FULTON TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF
BOARD OF REVIEW
The Fulton Township Board of Review for 2026 will be held at the Fulton Township Hall on the following dates to hear all questions you may have on your property valuations:
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 @ 3:30 pm, at Fulton Township Hall for the Organizational meeting. No appeal will be accepted or acted on at this organizational meeting.
Monday, March 9th, 3pm to 9pm appeal hearing.
Thursday, March 12th, 9am to 3pm appeal hearing.
THE TAXABLE VALUE OF TOWNSHIP PROPERTIES WILL INCREASE BY APPROXIMATELY: 2.7%
TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION FACTORS FOR ALL CLASSES OF PROPERTIES IS 1.0000
An appointment is NOT necessary to attend Board of Review meetings. If you are unable to attend Board of Review meetings in person you may send a written protest to:
Fulton Township PO Box 98 St Johns MI 48879
Letters must be received prior to March 4th 2026
Hamilton Township
Hamilton Township Board of Review Organization Meeting will be on Tuesday, March 3rd at 5:30 p.m.
Board of Review will be Monday, March 9th at 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Board of Review will be Tuesday, March 10th at 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Laura Clark, Supervisor
ATTENTION NEWARK TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS:
HEARING FOR THE NEWARK TOWNSHIP GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR APRIL 1, 2026 – MARCH 31, 2027 WILL BE HELD AT THE NEWARK TOWNSHIP HALL ON MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2026 AT 6:00 PM AS A SPECIAL MEETING.
THANK YOU,
KATIE COOPER
(307)749-5305
SUPERVISOR@NEWARKTOWNSHIP.COM
NEWARK & NEW HAVEN TOWNSHIPS
NOTICE OF COMBINED 2026 BOARD OF REVIEW
The Newark & New Haven Township Board of Review for 2026 will be held at the Newark Township Hall located at 2918 W Buchanan Rd Ithaca MI on the following dates to hear all questions you may have on your property valuations:
Tuesday March 3rd, 2026 @ 1:30 pm at Newark Township Hall for the Organizational meeting. No appeal will be accepted or acted on at this organizational meeting.
Tuesday March 10th 3pm to 9pm appeal hearing
Wednesday March 11th 9am to 3pm appeal hearing
THE TAXABLE VALUE OF TOWNSHIP PROPERTIES WILL INCREASE BYAPPROXIMATELY: 1.027% TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION FACTORS FOR ALL CLASSES OF PROPERTIES IS: 1.0000
Anyone unable to come to the Board of Review meetings in person may send written appeal to: CSZ Services PO Box 98 St Johns MI 48879 or by email at: CSZSERVICES30@gmail.com Letters must be received prior to March 4th, 2026
ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS
CITY OF ALMA
REALTOR SERVICES
Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Alma Municipal Office at 525 East Superior Street Alma, Michigan, 48801-0278, until 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Thursday, March 5, 2026 at which time and place all proposals will be publicly opened and read for:
Realtor services for the sale of a publicly owned commercial property within the Alma City Limits
The bid document Specifications and General Provisions are available on the City of Alma Website, under the Public Notice Page. A hard copy of the bid documents may be obtained at Alma City Hall, 525 E Superior Street, Alma, MI 48801.
The City of Alma reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or any part of same, to waive any irregularities or informalities, and to make the award in part or entirety as may appear to be in the best interest of the City of Alma.
The City of Alma does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, or marital status. The City of Alma is an equal opportunity employer.
Aeric Ripley
City Manager
City of Alma
Gratiot County Request for Bids
Agricultural Property Lease
Gratiot County is accepting bids to farm approximately 436 total acres of County property adjacent to Gratiot Community Airport in Arcadia Township. There are three plots available for individual bid. Bids must be submitted electronically to procurement@gratiotmi.com no later than 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Bid specifications can be viewed on the Gration County Web Page at http://www.gratiotmi.com/bids.aspx, or by contacting the Gratiot County Administrator at (989) 875-5282.
NOTICE OF DETERMINATION
BOARD OF COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONERS OF GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN
Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Board of County Road Commissioners of the County of Gratiot held at Ithaca, Michigan on the 11th day of February 2026, it was determined that a portion of an Alley in the plat of T.W. Palmers Addition to Elm Hall, herein described shall be ABSOLUTELY ABANDONED AND DISCONTINUED:
Alley, running north-south between lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 11, 12, 13, 14 in Block 11, located south of Merrill Street, in the plat of “T.W. Palmers Addition to Elm Hall”. It is 16.5 feet width, approximately 246.5 feet in length, located in Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan.
Board of County Road Commissioners of Gratiot County:
Derek Hessbrook, Chairman
Wesley Federspiel, Vice-Chairman
John Wilson, Member
ELBA TOWNSHIP
All Elba Township Board of Review meetings will be held at the new Elba Township office at 623 S. Quarterline St. Ashley.
Organization meeting will be Tuesday March 3, 2026 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Board of Review dates:
Monday March 9, 2026 from 1:00 PM. to 5:00 PM.,
6:00 PM. To 9:00 PM.
Tuesday March 10, 2026 from 9:00 AM. to 12:00 Noon,
1:00 PM. to 4:00 PM.
Email: elbatownsip@elbagratiot.com
Phone: 989-847-2210
Assessor’s Office Hours: Mondays 4:00 to 6:00 PM, Saturdays by appointment.
Mailing Address: Elba Township, PO Box 209, Ashley, Mi. 48806
SEVILLE TOWNSHIP
PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING
TAKE NOTICE that on March 4, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., the Seville Township Planning Commission will hold a meeting at the Seville Township Hall, 7676 W. Lincoln Road, Elwell, MI, 48832. The purpose of this meeting is to consider any business that may come before the Planning Commission and to hold a public hearing on a Special Land Use Permit for a construction project located at 8071 N Lumberjack Road, Riverdale, MI 48877.
Copies of the request are available for inspection by appointment at the Township Hall. Written comments regarding the building request may be submitted to the Planning Commission until 5:00 p.m. on March 4, 2026, at the Township Hall.
This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976, as amended (Open Meetings Act), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and published in compliance with the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, 2006 P.A. 110. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services who are planning to attend the meeting should notify Amy Densmore, Township Clerk, at (989) 506-0355 within a reasonable time in advance of the date of the hearing.
Amy Densmore
Township of Seville Clerk
P.O. Box 222
Elwell, MI 48832
(989) 506-0355
SEVILLE TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW
The Seville Township Board of Review for 2026 will be held at the Seville Township Hall located at 7676 W Lincoln Rd, Elwell, on the following dates to hear all questions you may have on your property valuations:
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at noon organizational meeting.
[No appeal will be accepted or acted on at this organizational meeting.]
Monday, March 9, 2026, 3pm to 9pm appeal hearing.
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 9am to 3pm appeal hearing
THE TAXABLE VALUE OF TOWNSHIP PROPERTIES WILL INCREASE BY APPROXIMATELY: 2.7% TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION FACTORS FOR ALL CLASSES OF PROPERTIES IS 1.0000
An appointment is NOT necessary to attend Board of Review meetings. If you are unable to attend Board of Review meetings in person, you may send a written protest to:
Seville Township
ATTN: CSZ Services
P.O. Box 98
St Johns, MI 48879
Letters must be received prior to March 4, 2026
EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SANITARY SEWER
SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS TO THE ELECTORS OF THE VILLAGE OF MAPLE RAPIDS
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Village Council of the Village of Maple Rapids (the “Village”) intends to issue bonds, in one or more series, in an amount of not to exceed $2,000,000 (the “Bonds”).
The Bonds shall be issued to pay the cost to design, purchase, acquire and construct certain improvements to the Village’s Sanitary Sewer System, including, but not limited to, improvements to the collection system, including, but not limited to sewer main improvements, lining of sewer mains, inflow and infiltration improvements, lift station improvements, including, but not limited to, replacement of lift stations and other lift station improvements; improvements to the Waste Water Treatment Plant, including without limitation lagoon berm improvements, headwall improvements, pipe replacement, SCADA improvements and other improvements; the restoration of streets, rights-of-way and easements affected by the improvements and related facilities; as well as all work, equipment and appurtenances necessary or incidental to these improvements and such other improvements to the Sanitary Sewer System as the Village may determine to make; and to pay the costs of issuing the Bonds and capitalized interest, if any.
The Bonds of this issue shall mature within the maximum terms permitted by law with interest on the unpaid balance at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate permitted by law payable over not more than forty (40) years from the date of issuance of the Bonds. The Bonds shall be issued pursuant to Act 94, Public Acts of Michigan, 1933, as amended.
SOURCE OF PAYMENT
The principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be payable from the net revenues derived from the operation of the Sanitary Sewer System. In addition, the Bonds may be secured by the full faith and credit of the Village as limited by applicable constitutional, statutory, and charter limitations on the taxing power of the Village. In addition, the Bonds may be secured by a pledge of the state revenue sharing payments that the Village is eligible to receive from the State of Michigan.
RIGHT OF REFERENDUM
The Bonds will be issued without a vote of the electors approving such Bonds, unless, within 45 days from the date of publication of this Notice of Intent, a petition, signed by not less than 10% or 15,000 of the registered electors residing within the limits of the Village, whichever is lesser, shall have been filed with the Village Clerk or other recording officer of the Village requesting a referendum upon the question of the issuance of the Bonds. If such a petition is filed, the Bonds shall not be issued until approved by the vote of a majority of the electors residing within the Village qualified to vote and voting thereon at a general or special election.
This Notice is published pursuant to the requirements of Section 33 of Act 94.
Sharon Fitzpatrick, Clerk