Legal Notices Published in 2-14-24 Edition

CITY OF SANDUSKY
JANUARY 15, 2024
SYNOPSIS
5:30 P.M.

Present: Mayor Lukshaitis, Council Members: Stone, Bissett, Harris, Schramm, Mitchell, and Barr
Absent: None
Administration: City Manager D. Faber
Guests: E. Levine, T. Hillman, S. Ostrowski, and K. Ostrowski
Passed: Councilperson Bissett moved, Barr seconded to approve the minutes of January 2, 2024 as presented.
Passed: Councilperson Stone moved, Mitchell seconded to approve the bills in the amount of $285,285.01.
Passed: Councilperson Bissett moved, Barr seconded to approve the agenda as printed.
Passed: Councilperson Schramm moved, Harris seconded to approve the recommendation to award the bid for the Apron and Taxiway to Ace-Saginaw Paving Co. as presented.
Passed: Councilperson Bissett moved, Barr seconded to adjourn at 5:45 p.m.

Thomas Lukshaitis, Mayor
Laurie Burns, City Clerk

Forester Township Synopsis
January 8, 2024
Regular Board Meeting

Board Present: Marge Hoenicke, Stan Grabitz, Gary Daley and Al Daum
Board Absent: Margo O’Mara
Guests: 8

Motions ON:
Secretary Report
Treasury Report: General Fund total: $347,144.85, Investment total: $58,713.93, Fire Millage Acct total: $47,637.15, Water Operations total: $137,781.41 and all SAD accounts total: $1,018,461.77

Hiring of Kyle O’Mara as Township Attorney
PC Chair to attend the March 18th Board Meeting
Approval of Poverty Exemption guidelines 2024
Approved paid bills
Approved bills for payment

Discussions On:
ACH account setup for water billing
SEFA
Insurance claim
Short Term Rentals
Budget balanced

Motion to adjourn. Next Meeting is March 18th at 7:30 p.m., at the Township Hall.

Marjorie J. Hoenicke
Forester Township Clerk

MARION TWP/
VILLAGE OF DECKERVILLE
2024 BOARD OF REVIEW NOTICE

The Board of Review will meet to review the 2024 Assessment Roll at its annual Organizational Meeting, Tuesday, March 5th at 6:00 p.m. No appeals will be heard at this meeting.
Any person that would like to protest his or her assessment, as levied by the township assessor, may appeal to the Board of Review in person or by letter on the following dates:

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 14, 2024
9:00 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Letters of appeal must be received on or before Thursday, March 14, 2024. Mail letters to:

Marion Township Assessor
P.O. Box 298
Deckerville, MI 48427

All meetings will be held at the:

Deckerville Community Center
3451 Main Street
Deckerville, MI 48427

Attention property owners: You pay taxes on the Taxable Value. The 2024 Taxable Value will increase 1.05. Exceptions are new construction or sales in 2023.

Tentative ratios and estimated multipliers necessary to compute individual state equalized values are as follows:
Class Ratio Multipliers
Agricultural 48.18 1.03778
Commercial 49.98 1.00040
Industrial 43.92 1.13843
Residential 40.91 1.22220
Personal Property 50.00 1.00000
Jeannie Diaz, MAAO
Township Assessor

SANILAC COUNTY ELECTION NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN SANILAC COUNTY, STATE OF MICHIGAN, ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2024. THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS: Of the Sanilac County Townships of Bridgehampton, Forester, Marion, Watertown, and Wheatland, and the Cities of Marlette, and Sandusky, State of Michigan:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the purpose of the Presidential Primary Election is to elect candidates for the following office:
FEDERAL: President of the United States.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following proposals will appear on the ballot:

COUNTY:
RENEWAL OF SANILAC COUNTY MEDICAL CONTROL EMERGENCY SERVICES MILLAGE

This is a renewal of the expired Medical Control Emergency Services 0.2000 millage that will provide funds for the continued coordination, training, supervision, and support of ambulance and emergency services in Sanilac County.
Shall the expired previously voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Sanilac County, which was last approved for four years by the electors in 2020, be renewed at the originally voted 0.2000 mill (20 cents per $1,000 of taxable value) and levied for four (4) years, 2024 through 2027 inclusive, for the coordination of ambulance – emergency services within Sanilac County, advanced training of emergency medical personnel, physician supervision and ambulance – life support equipment and appropriate allocation of resources to support community ambulance services under the direction and supervision of the Sanilac Medical Control Board? If approved, it is estimated that the 0.2000 mill would raise $372,542 in the first year the millage is levied. A portion of the millage may be captured by local Tax Increment Finance Authorities, Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities and Downtown Development Authorities.

RENEWAL OF SANILAC COUNTY LIBRARY MILLAGE

This is a renewal of the expired library millage that will provide funds for the benefit of all public libraries serving Sanilac County citizens.

Shall the expired previously voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Sanilac County of 0.2000 mill ($0.20 per $1,000 of taxable value), which was last approved for four years by the electors in 2020, be renewed at the originally voted 0.2000 mill (20 cents per $1,000.00 of taxable value) and levied for four (4) years, 2024 through 2027 inclusive, to provide funds for the benefit of all public libraries serving Sanilac County citizens? If approved, it is estimated that the 0.2000 mill would raise $372,542 in the first year the millage is levied. A portion of the millage may be captured by local Tax Increment Financing Districts, Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities and Downtown Development Authorities.

RENEWAL OF SANILAC COUNTY ROAD MILLAGE

This is a renewal of the expired county road 2.0000 millage that will provide funds for the maintenance of all primary roads, major and local streets in Sanilac County.

Shall the expired previously voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Sanilac County, which was last approved for six years by the electors in 2018, be renewed at the originally voted 2.0000 mills (2.00 dollars per $1,000 of taxable value) and levied for six (6) years, 2024 through 2029 inclusive, to provide funds for the maintenance of all primary roads, major and local streets in Sanilac County? If approved, it is estimated that the 2.0000 mill would raise $3,725,418 in the first year the millage is levied. A portion of the millage shall be disbursed to: City of Brown City, City of Croswell, City of Sandusky, City of Marlette, Village of Applegate, Village of Carsonville, Village of Deckerville, Village of Forestville, Village of Lexington, Village of Melvin, Village of Minden City, Village of Peck, Village of Port Sanilac, Croswell Tax Increment Finance Authority (TIFA), Sandusky Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA), and Croswell, City of Marlette, Village of Lexington and Village of Port Sanilac Downtown Development Authorities (DDA).

RENEWAL OF COUNTY RECYCLING MILLAGE

This is a renewal of the expired County Recycling 0.1500 millage that will provide funds for the continued recycling activities and household hazardous waste collection in Sanilac County.

Shall the expired previously voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Sanilac County, which was last approved for four years by the electors in 2020, be renewed at the originally voted 0.1500 mill (15 cents per $1,000.00 of taxable value), and levied for four (4) years, 2024 through 2027, inclusive, for recycling in Sanilac County? The revenue will be disbursed to Sanilac County and shall be used exclusively for County recycling activities and household hazardous waste collection. If approved, it is estimated that the 0.1500 mill would raise $279,406 in the first year the millage is levied. A portion of the millage may be captured by local Tax Increment Finance Authorities, Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities, and Downtown Development Authorities.

STATEMENT OF COUNTY TREASURER
MCL 211.203(3)
I, Trudy M. Bowers, Treasurer of Sanilac County, Michigan, hereby certify that as of January 23, 2024, the records of this office indicate that the total of all voted increases over and above the tax limitation established by the Constitution of the State of Michigan, in any local units of government affecting the taxable property located in the County of Sanilac, is as follows:

                                VOTED                      YEARS

LOCAL UNIT USE INCREASE EFFECTIVE
Sanilac County Drug Task Force .5000 2022-2025
Sanilac County Parks .2000 2022-2025
Sanilac County 9-1-1 Emergency .2000 2022-2025 Sanilac County Veterans .2000 2022-2027
Sanilac County S.A.V.E. .2000 2022-2025
Argyle Township Headlee Override Millage 1.0000 2021-2024
Argyle Township Road Millage 2.0000 2021-2024
Austin Township Road Repairs & Construction 2.5000 2022-2025
Austin Township Gravel Road Millage 1.5000 2022-2025
Bridgehampton Township Road Millage 1.0000 2023-2026
Buel Township Road Maintenance Millage 1.0000 2022-2025
Custer Township Road Millage 1.5000 2021-2024
Delaware Township Road Millage 2.0000 2022-2025
Delaware Township Fire Department Millage 1.0000 2022-2025
Elk Township Road Improvement Millage 1.5000 2020-2025
Elmer Township Road Maintenance Millage 2.0000 2021-2030
Evergreen Township Road Millage 2.0000 2016-2025
Forester Township Fire Protection Millage .6000 2020-2025
Forester Township General Operating .4336 2020-2025
Greenleaf Township Fire Protection Millage .5000 2021-2024
Greenleaf Township Road Millage 1.5000 2021-2024
Lamotte Township Road Maintenance Millage 1.0000 2022-2025
Maple Valley Township Road Maintenance Millage 1.5000 2023-2026
Marlette Township Road Maintenance Millage 3.0000 2022-2027
Marlette Township Fire Protection Millage 1.0000 2022-2027
Minden Township Road Millage 2.0000 2023-2026
VOTED YEARS
LOCAL UNIT USE INCREASE EFFECTIVE
Minden Township Gen Op & Fire Protection 1.5000 2023-2026
Moore Township Road Millage 2.0000 2021-2024
Moore Township Firefighting Equip Millage 1.0000 2023-2026
Sanilac Township Fire Protection & Emergency 1.0000 2023-2028
Speaker Township Road Millage 1.0000 2021-2024
Speaker Township Fire Protection Millage 1.0000 2022-2025
Washington Township Cemetery Millage .2000 2022-2025
Worth Township Road Millage 1.0000 2022-2025
Brown City Schools *Operating Millage 18.4711 2019-2028
Brown City Schools Sinking Fund Millage 1.5000 2022-2031
Carsonville-Pt. Sanilac Schools *Operating Millage 18.4186 2019-2028
Carsonville-Pt. Sanilac Schools Sinking Fund .7470 2021-2030
Cass City Schools *Operating Millage 18.0000 2015-2024
Croswell-Lexington Schools *Operating Millage 19.0000 2019-2028
Croswell-Lexington Schools Sinking Fund .9000 2019-2029
Deckerville Schools *Operating Millage 20.0000 2016-2030 Harbor Beach Schools *Operating Millage 20.0000 2019-2028
Marlette Schools *Operating Millage 18.0000 2021-2026
Marlette Schools *Operating Millage 1.0000 2023-2026
Peck Schools *Operating Millage 18.5309 2020-2039
Sandusky Schools *Operating Millage 18.0000 2024-2032
Sandusky Schools Sinking Fund 2.0000 2021-2030
Ubly Schools *Operating Millage 17.7678 2014-2024
Ubly Schools *Operating Millage 1.5000 2022-2024
Yale Schools *Operating Millage 18.0000 2021-2030
Yale Schools Sinking Fund .9990 2021-2025

SANILAC COUNTY POLLING LOCATIONS – POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 8:00 P.M. ON ELECTION DAY – FEBRUARY 27, 2024
City of Marlette
Rebecca Slater
Marlette City Hall
6436 Morris Street
Marlette, Michigan 48453
City of Sandusky
Laurie Burns
Sandusky City Hall
26 W. Speaker Street
Sandusky, Michigan 48471
Bridgehampton Township
Shelly McCarty
Bridgehampton Township Hall
491 N. Ruth Road
Carsonville, Michigan 48419
Forester Township
Marjorie Hoenicke
Forester Township Hall
2470 Lakeshore Road
Carsonville, Michigan 48419
Marion Township
Debbie Williamson
Marion Township Hall
3451 Main Street
Deckerville, Michigan 48427
Watertown Township
Tammy Ross
Watertown Township Hall
2630 S. Sandusky Road
Sandusky, Michigan 48471
Wheatland Township
Tina Terbrack
Wheatland Township Hall
4493 Chevington Road
Deckerville, Michigan 48427

Sample ballots may be viewed at
www.mi.gov/vote

All voting locations are handicapped accessible. A Voter Assist Terminal, ImageCast X, is available. Alternative voting instructions (audio and Braille) will be available. Persons with special needs as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the appropriate Clerk’s Office. This notice is given as required by law, MCL 168.498(3).

Leslie Hilgendorf, Sanilac County Clerk
on behalf of:
Sanilac County, City and Township Clerks

The Planning Commission
will meet on
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
at 6:00 p.m.,
in the Council Chambers
to hear a sign variance
request from
Deckerville Community Hospital.
Tracy Hoff – Zoning Administrator

WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP
2024 BOARD OF REVIEW
NOTICE

The Board of Review will meet to review the 2023 Assessment Roll at its annual Organizational Meeting, Tuesday, March 5th at 5:00 p.m. No appeals will be heard at this meeting.

Any person that would like to protest his or her assessment, as levied by the township assessor, may appeal to the Board of Review in person or by letter on the following dates:

Monday, March 11, 2024 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Letters of appeal must be received on or before Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Mail letters to:

Watertown Township Assessor
P.O. Box 47
Sandusky, MI 48471

All meetings will be held at the:

Watertown Township Hall
2630 South Sandusky Rd.
Sandusky, MI 48471

Attention property owners: You pay taxes on the Taxable Value. The 2024 Taxable Value will increase 1.05. Exceptions are new construction or sales in 2023.

Tentative ratios and estimated multipliers necessary to compute individual state equalized values are as follows:

Class Ratio Multipliers
Agricultural 50.98 .98078
Commercial 46.41 1.07735
Industrial 40.68 1.22911
ResidentiaL 40.70 1.22850
Personal Property 50.00 1.00000

Jeannie Diaz, MAAO
Township Assessor

TOWNSHIP OF WHEATLAND

DOUGLAS NEUMAYER –Supervisor
916 SHABBONA RD.
SNOVER, MI 48472
810-404-8648

MARCH BOARD of REVIEW DATES

WHEATLAND TOWNSHIP HALL
4493 Chevington Rd.
Deckerville, MI 48427

MARCH 2024

TUESDAY 5th, 4:00 P.M. –
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

MONDAY 11TH, 9:00 A.M.-12:00,
1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.

TUESDAY 12TH, 1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.,
6:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.

Tentative Ratios & Estimated Multipliers
Class Ratio Multiplier
Agricultural 41.49 1.20511
Commercial 48.11 1.03928
Industrial 37.85 1.32100 Residential 40.82 1.22489 Timber-Cutover N/A N/A
Developmental N/A N/A
Personal 50.00 1.00000

THESE NOTICES PUBLISHED IN THE 2-14-24 EDITION OF THE TRIBUNE RECORDER LEADER