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Recent news from Casco Township, Allegan County, Michigan:
In mid-2010, SHAES will move out of the Township Hall location and into their new well-located station, enabling the Township to re-purpose the Township Hall for community-oriented programs, including the Casco Senior Care Program.
State Police at the Casco Township Hall: Two officers are now starting and ending their day at their Casco Township-based satellite office. These officers have a work station set up in the Supervisor’s office, saving drive time for their daily commute, and giving Casco staff and residents more frequent contact with law enforcement.
Roundabout Funding approved for North Shore/Blue Star Highway: The Allegan County Road Commission has received a grant to construct a roundabout at the North Shore/Blue Star Highway corner. While we’re sorry to see our only blinking traffic light go, we concur with the Road Commission that a roundabout will make this corner much safer. Construction is slated to begin on this project in 2010; rest assured that there will still be a way in to Cousins’ Restaurant.
Update from the Assessor: Doug Brousseau, Casco Township Assessor, reports that the field inspection portion of the re-valuation of all residentially classed parcels located west of Blue Star Highway is nearing completion.
Anyone wishing to submit additional information concerning their property, such as recent appraisals, surveys, abnormal condition of improvements, etc., or anyone who was not home at the time of field inspection, who would like to provide additional details, may stop by the Township Hall and pick up a “lime green” postcard. These postcards will be on the shelf in the foyer for your convenience (open any time). This postcard allows the posting of specific information concerning the land and improvements of your parcel. These can be mailed to the address posted on the card, or dropped off at the Township.
The sale prices of residentially classed properties have declined 10% over the past 12 months, as determined by the Allegan County Equalization Department. This 10% reduction will be applied to the 2010 Residential assessments, and distributed proportionately to the economic neighborhoods in which the sales occurred. Lastly, the Consumer Price Index for the 2010 Taxable value is –3/10%.
Parks & Recreation Update: The process of acquiring Lake Michigan lakefront (the area shown below, in the green box) to establish a Nature Preserve is moving along, though slowly. The grant funding has been approved and the project agreement is complete. We are working with Trust Attorneys representing the estate of the land owners to have closing documents prepared and approved.
Secondly, Casco Township submitted a grant request to acquire the parcel adjacent to and north of the property held in trust by the Stefan family. (This is the land directly above the green box in the photo, known locally as "Maple Grove," planted with 100 mature maple trees.) While this proposal to acquire the Maple Grove parcel received a very good score and was well-liked by MNRTF (Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund) representatives, it was not funded in 2009. Instead, very limited grant funds were concentrated on a large shoreline acquisition south of Oval Beach in Saugatuck, with the balance of available funds distributed around the State.
The Census is coming! 2010 is a Census year. We urge you to complete the census survey when it arrives at your household. Accurate completion of the census increases our ability to acquire funding for needed and wanted projects. If you are traveling or living in a second home during the Winter and Spring months, please complete the census survey at your full time residence in Casco Township.
The US Census Bureau is also hiring! If you are interested in working locally on the 2010 Census, please call 1-866-861-2010 or visit www.census.gov/detroit for application information.
