Orangeville Township

Notice of Public Hearing

TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT PUBLIC HEARING FAWN LAKE AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL

TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Township Supervisor and Assessor have prepared and filed in the office of the Township Clerk for public examination a special assessment roll including all properties located within the Fawn Lake Aquatic Plant Control Special Assessment District No. 1, that are benefited by the proposed aquatic plant control project. The roll has been prepared for the purpose of assessing the costs of the project within the aforesaid special assessment district, which district is more particularly shown on the plans that are on file with the Township Clerk.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the total project cost is $10,500 (including publication and legal costs), which is the amount of the assessment roll. The amount assessed against each property will be $362.06 for 2027. The term of the special assessment will be three years (2026 through 2028 inclusive).

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Supervisor and Assessor have further reported to the Township Board that the assessment against each parcel of land within the district is such relative portion of the whole sum levied against all parcels of land in each district as the benefit to such parcels bear to the total benefit to all parcels of land in each special assessment district.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Orangeville Township Board will meet at the Orangeville Township Hall, 7350 Lindsey Road, Plainwell, Michigan 49080, on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard, for the purpose of reviewing the special assessment roll, hearing any objections to the roll and confirming the roll as submitted, revised or amended. The assessment roll may be examined at the office of the Township Clerk during regular business hours of regular business days until the time of the hearing and may further be examined at the hearing.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an owner or party in interest, or his/ her agent, may appear in person at the hearing to protest the special assessment or may file his/her appearance and protest by letter before the hearing, and in that event, personal appearance shall not be required. Any person objecting to the assessment roll shall file his/her objection in writing with the Orangeville Township Clerk before the close of the hearing on the assessment roll. The owners or any person having an interest in real property who protests in writing at or before the hearing may file a written appeal of the special assessment with the Michigan Tax Tribunal within 30 days after confirmation of the special assessment roll, as provided by law.

Orangeville Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon four (4) days’ notice to the Township Clerk.

Mel Risner, Clerk
Orangeville Township
7350 Lindsey Road
Plainwell, MI 49080
(269) 664-4522

Transfer Station (Dump) Clarification Notice

The dump will close early if all bins are full. For those residents upset about this, we apologize for any inconvenience. But this is out of the township’s hands. Legally we can only have so many yards per open, Transfer Station. Which is 40 yards. Because of the regulations from the government. So when the township purchased dumpster bins we purchased 2 20 yard bins (previously we only were using 2 15 yard bins provided by Plane Dumpsters). WE ARE MAXED OUT BY LAW! So, once those bins are full we must shut down. Previous years experience has shown that once summer is over, much of the time the transfer station would barely fill one 15 yard bin, hence the reduction to only 1 Saturday per month. Also, Plane Dumpsters is only able to provide an attendant once per month other than the designated summer months. Plane Dumpsters empties the bins prior to (usually the Monday or Tuesday following the Saturday it is open) each Saturday the dump is open. We are grateful to Plane Dumpsters for their accommodation in operating our transfer station as they have been our only option to continue offering this service to our residents.

By purchasing dump bins and a recycle bin it not only allowed us to have the maximum capacity, it was also a significant savings. The township currently pays $180 monthly per dumpster bin to empty them. The township also pays $180 for the recycle bin plus $80/ton for transport to the recycle center. During the summer months this payment amount is double.

Notice of Special Assessment District Public Hearing Fawn Lake Aquatic Plant Control

To: The residents and property owners of the township of orangeville, Barry county, michigan and any other interested persons:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to petitions received by the Township signed by the record owners of land constituting more than 50% of the total land area in the proposed special assessment district, the Township Board of Orangeville as authorized by PA 188 of 1954, as amended, proposes to establish an aquatic plant control project (with associated activities) in Fawn Lake in Orangeville Township as more particularly described below and to create a separate special assessment district for the recovery of the costs thereof by special assessment against the properties benefited.

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Notice of Public Accuracy Test Rescheduled for October 7, 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE – ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP NOVEMBER 3, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST RESCHEDULED September 18, 2026

The public accuracy test for the November 3, 2026 general election has been rescheduled to October 7, 2026.  It was previously scheduled for September 21, 2026.

Location: Orangeville Township Hall 7350 Lindsey Rd., Plainwell
Time: 10 a.m.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT; STATING THAT IF THOSE WITH DISABILITIES NOTIFY THE CLERK WITHIN 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE FURNISHED TO SATISFY SUCH DISABILITIES AND ALLOW MEANINGFUL ATTENDANCE.  INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES REQUIRING AUXILIARY AIDS OR SERVICES SHOULD CONTACT THE CLERK; MEL RISNER AT 7350 LINDSEY RD., PLAINWELL 49080 OR PHONE 269 664-4522.

Mel Risner
Orangeville Township Clerk

Notice of Registration and General Election

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of Orangeville Township who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the Orangeville Township Clerk, the Office of the County Clerk, a Secretary of State branch office or other designated state agency; or can use the Online Voter Registration System at www.Michigan.gov/vote. 

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Notice of Election Commission Meeting

ELECTION COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 2026 SEPTEMBER 1, 2026

Date: September 1, 2026
Time: 5:45 pm
Location: 7350 Lindsey Rd., Plainwell 49080

Purpose of this meeting: The Orangeville Township Election Committee to approve election inspectors, early voting dates and times, date and time of public accuracy test, representatives of election commission for public accuracy test for the November 3, 2026 General Election.

Persons with special needs, as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act, should contact the Township Clerk. Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired may place a call through the Michigan Relay Center TDD# 1-800-649-3777

This notice is posted in compliance with PA 228 of 2020 as amended (Open Meetings Act), MCL 15.263a et. seq., and the Americans with Disabilities Act. (ADA).

Mel Risner/Clerk
7350 Lindsey Rd., Plainwell, MI 49080
269 664-4522