Friday, December 28, 2012
Macomb Township will spread the $848 cost to residents over three years, per the terms of a newly-established special assessment district for the subdivision.
Residents in Woodberry Estates will have to reach into their wallets for a little extra over the next three years to cover the cost of repairs to their subdivision's streets and crosswalks. The Macomb Township Board of Trustees approved the details of a newly-established special assessment district (SAD) for the complex on Dec. 26, which will levy an $848 charge per parcel over the next three years at .5 percent interest per year. The cost per parcel was previously projected to be $973. A special assessment district is a term used to designate a unique charge the township can assess against real estate parcels for certain public projects. In the case of Woodberry Estates, the SAD will be used to repair and repave streets and crosswalks. …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Residents of Woodberry Estates are invited to attend a second public hearing Dec. 26 on the special assessment district proposed for road repairs and improvements.
Residents in Woodberry Estates may soon have an extra charge on their tax bills. The Macomb Township Board of Trustees is set to decide the details of a newly-established special assessment district (SAD) for the complex on Dec. 26. A special assessment district is a term used to designate a unique charge the township can assess against real estate parcels for certain public projects. In the case of Woodberry Estates, the SAD will be used to repair and repave streets and crosswalks. A public hearing took place Nov. 28 during the regular Board of Trustees meeting and, at that time, no residents from Woodberry Estates expressed their concern about the project. According to the Woodberry Estates Condominium Association website, 57 percent …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The township will assume responsibility for future maintenance of the Buckingham Village retention basin and divide that cost proportionally among affected homeowners.
Residents' fears regarding the future maintenance costs of the recently repaired Buckingham Village retention basin were finally put to rest Tuesday during a public hearing at Town Hall. Prompted by the organizational and financial concerns of homeowners in the Buckingham Village I, Buckingham Village II and Wingate subdivisions, the township board voted to create a one-year special assessment district (SAD) to manage and enforce the costs and maintenance of the basin. "The board took action to create the SAD for one year and proportionally spread the cost of the retention pond maintenance equally to each lot owner in the affected area," said township clerk Michael Koehs. Originally it was thought that once repairs to the basin were …
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Frustrated Old Man
12:51 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Problems are no doubt due to local government accepting/approving sub-standard concrete when the job was originally done! What are property taxes being used for? more ›