Van Tiflin expects that the rates will be adjusted on a yearly basis. Older neighborhoods will see higher increases than newer ones due to the older rates being lower. “That was necessary because DTE only gives us a bill for the lights they don’t break it down by subdivision.” “In order for us to make the adjustments, we’ve had to do a complete audit of all the streetlights within the township’s system,” Jim Van Tiflin, township land development director, said. While DTE’s rates have gone up over the years, the township’s rates have not.
The board unanimously approved an adjustment to the annual rate for each of the lighting special assessment districts to better represent the amount DTE charges the township for streetlights usage. … Replacing the roads is extremely expensive, and if they fall apart prematurely, that’s a the township and the residents are going to have to absorb.” “It is a long-term benefit to the township and to the residents who are going to be living on that road.
“I recognize that this is an inconvenience,” Township Supervisor Frank Viviano said. The unanimously passed ordinance is a follow-up to a waiver granted for extended saw cutting hours for road work, which a public commenter expressed displeasure with at the start of the meeting due to constant noise of early- and late-day construction. and all other construction between 7 a.m. The board also amended its ordinance regulating when and how long construction can occur, allowing road construction to operate between 6 a.m.
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At the urging of Macomb County Animal Control Chief Jeff Randazzo, the amendment replaces the existing ordinance’s definitions section (Section 4-16) as well as includes the full language of the county’s regulations. The board amended two ordinances, the first being the township’s animal control ordinance. Philips submitted the grand on behalf of the Department of Public Works. “Pump station 8 met the criteria as it had been previously identified as a high-priority site.” “As a result of the flooding that occurred in the Midland area in June 2020, FEMA authorized grant funds for municipalities in need of backup generators at high-priority infrastructure sites,” Macomb Township Fire Department Chief Robert Phillips said.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant will be used to pay for a $56,000 backup generator at water and sewer pump station 8, with the 25% local match being reduced to 10%. 10, voting on a variety of items including accepting a $50,400 hazard mitigation grant. MACOMB TOWNSHIP - The Macomb Township Board of Trustees met for its first meeting of August on Wednesday, Aug.