ITHACA PUBLIC SCHOOLS – PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on June 26, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at Ithaca
High School Media Center, 710 North Union Street, Ithaca, Michigan, the Board
of Education of Ithaca Public Schools will hold a public hearing to consider the
District’s proposed 2023-2024 budget. The budget will be voted on at the June 26,
2023 regular board meeting.
A copy of the proposed 2023-24 budget is available for public inspection during
normal business hours at Ithaca Administration Office, 710 N. Union St., Ithaca,
Michigan.
This notice is given by order of the Board of Education.
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Bethany Township
Minutes for Regular Meeting on June 13, 2023
Present: Fowler, Howd, Mikek, Humm, Devine
Absent: none
Others: Jan Bunting, Theresa Hanna, Dan Ettinger,
Meeting called to order by Mikek at 7:00 pm.
- Minutes for May 9th read and approved.
- Bills were reviewed and approved for payment.
- Public comment regarding Resolutions/Ordinance
- Township providing letter for Fire Department Grant
- Board approved Resolution 2023-4: Resolution to Amend Fee Schedule Large Solar Energy Systems with Roll Call Vote – Yes: Fowler, Humm, Mikek, Devine Howd; No: none
- Board approved Resolution 2023-5: Resolution Adopting Zoning Ordinance Amendment No 2023-1 with Roll Call Vote – Yes: Fowler, Humm, Mikek, Devine Howd; No: none
- Residents have option to get small cart (without fee if requested within 6 months of large cart delivery). Additional carts are also available with a fee. Contact MMWA.
- Bunting provided a county update.
Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm
Submitted by Tracy Howd, Clerk
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NOTICE OF ADOPTION
ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
Bethany Township
Gratiot County, Michigan
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-1
Please take notice that on June 13, 2023, the Township Board of Bethany Township adopted Ordinance No. 2023-1, which amends the Bethany Township Zoning Ordinance to create the Solar Energy Overlay District, amends regulations for Solar Energy Systems, amends regulations for Large Solar Energy Systems, and provides standards for rezoning agricultural land for the use of Large Solar Energy Systems. Copies of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment may be obtained from Tracy Howd, Bethany Township Clerk, at 9958 N. Blair Rd., Breckenridge, MI 48916.
The Zoning Ordinance Amendment provides, in summary, for new regulations of Solar Energy Systems and standards for rezoning agricultural land for Large Solar Energy Systems. The Zoning Ordinance Amendment has the following sections and catch lines: Section 1. Amendment to Zoning Ordinance Article 7; Section 2. Amendment to Article 15, Section 15.13, Subsection R; Section 3. Amendment to Article 2: Definitions and Rules of Construction, Section 2.2; Section 4. Repeal; Section 5. Savings Clause; Section 6. Severability; Section 7. Effective date, which is seven (7) days following this publication.
Published by Order of the Township Board
Bethany Township, Gratiot County, Michigan
Tracy Howd, Township Clerk
(989) 620-5842
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NOTICE – PUBLIC LAND AUCTION
The Gratiot County Treasurer will offer tax- reverted real estate at public auction on
August 10th, 2023.
The auction will be held online at
www.tax-sale.info from 10:00am to 7:00pm
EDT. Bids can also be placed up to 30 days
in advance on the website, and assistance
is available for those without computer or
internet access.
Incomplete or voided sales from the August
10th auction, if any, will be re-offered online
on September 29th, 2023. Please visit www.tax-sale.info/faq for additional
details.
For more information and a list of the
properties being sold, visit www.tax- sale.info or call 1-800-259-7470. Sale
listings may also be available at the county
treasurer’s office.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6-2023
CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY GAS FRANCHISE ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE, granting to CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY, its successors and assigns, the right and authority to lay, maintain and commercially operate gas lines and facilities including but not limited to mains, pipes, services and on, under, along, and across public places including but not limited to highways, streets, alleys, bridges, and waterways, and to conduct a local gas business in the TOWNSHIP OF NORTH STAR, GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN, for a period of thirty years.
THE TOWNSHIP OF NORTH STAR ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. GRANT and TERM. The TOWNSHIP OF NORTH STAR, GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN, hereby grants to Consumers Energy Company, its successors and assigns, hereinafter called “Consumers” the right and authority to lay, maintain and commercially operate gas lines and facilities including but not limited to mains, pipes, services and valves on, under, along, and across public places including but not limited to highways, streets, alleys, bridges, and waterways, and to conduct a local gas business in the TOWNSHIP OF NORTH STAR, GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN, for a period of thirty years.
SECTION 2. CONDITIONS. No public place used by Consumers shall be obstructed longer than necessary during construction or repair, and shall be restored to the same order and condition as when work was commenced. All of Consumers’ gas lines and related facilities shall be placed as not to unnecessarily interfere with the public’s use of public places. Consumers shall have the right to trim or remove trees if necessary in the conducting of such business.
SECTION 3. HOLD HARMLESS. Consumers shall save the Township free and harmless from all loss, costs and expense to which it may be subject by reason of the negligent construction and maintenance of the lines and related facilities hereby authorized. In case any action is commenced against the Township on account of the permission herein given, Consumers shall, upon notice, defend the Township and its representatives and hold them harmless from all loss, costs and damage arising out of such negligent construction and maintenance.
SECTION 4. EXTENSIONS. Consumers shall construct and extend its gas distribution system within said Township, and shall furnish gas service to applicants residing therein in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
SECTION 5. FRANCHISE NOT EXCLUSIVE. The rights, power and authority herein granted, are not exclusive.
SECTION 6. RATES and CONDITIONS. Consumers shall be entitled to provide gas service to the inhabitants of the Township at the rates and pursuant to the conditions as approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission. Such rates and conditions shall be subject to review and change upon petition to the Michigan Public Service Commission.
SECTION 7. REVOCATION. The franchise granted by this ordinance is subject to revocation upon sixty (60) days written notice by either party. Upon revocation this ordinance shall be considered repealed and of no effect past, present or future.
SECTION 8. MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION JURISDICTION. Consumers remains subject to the reasonable rules and regulations of the Michigan Public Service Commission applicable to gas service in the Township and those rules and regulations preempt any term of any ordinance of the Township to the contrary.
SECTION 9. REPEALER. This ordinance, when enacted, shall repeal and supersede the provisions of any previous Consumers’ gas franchise ordinance adopted by the Township including any amendments.
SECTION 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect on June 12, 2023.
We certify that the foregoing Franchise Ordinance was duly enacted by the Township Board of the TOWNSHIP OF NORTH STAR, GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN, on the 12th day of June, 2023.
John Hardman, Supervisor
Attest:
I, Heidi Drowley, Clerk of the TOWNSHIP OF NORTH STAR, GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the ordinance granting Consumers Energy Company, a gas franchise, was properly adopted by the Township Board of the TOWNSHIP OF NORTH STAR, GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN, and that all proceedings were regular and in accordance with all legal requirements.
Heidi Drowley, Township Clerk
Dated: June 12, 2023
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