NOTICE TO
NORTH STAR RESIDENTS
Notice is hereby given that the 2023 meetings of North Star Township will be held on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the North Star Township Hall.
Heidi Drowley, Clerk
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN
TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023 SPECIAL ELECTION
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF GRATIOT COUNTY:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN GRATIOT COUNTY ON TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023. THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.
AT THE FOLLOWING POLLING LOCATIONS:
| Precinct Name | Precinct Address | Clerk Name/Telephone No. |
| Essex Township | Fulton Twp Hall, 3425 W. Cleveland Rd., Perrinton | Tim Karasek, 989-307-0425 |
| Fulton Twp | Fulton Twp Hall, 3425 W. Cleveland Rd., Perrinton | Denise Rossman, 989-236-5102 |
| Lebanon Twp | Lebanon Twp Hall, 10990 W. Colony Rd., Fowler | Daniel Smith, 989-593-2193 |
| New Haven Twp | Fulton Twp Hall, 3425 W. Cleveland Rd., Perrinton | Candy Smith, 989-584-3707 |
| Newark Twp | Fulton Twp Hall, 3425 W. Cleveland Rd., Perrinton | Tamey Skinner, 989-620-6493 |
| North Shade Twp | Fulton Twp Hall, 3425 W. Cleveland Rd., Perrinton | Kathy Keiffer, 989-584-6000 |
| Seville Twp | Richland Twp Hall, 8755 Third Ave., Vestaburg | Jennifer Balcom 989-388-7618 |
| Washington Twp | Washington Twp Hall, 8989 S. Baldwin Rd., Ashley | Barbara Hoffer, 517-331-1861 |
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Gratiot County will be voting on the following:
PROPOSALS :
Schools:
- FULTON SCHOOLS
OPERATING MILLAGE PROPOSAL EXEMPTING PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE
AND OTHER PROPERTY EXEMPTED BY LAW
.5 MILL FOR 4 YEARS
FOR HEADLEE RESTORATION PURPOSES, IF NECESSARY
- FULTON SCHOOLS
SINKING FUND MILLAGE PROPOSAL
.1558 MILL FOR 4 YEARS TO RESTORE HEADLEE REDUCTION
Full text of the ballot propositions may be obtained at the administrative offices of Fulton Schools, 8060 Ely Highway, Middleton, Michigan 48856-9704, telephone: (989) 236-7300.
VESTABURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL
OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL EXEMPTING PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE AND OTHER PROPERTY EXEMPTED BY LAW 18.9917 MILLS FOR 6 YEARS
Full text of the ballot proposition may be obtained at the administrative offices of Vestaburg Community School, 7188 Avenue B, Vestaburg, Michigan 48891-9502, telephone: (989) 268-5353
Absent voter ballots must be mailed to voters no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 28, 2023. Registered voters may contact their local Clerk to obtain an application for an absent voter ballot. For any other questions relating to the election process, please contact your local clerk, listed above.
All electors who are registered with the township or city clerk in which they reside are eligible to vote at this election. Sample ballots can be found at www.mi.gov/vote. To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available in audio format and in Braille. Arrangements for obtaining the instructions in these alternative formats can be made by contacting the township/city clerk in advance of the election. All polling locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.
Angie Thompson, Gratiot County Clerk
214 E. Center Street, Ithaca, MI 48847
(989) 875-5215
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Fulton Township will be holding their Annual Clean Up Day on Saturday, May 13th, 2023 from 10am-2pm at the Fulton Township Hall, located at 3425 W. Cleveland Rd., Perrinton, MI 48871. Fulton Township property owners or those that can prove residence in the township are able to participate. Please see our website (www.fultontwp.com) or contact our office at 989-236-5102, for further details. Thank you for your help with this. Can you let me know that you received this? Thanks.
Respectfully,
Denise Rossman
Fulton Township Clerk
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This is notification that there will be a meeting of the Emerson Township planning commission to consider a special use permit at 4545 E. Tyler Rd., Breckenridge, MI 48615.
The meeting will be May 1st @6:00 p.m. at the township hall. If you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact Zoning Administrator Aaron Hubbard at 989-763-3612 or email ahubbard368@gmail.com.
Jodie Reeves
Emerson Township Clerk
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Public Notice
City of Ithaca Property Owners
Pursuant to The City of Ithaca Code of Ordinances Section 38-42 and Section 38-114 notice is hereby given to all owners of property within the City of Ithaca that all unpaid invoices, water and sewer rates, charges and fees which have remained unpaid for a period of three (3) months or more as of April 1, 2023 which have not been paid by April 30, 2023, will be transferred to the City’s tax roll and assessed against in the property to which the water was supplied or furnished, and such unpaid rates or charges accrued shall be collected with and in the same manner as city taxes are collected, and if such rates or charges shall remain delinquent and unpaid after the expiration of the time limit in the warrant for the collection of taxes levied in such roll, such charges shall be returned to the county treasurer to be collected in the same manner as the lien created by the city taxes on the delinquent tax roll of the city.
Barbara Fandell Cathy Cameron
City Treasurer City Clerk
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
City of Ithaca Property Owners and Taxpayers
Notice is hereby given, as required by Chapter VII Section E of the City Charter, that a public hearing on the proposed City Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 will be held Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 7:00pm or as soon thereafter as the agenda allows during the regular meeting of the Ithaca City Council. The meeting location is at the City Hall located at 129 W. Emerson St, Ithaca, MI.
The proposed property tax millage rates to be levied and the water and sewer rates to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing.
A copy of the proposed budget is on file at the City Hall in the City Clerk’s Office and on the city website for public inspection prior to the public hearing. If unable to attend, written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk by May 16, 2023 at the above address or by email to clerk@ithacami.com.
Cathy Cameron
City Clerk
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PUBLIC NOTICE
City of Ithaca Residents and Interested Parties
Site Plan Review
The City of Ithaca Planning Commission will hold a Regular Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 7:00 PM or as soon thereafter for a Site Plan Review as submitted by DuKay LLC; for approval of a paved surface parking area with a proposed 100’ x200’ accessory building on property located at 331 Industrial Parkway. (identified as parcel 52-060-069-00).
If unable to attend, written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk by 4:00 PM on Monday, May 8, 2023 at City Hall or e-mailed to city@ithacami.com.
Cathy Cameron
City Clerk
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City of St. Louis Minute Summary
April 4, 2023 Regular Meeting
Approved Minutes.
Approved Claims & Accounts.
Received Board Minutes.
Approved Consent Agenda.
Approved purchase of WWTP lab and field testing equipment.
Approved purchase for parts and materials needed for the Grit Chamber Rebuild Project at WWTP.
Approved proposal to review documentation to assist in reclassification of the dam.
Denied Pine and Center Reconstruction Project.
Set Public hearing.
Adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
Complete copy minutes are available at City Hall or at www.stlouismi.com.
Jamie Long, City Clerk
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City of St. Louis Minute Summary
April 18, 2023 Regular Meeting
Approved Minutes.
Approved Claims & Accounts.
Received Monthly Reports.
Approved Consent Agenda.
Approved Resolution 2023-7.
Approved quote for new battery backup.
Set public hearing.
Award bid for Orchard Hills Water Main Extension.
Approved proposal for oversite services for Orchard Hills Water Main Extension Project.
Adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
Complete copy minutes are available at City Hall or at www.stlouismi.com.
Jamie Long, City Clerk
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NORTH SHADE TOWNSHIP
GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT
TO NORTH SHADE TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-07
Please take notice that on April 17, 2023, the Township Board of North Shade Township adopted Ordinance No. 2023-07, which amends the Zoning Ordinance to, among other things, clarify the make-up and procedures of the Township Zoning Board of Appeals.
Ordinance No. 2023-07 has the following sections and catch lines: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER IX, SECTION 9.1; SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER IX, SECTION 9.2; SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY; SECTION 4. REPEAL; and SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE, which is seven days from the date of publication of this notice of adoption, as provided by the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. A copy of the adopted Zoning Ordinance amendment may be obtained by the Township Clerk using the phone number below or e-mail address below.
Published by Order of the Township Board
North Shade Township, Gratiot County, Michigan
Kathy Keiffer, Township Clerk
(989) 584-6000
northshadetownshipclerk@gmail.com