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Marion
Township Newsletter - Summer 2008
The
Board of Trustees encourages residents to attend board meetings at the
township hall. Agendas are
available for review on the website (www.mariontownship.com),
or contact the township offices. The
Board of Trustees meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at
7:00 pm
. The Planning Commission meets
the fourth Tuesday of each month at
7:30 pm
Please mark your calendars and
plan to attend these meetings each month.
SUMMER TAX PAYMENTS
The final day for
summer tax payments without penalty is Monday, September 15.
The Treasurer’s office will be happy to answer any questions
regarding your tax bill. Partial
payments will be accepted. Contact
the Treasurer at (517) 546-1588.
If you do not receive
a receipt in the mail, please call us to verify that we received your
payment.
The application for
deferment of 2008 summer taxes is available on the township’s website.
If you have questions, please contact the treasurer’s office.
FROM THE
ASSESSOR’S OFFICE
Property data is
available to all residents upon request.
The assessing office is available to review property record cards and
answer any questions. If you
have any questions, feel free to contact us during regular business hours.
NOTARY SERVICES
Notary services are
available at the township hall during regular business hours.
The service is free to
Marion
Township
residents.
ATTENTION
HUNTERS!
Marion
Township
will host a buck pole this November. Bucks
must be shot in
Marion
Township
. We’ll have a warming tent
with chili and bread. Dates and
times haven’t been set, so check our website or cable channel for more
information.
MARION
TOWNSHIP
COMMUNITY
PARK
Our first community
park officially opened on
September 21, 2007. This park is located on
Triangle Lake Road
just south of
West Coon Lake Road, and offers the following for your enjoyment:
walking trail, picnic area, a small playground, baseball diamond, and
a soccer practice field. The
township has received a grant from
DTE
Energy Foundation Grant Program and trees were planted this spring.
If you have any questions concerning our park program, please contact
Paula Wyckoff
, Treasurer, who is also our park coordinator.
Come and enjoy your park!
FLOODPLAIN UPDATE
Marion
Township
has joined the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) administered by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Township residents may now purchase flood insurance at standard
rates. The flood rating maps for
the township will become final in September 2008.
Insurance purchased prior to the finalization of the maps will be
rated at the lowest premium and will remain at the lowest rate as long as
the policy is kept in effect. If
you have any questions, information is available through the township or www.fema.gov.
DPW
DEPARTMENT
MHOG has updated its
policy so you may pay water and sewer bills online.
You can access information and set up an online account through
Genoa
Township
’s website, www.genoa.org.
If you have any questions on billing, please contact Carol at
800-881-4109. For service
requests or water meter installations, call Barb at 517-545-1339.
For emergencies after hours, please call 800-441-4991.
LIVINGSTON
WIRELESS
Livingston
County
’s website provides up-to-date information on the progress of Livingston
Wireless. For information, visit
www.co.livingston.mi.us/wirelessLivingston/wirelessLivingston.htm.
ZONING
DEPARTMENT NEWS
A draft of the zoning
map is available on the township’s website for review and comment.
If you have any questions, please contact the zoning
administrator’s office during regular business hours.
Comments can be sent to the Planning Commission in care of the
township offices.
CLERK’S
NEWS
We now have Handicap
Accessible Voting equipment designed to accommodate every kind of
disability, so please don’t hesitate to come in on election day and use
them.
If you live on the
east side of D-19 or the south side of
Coon Lake Road
, you will now be voting on the lower level of the township hall.
You may park in the same parking lot as usual and use the sidewalk on
the east side of the building. There
are several parking spaces, as well as handicap accessible parking,
available on the lower level.
The primary will be
held on Tuesday, August 5 and the general election is Tuesday, November 4.
In order to receive
and vote a ballot, the elector must show his or her picture ID.
This is a requirement of the State of
Michigan
, so please be courteous when the election inspectors ask for your photo ID.
Acceptable photo ID may be one of the following:
driver’s license or personal identification card; Federal or State
government issued photo identification; U.S. passport; military photo
identification card; student ID card; tribal ID card with photo.
If a voter states that
he or she has a photo ID but did not bring it to the polls, or if the voter
does not have any form of photo ID, the voter may still vote by signing the
“Affidavit of Voter Not in Possession of Picture Identification.”
Voters will not have to show photo ID to vote an absentee ballot.
Our township historian
is looking for old pictures of township residents and buildings.
If you have anything you would like to share (pictures can be scanned
and returned), contact the Clerk’s office.
Trunk
or Treat
will be held in
the township hall parking lot on
October 31, 2008
. Come at 5:30 p.m. and bring
your treats to pass out. Hot
dogs and cider & doughnuts will be provided.
Bring your ghosts and goblins to get treats from
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Cemetery
Preservation Committee
Our committee is
still going strong. We have
cleaned and bonded many stones. There
is always ongoing maintenance so anyone interested in joining the Cemetery
Committee can call the Clerk’s office or email marionclerk@ameritech.net.
Recycle Items
In the main
entrance to the township offices, you will find recycle bins for special
items we are collecting. There
are bins for household batteries and hearing aids, prescription eyewear, and
cell phones. We also collect
seasonal items such as used Christmas lights during the holidays.
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