FOR RENT

WATERVLIET…2 Bedroom house, No Pets, No smoking! $625.00 plus deposit and utilities. PH 463-3566.

(03-02-2017 TCR)

LIEN SALE

THE FOLLOWING UNITS – have been taken under possession by Sparkle U-Stor-It for lack of payment. These units will be auctioned on March 4, 2017 if the Tenant fails to claim unit.

THE AUCTION WILL BE HELD ON-LINE AT WWW.STORAGEBATTLES.COM

Rian Atterberry, Eau Claire, MI Unit 367

Stacey McGree, Benton Harbor, MI Unit 346

Tizrah Williams, Benton Harbor, MI Unit 171

(03-02-17 TCR)

WATERVLIET CHARTER TOWNSHIP

MEETING SYNOPSIS

February 1, 2017

Present: Bambrick, Hutchins, Scheid,Stepich, Wallace. Absent: Clay,Matthews.

Agenda items: 2017-18 Budget, Committee appointments.

Approved: Planning Committee appointments.

Adjournment.

Respectfully submitted,

Patricia Bambrick, Clerk

(3-2-2017 TCR)

WATERVLIET CHARTER TOWNSHIP

MEETING SYNOPSIS

February 15, 2017

Present: Bambrick, Hutchins, Scheid,Stepich, Wallace. Absent: Clay,Matthews.

Agenda items: 2017-18 Budget.

Adjournment.

Respectfully submitted,

Patricia Bambrick, Clerk

(3-2-2017 TCR)

WATERVLIET CHARTER TOWNSHIP

MEETING SYNOPSIS

February 20, 2017

Reports: Minutes, Treasurer, Payables, Police, Treatment Plant, County Commission, Medic 1.

Public Comment: A Newman.

New Business: Landfill passes; Resolutions 2017-01, 2017-02, 2017-03; Taylor property.

Approved: Board Reports, Resolutions 2017 01-03, property purchase.

Announcements.

Adjournment.

Respectfully submitted,

Patricia Bambrick, Clerk

(3-2-2017 TCR)

HAGAR TOWNSHIP

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Hagar Township will hold a public hearing to consider a resolution approving a grant application to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Land and Water Conservation Fund for the creation of an accessible parking lot, picnic area with supporting amenities, accessible road to the Paw Paw River, boardwalk and kayak launch connecting the park to the Paw Paw River and its related water trails at the Coloma Road/I-196 open space site, located at 3510 Coloma Rd., just east of 1-196 exit 4, now referred to as Riverside Kayak Park. The public hearing will be held at the meeting of the Hagar Township Board on Monday, March 13, 2017, at 7:15 p.m. at Hagar Township Hall, 3900 Riverside Road, Riverside, Michigan.

Additional information regarding the grant application is available for inspection during normal business hours at the Hagar Township Hall, 3900 Riverside Rd., Riverside, MI. Public comment is encouraged and time will be made available for comments during the public hearing at the time and location listed above.

Izzy DiMaggio

Township Supervisor

CITY OF WATERVLIET

2017 NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Review will meet at the City Hall of Watervliet, 158 West Pleasant, Watervliet, Michigan 49098, to examine and review the 2017 assessment roll. The board will convene on the following dates for the hearing of appeals of assessments or taxable values, property exemptions, parcel classification appeals and/or current year qualified agricultural denials:

Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 4:00 pm Organizational Meeting

Thursday, March 16, 2017, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Friday, March 17, 2017, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

and on such additional days as required to hear all persons who have given notice of the desire to be heard until assessment rolls have been revised, corrected and approved.

APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED; letter appeals will be accepted and must be received no later than 4:00 pm March 17, 2017.

Tentative ratios and estimated multipliers for 2017 are as follows:

Agricultural                 50%                 1.0

Commercial                 50%                 1.0

Industrial                     50%                 1.0

Residential                  50%                 1.0

Personal Property        50%                 1.0

Tentative equalization factor of 1.0000 for all classes is expected after completion of Board of Review.

David Brinker, Mayor City of Watervliet

David Roenicke, Assessor City of Watervliet

City of Watervliet Board Meetings are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, sex or disability.

American with Disabilities (ADA) Notice

The City will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon seven-(7) days notice to the City. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the City Clerk by writing or calling.

Dena Yow, Clerk

City of Watervliet

158 W. Pleasant, PO Box 86

Watervliet, MI 49098

BAINBRIDGE TOWNSHIP

LEGAL NOTICE OF BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING

The Bainbridge Township Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed township budget for the fiscal year of 2017-18 at the Bainbridge Township Hall, 7315 Territorial Road, on Monday, March 13, 2017 at 6:30 P.M.. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing.  A copy of the budget is available for public inspection at the Bainbridge Township Clerk’s Office.

This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act), MCLA 41.412  and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The Bainbridge Township Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting upon five days notice to the Bainbridge Township Board.

Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Bainbridge Township Board by writing or calling the Township Clerk, Patty Hiler-Molter, 7315 Territorial Road, Watervliet,  MI  49098 or 269-468-8040.  A copy of this notice is on file in the office of the clerk.

Patty Hiler-Molter

Bainbridge Township Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE

COLOMA CHARTER TOWNSHIP

2017 BOARD OF REVIEW

The Coloma Charter Township Board of Review will hold meetings for assessment appeals at the Coloma Charter Township Hall, 4919 Paw Paw Lake Road, Coloma, Michigan.

Meeting days and times:

Monday, March 27

9:00 – 12:00 Noon and 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 28

1:00-4:00 p.m. and 6:00-9:00 p.m.

A letter of appeal may be sent to the Board of Review, 4919 Paw Paw Lake Road, Coloma, MI  49038, if unable to attend on the above dates.  The letter must be received by 5:00 p.m., Monday, March 27, 2017

The tentative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real property and personal property for 2017 are as follows.

Agricultural                                         0.9645

Commercial                                         1.0358

Industrial                                             1.0273

Residential                                          1.0185

Personal Property                                1.0000

Kevin Kutscher

Coloma Township Assessor

PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF HARTFORD COUNTY OF VAN BUREN * STATE OF MICHIGAN BOARD OF REVIEW The City of Hartford Board of Review for 2016 will be held at Hartford City Hall on the following dates for appeal hearings: Wednesday March 22, 2017 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Thursday March 23, 2017 2:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Call City Hall for an appointment. The Board of Review will meet as many more days as deemed necessary to hear questions, protests, and to equalize the 2017 assessments. A non-resident may protest by letter, accompanied by a competed Board of Review petition form L-4035, if the property in this City is not their Principal Residence and is received prior to the last meeting date of the Board of Review. The tentative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real and personal property for 2017 are as follows: Class Ratio Factor Commercial 50.14 0.9972 Industrial 48.43 1.0324 Residential 49.79 1.0042 Personal Property…50.00…1.0000 (ADA) American With Disabilities Notice The City will provide necessary reasonable services to individuals with disabilities at the Board of Review meetings upon a 7 day notice. Contact the City Manager Yemi Akinwale, 269-621-2477 Board of Review: Charles Gress, Gwen McCarthy, Donna Pradon Assessor: Dianna McGrew, MAAO 269-358-4497 RoxAnn Rodney-Isbrecht, Clerk City of Hartford 19 West Main Street Hartford MI 49057 269-621-2477 269-621-2054 fax