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CASS COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION OPENING
LONG TIME ROAD COMMISSIONER TOM CELIE IS NOT SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT, LEAVING AN OPENING. THIS IS A SIX YEAR TERM, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2018. THERE WILL BE ONE REGULAR MEETING A MONTH AND FOUR QUARTERLY WORKSHOPS. BY CHOICE, THERE ARE MEETINGS SUCH AS COUNTY ROAD ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN AND THE FRUGAL FIVE. THE COMPENSATION IS $4,400.00 PER YEAR PLUS MILEAGE. TO APPLY GO ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE, CASSCOUNTYMI.ORG, CLICK ON FORMS, DOCUMENTS AND FEES, GO TO APPLICATIONS, CLICK AGAIN, AND PRINT OFF THE TWO SIDED APPLICATION AND MAIL IT TO THE CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 120 N.BROADWAY, CASSOPOLIS, MI 49031.
FOR RESIDENTS WHO USE CHRISTIANA LAKE ROAD, THE DEER HERD IS CURRENTLY VERY ACTIVE. USE CAUTION IN THE MORNING AND EARLY EVENING.
DOESN'T IT SEEM THAT SUMMER HAS FLOWN BY. WE ARE FAST APPROACHING FALL WITH BEAUTIFUL COLORS AND NIPPY MORNINGS. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO SERVE AS YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND SUPPORT.
THE UPTOWN IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION HELD ITS FIRST PADDLE AUCTION ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2017. IT WAS GREAT FUN AND MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED. THE PROCEEDS HAVE ENABLED THE UIA TO PURCHASE THE FIRST SETS OF LED LIGHTED GARLAND FOR THE LIBRARY PARK. THE LIGHTED GARLAND HAS BEEN ORDERED AND WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
SMART 911-SO FAR OVER 400 HUNDRED SIGN-UPS!
SHERIFF BEHNKE IS VISITING TOWNSHIPS TO PROMOTE SMART 911.
SMART 911 IS UP AND RUNNING AND CASS COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SIGN UP. JUST GOOGLE SMART 911 AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE SCREEN TO SIGN UP. YOU WILL NEED A USER NAME AND A PASS WORD. IT TAKES ABOUT TEN MINUTES TO SIGN UP AND CREATE YOUR PROFILE. ONCE YOU COMPLETE THE SIGN -UP, NO ONE HAS ACCESS TO YOUR INFORMATION. IT WILL COME UP IF YOU CALL 911, BUT THE 911 OPERATORS OR ANYONE ELSE CANNOT ACCESS YOUR INFORMATION. IF YOU WANT TO ADD OR UPDATE ANY INFORMATION TO YOUR PROFILE, YOU WILL NEED YOUR USER NAME AND PASSWORD. IF THERE IS SOMEONE YOU KNOW WHO IS NOT ABLE TO SIGN UP, HELP IS AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY OR AT THE COA. YOU MAY HELP SIGN UP A RELATIVE OR FRIEND WHO MAY NOT HAVE A COMPUTER OR WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SIGN UP ON HIS/HER OWN. THE COA AND CASS DISTRICT LIBRARIES WILL HELP ANYONE SIGN UP WHO DOES NOT HAVE A COMPUTER OR ANYONE WHO MAY NEED HELP.
COMMODITY DAY IS THE SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH
CURRENTLY WE HAVE 27 SENIOR CITIZENS WHO PARTICIPATE IN COMMODITY DAY AND WE HAVE ROOM FOR AT LEAST 25 MORE.
COMMODITY DAY IS A DAY WHEREBY RESIDENTS OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE CAN RECEIVE A FREE BOX OF FOOD AND A 2 LB. CARTON OF CHEESE ONCE PER MONTH. TO LEARN IF YOU QUALIFY FOR THE BOX OF FOOD AND CHEESE (WORTH ABOUT $70.00) PLEASE CALL THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT 269 663 6815 ON TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS FROM 10:00 AM UNTIL NOON.
ROAD PROJECTS FROM MDOT FOR 2018 ARE US 12 FROM THE WEST VILLAGE LIMIT TO THE RAILROAD CROSSING, INCLUDES SIDEWALKS, CURBS AT A COST OF 1.7 MILLION. THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN AFTER SCHOOL GETS OUT UNTIL COMPLETION, LATE SUMMER. RTE. 60 FROM EDWARDSBURG TO CASSOPOLIS, RESURFACING TO BEGIN LATE SPRING 2018. ANOTHER 2018 PROJECT IS THE RESURFACING OF MASON STREET TO CALVIN CENTER.
PILL DROP OFF....THERE IS A RED BOX DROP OFF FOR UNUSED PILLS AT THE EDWARDSBURG/ONTWA TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE. HOURS 8:30 AM TO 2:30 PM M-Th, 8:30 am to 1:30 pm Friday. NO SATURDAY OR SUNDAY DROP OFF. THE ONTWA TOWNSHIP-EDWARDSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ESTABLISHED A SAFE ZONE FOR RESIDENTS. IT IS IN FRONT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND IS A SAFE PLACE WHERE FOLKS CAN COME AND FEEL SAFE WHEN EXCHANGING THINGS FROM CRAIG'S LIST OR DIVORCED PARENTS CAN EXCHANGE THEIR CHILDREN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE SAFE SINCE THEY ARE BEING VIDEO TAPED.
THE NEW VILLAGE PRESIDENT IS SCOTT MACKLING. JACQUIE TIGHE HAS STEPPED DOWN BUT WILL REMAIN ON THE VILLAGE BOARD. THANKS, JACQUIE, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND ALL THE BEST TO SCOTT AS HE ASSUMES HIS NEW POSITION.
LOTS GOING ON! DATES TO REMEMBER:
OCTOBER 14, 2017. SPAGHETTI DINNER AT OUR LADY OF THE LAKE, 5:30 TO 7:30 PM.
OCTOBER 19, 2017, JIM BECRAFT AT THE EDWARDSBURG MUSEUM, 7:00 PM.
October 21, 2017, TRUNK N TREAT AND COUNTY PARKS HARVEST FEST AT LAWLESS PARK, ONE DOLLAR PER PERSON OR ONE NON PERISHABLE FOOD ITEM. FUN ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS, TRUNK N TREAT IS FROM 3:00 TO 4:30 PM.
OCTOBER 27, 2017, ONTWA TOWNSHIP CLEAN UP DAYS, NOON TO 5:00 PM.
OCTOBER 28, 2017 ONTWA TOWNSHIP CLEAN UP DAYS, 8:00 AM TO NOON.
TRICK OR TREAT HOURS ARE FROM 6 TO 7:30 PM IN THE VILLAGE, 5:30 TO 7:30 PM IN ONTWA TOWNSHIP, AND 5:30 TO 7:30 IN MASON TOWNSHIP, ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2017.
NOVEMBER 17, 2017, CHAMBER WORKSHOP BEGINNING AT 11:30 AM INCLUDING LUNCH, UNTIL 2:00 PM. LAUREL WARD OF DISCOVER CASS COUNTY WILL BE THE PRESENTER.
THE EDWARDSBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETS ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH, AT NOON. THEY HAVE THE BEST $6.00 LUNCH THAT YOU WILL FIND. NEXT MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 6, 2017. SANDY SEANOR OF THE CASS COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION WILL BE THE FEATURED SPEAKER.
THE UIA MEETS THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT THE ONTWA TOWNSHIP HALL, 4:00 PM. NEW MEMBERS ARE WELCOME.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT I WORK FOR YOU AND I AM HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU OR MEET WITH YOU.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, I WILL ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS OR FIND THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS. PLEASE USE THE FORM ON THE LAST PAGE TO CONTACT ME OR CALL ME AT 269 414 9592 OR USE THE CONTACT FORM ON THE LAST PAGE OF THIS WEB SITE.
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BOARD OF COMMISSIONER MEETING
All of the BOC and township meetings are open meetings and everyone is welcome. The regular meeting is at 7:00 pm. Everyone is invited to the meetings and public comments are heard at the end of the meeting. The Board of Commissioners meets the first and third Thursdays of the month. . THE ROAD COMMISSION MEETS THE THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH AT 9 AM IN THE COMMISSION OFFICES. THE MANAGER OF THE ROAD COMMISSION IS STEVE LUCAS AND THE CHAIR IS ROBERT THOMPSON. PHONE 269 445 8611. UPCOMING MEETINGS ONTWA TOWNSHIP: ONTWA BOARD REGULAR MEETING: REGULAR MEETINGS: OCT. 9, 2017. VILLAGE COUNCIL: OCT.16,, 2017 MASON TOWNSHIP: OCT. 10, 2017 BOC MEETINGS: First and third Thursdays of the month. Nixle is back: Go to nixle.com and sign up. You will receive crime reports, reports of road closings and other items of interest. REMEMBER, IF YOU SEE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS, CALL THE POLICE AT 663-8444. www.casscountymi.org. Useful LinksOntwa TownshipCass County |
The BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, along with the county EDC and the Village of Cassopolis is applying to the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction to be accepted into the SBEI program. This program involves a team from MSU, including students, who will meet with the above mentioned entities, will hold a visioning session which will be followed by a plan of the possibilities for the Cassopolis historic area with the courthouse as the centerpiece. Watch this site for more information and to see if we have been accepted.
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Paid for by the committee to elect Roseann Marchetti
68222 Christiana Drive Edwardsburg, Michigan 49112
