SEVILLE TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
TAKE NOTICE that on May 14, 2025, the Township Board of Seville Township, Gratiot County, Michigan, adopted Ordinance No. An Ordinance to Amend the Zoning Ordinance Regarding Utility-Scale Battery Energy Systems.
The Ordinances are available for inspection at Township Hall, 7676 W. Lincoln Road, Elwell 48832 during regular office hours. Copies may be obtained for a reasonable charge. The Ordinances took effect immediately upon adoption. A summery of the Ordinance is as follows.
Section 1. Addition of Definitions. Definitions are added to Chapter XIII of the Zoning Ordinance related to battery energy storage systems.
Section 2. Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems. A new Section XX, “Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems,” is added to the Zoning Ordinance to provide zoning requirements for utility-scale battery energy storage systems within the Township. This section also identifies the Renewable Energy Overlay District consisting of the following parcels:
N Rich (11000) Rd; 29-13-001-004-00
11489 N Rich Rd; 29-13-001-003-10
N Rich (11000) Rd; 29-13-001-010-00
N Pingree Rd; 29-13-013-008-01
6571 W N Co Line Rd; 29-13-001-005-00
Section 3. Validity and Severability. The Battery Ordinance’s provisions are severable.
Section 4. Repealer. All other ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of the Battery Ordinance are repealed to the extent necessary to give the Battery Ordinance full force and effect
Ann Moomey
Township of Seville Clerk
PO Box 222
Elwell, MI 48832
(989) 763-7689
NEW HAVEN TOWNSHIP
Gratiot County, Michigan
3027 S. Warner Rd., Sumner, MI 48889
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NEW HAVEN TOWNSHIP RESIDENT
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on June 26th at 6:00 p.m. at New Haven Township Hall. The hearing is offered by the New Haven Township Planning Commission for the purpose of consideration of two separate Special Land Use Permits that would allow for additional Housing for Farm Labor. These properties are owned by DeSaegher Investments LLC and are currently zoned in the Agricultural Preservation District.
Location #1 is on parcel #09-014-009-00, with an address of 7240 W. Buchanan Rd. Middleton, MI 48856.
Location #2 is on parcel #09-022-001-00, this vacant land parcel is in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Buchanan Rd and S. Bliss Rd.
Written comments to be read at the hearing can be sent prior to the hearing to the New Haven Township Zoning Administrator, Bernie Barnes, 975 S. Warner Rd., Sumner, MI 48889.
NEW HAVEN TOWNSHIP
Gratiot County, Michigan
3027 S. Warner Rd., Sumner, MI 48889
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NEW HAVEN TOWNSHIP RESIDENT
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on June 26th at 6:00 p.m. at New Haven Township Hall. The hearing is offered by the New Haven Township Planning Commission for the purpose of consideration of two separate Special Land Use Permits that would allow for additional Housing for Farm Labor. These properties are owned by DeSaegher Investments LLC and are currently zoned in the Agricultural Preservation District.
Location #1 is on parcel #09-014-009-00, with an address of 7240 W. Buchanan Rd. Middleton, MI 48856.
Location #2 is on parcel #09-022-001-00, this vacant land parcel is in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Buchanan Rd and S. Bliss Rd.
Written comments to be read at the hearing can be sent prior to the hearing to the New Haven Township Zoning Administrator, Bernie Barnes, 975 S. Warner Rd., Sumner, MI 48889.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Gratiot County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from interested citizens to serve on the following board(s). Applications are being accepted through June 30, 2025 to 4 p.m. Appointments will be made at an upcoming Board of Commissioners meeting in July.
Current Term Ends Board/
Committee Term Length Contact Name/No. for
Information and Meeting Dates & Times
07/31/2025 Veteran’s Affairs, One position 3 Years Monte Malek 875-5258
08/30/2025 Mid-State Health Network Substance Use Disorder Oversight, one position 3 Years Sherry Kletke 517-253-8203
Please contact the Clerk’s Office for an application or online at www.gratiotmi.com. and mail/deliver/fax to Angie Thompson, County Clerk, 214 E. Center St., Ithaca, MI 48847 Fax 989-875-5254.
Angie Thompson
Gratiot County Clerk
Notice of Public Hearing
The North Star Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on July 1, 2025, at 7 p.m., at the North Star Township Hall, 2840 East Buchanan Rd., Ithaca, Michigan 48847, to consider an application for a Solar Energy Facility Exemption Certification from DTE Electric Company, Michigan Public Acts 1058 and 109 of 2023 allow DTE to ask North Star Township to grant a 20-year exemption from ad valorem property taxes and to establish a specific tax based on the nameplate capacity of the facility.
A copy of the application will be available at the township hall for inspection at request and will be available at the public hearing. Written comments on the application will be received by mail prior to the public hearing or at the public hearing. North Star Township will provide auxiliary aids or services to individuals with disabilities. Persons needing such services should call or write to the Township Clerk no less than four (4) business days before the public hearing.
Heidi Drowley, North Star Township Clerk
Mailing Address: 3064 S. Crapo Rd., Ithaca, MI 48847
Phone: (989) 875-3352
Website: www.northstartwp.com