BUCHANAN TOWNSHIP-NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND FILING OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township of Buchanan, has resolved its intention to proceed to defray its share of the cost of maintaining and operating the Southwestern Michigan Community Ambulance Service (“SMCAS”) by establishing a special assessment district pursuant to Act 368 of 1978.
The Township Board has tentatively determined that all or part of the cost shall be specially assessed against all residential units, commercial parcels, industrial parcels, and agricultural parcels within the Township, unless such lands and premises are exempt by law from paying special assessments. “Residential unit” includes each unit in multiple family dwellings, apartments, condominiums and townshouses, and includes each pad in a mobile home or manufactured housing community. A complete list of parcels and units to be assessed is on file with the Township Clerk.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT the Township Assessor has made and certified a special assessment roll for the special assessment district, which roll sets forth the relative portion of the cost which is to be levied in the form of a special assessment against each benefited lot and parcel of land in the special assessment district.
TAKE NOTICE THAT THE TOWNSHIP BOARD WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT A REGULAR MEEETING ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2017, AT 6:30 PM., AT THE TOWNSHIP HALL, 15235 MAIN STREET, BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN 49107, TO REVIEW THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL AND TO HEAR AND CONSIDER ANY OBJECTIONS THERETO.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the special assessment roll as prepared has been reported to the Township Board and is on file with the Township Clerk at the Township Hall for public examination.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT AN OWNER OR PARTY IN INTEREST IN A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SUBJECT TO A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MAY FILE A WRITTEN APPEAL OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF CONFIRMATION OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL, BUT ONLY IF SAID OWNER OR PARTY IN INTEREST APPEARS AND PROTESTS THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AT THIS HEARING. An appearance may be made by an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, in person or, in the alternative, an appearance or protest can be filed with the Township by letter prior to the hearing, in which case a personal appearance at the hearing is not required.
This Notice was authorized by the Township board of the Township of Buchanan.
Dated: August 30, 2017 Sheila Reitz, Township Clerk