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office, and as a result will allow the Village to capture our portion of fines and costs as we would in other local ordinance drunk driving arrests," Narsh said in his written report.

Other meeting highlights:

• The council approved a resolution for temporary street closures and the addition of temporary stop signs downtown during the Flower Fair scheduled for June 2-3.
• The council approved the transfer of ownership for business and liquor licenses of to SNL Restaurant Inc. According to Narsh, the new owner of the restaurant will be Valentino's current chef.
• A couple was denied permission to place an urn at Garden of the Cross in Eastlawn Cemetery due to cemetery rules and regulations. According to a memorandum, "This section of the cemetery only allows urns to be placed when they are part of the original marker."