At long last, Holt will have
its own farmers market.
The Market opened July 12,
2008 in the old
fire department building at
2150 Cedar St. This
location has room for
approximately 16 indoor
spaces as well as outdoor
space for additional
vendors.
"The Holt Farmers Market
will be about quality of
life with a strong emphasis
on education," says Al
McFadyen, executive director
of the Delhi Township
Downtown Development
Authority.
"We really like the idea of
local people being able to
buy locally-grown produce.
We're hoping to attract
local farmers-both big and
small-to rent space." Al ads
that there will also be some
spaces rented to artisans.
Chuck Grinnell, owner of
Holt Shoe Repair, has been
named part-time manager of
the market. He's
currently working on setting
up contracts, rules and
regulations and getting the
location ready. "Chuck
brings great energy and
enthusiasm to the project,"
says Al. "He'll give
Holt Farmers Market the jump
start it need to get up and
running." Chuck hopes the
new market will act as a
stepping stone for new
businesses.
The Holt
Farmers' Market is open Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. and on Saturdays
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit the Holt
Farmers' Market
website for all the details.
One of the
DDA's missions is to ensure that Delhi Township remains an
attractive and vital place to live, work and do business.
Two "corner" projects slated for 2008 are part of that ongoing
process.
The larger
project will be at the corner of Holt and Aurelius Road near the
Holt Plaza. This project went out for bid in early 2008 and
construction is now underway.
The project will feature two arches, sidewalks, a plaza area,
plantings and a seating wall. There will also be an LED sign
that will be used for community messaging such as service club
fundraising dinners and special events.
Another
project in the works is revamping the southeast corner of Holt Road
and Cedar Street near the Crystal Bar. This area was improved
years ago with plantings and trees, but the site has since become
somewhat overgrown. This will be an easier project since much
of the hardscape is already in place. Preliminary plans
include a new entry feature with a masonry wall and "Holt" sign, and
a sculpture.
Learn how
the wastewater process works and about the
"first in the state" technology that is the
center of the POTW upgrades. The video
was filmed at the annual POTW open house as
part of Water Quality Awareness Week this
May.
Delhi Charter
Township now accepts credit/debit cards for payments. You can
now pay for permits, Parks & Recreation registrations, cemetery lots
and any payment at the Township offices via credit or debit card.
* All
card transactions will be charged a convenience fee of 2.95% or
$2.00 minimum.
Saturday,
August 23, 2008, members of the Delhi Township Fire Department will
be providing free CPR and
automated external defibrillator
(AED)
lessons in conjunction with the Holt Hometown Festival. Classes will
be held from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Holt
Junior High School, 1784 Aurelius Road in Holt.
A total of
43 AED units were recently received by the Delhi Township Fire
Department as a result of a grant provided jointly by Delhi Township
and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The AED units will be
placed in public buildings throughout the community.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) combined with bystander use of an AED
more than doubled the chances of surviving out-of-hospital cardiac
arrest compared with using CPR alone, researchers reported at the
American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2007.
Based on national statistics
related to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, researchers estimated
that bystander CPR plus use of an AED in the United States and
Canada saves 522 lives a year, or more than one life per day.
Lessons will be provided free of
charge in two sessions for up to twenty-five persons in each
session. To reserve a seat at this event, contact the fire
department at 517-694-3327.
Spring is
here and summer is fast approaching!
But aside from the nice weather, picnics and
vacations, it is also door to door sales
season.
Those selling goods or
services door to door or from motor vehicles must obtain a
Transient Sales License from the Township Clerk's Office.
For the safety of Township residents, this enables the
Township to know who is selling goods or services within our
neighborhoods. Charitable, religious, or
school-related activities are exempt from obtaining a
license. If you are met by a solicitor in your
neighborhood who can not provide proof of having a license,
report them to the Sheriff's Department.
Orquesta Ritmo "Michigan's
Premier Salsa Orchestra - 11 piece band!" Thursday, June 19 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Those
Delta Rhythm Kings Award-winning
jump blues/swing band Thursday, July 17 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Three
Men and a Tenor Nationally
recognized 4-man vocal group
(gates
open at 5:30 p.m. for a community cookout fundraiser for the
arts council)
Thursday, July 31 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Shout Sister Shout: Steppin'
In It with Rachel Davis
Critically acclaimed four-man acoustic band, playing bluegrass,
folk and blues, together with a phenomenal soul/jazz singer.
Sunday, August 10 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Items that
are NOT included in the boxboard category and should not be brought
for recycling include:
Wax
coated boxes
Foil
coated boxes
Beverage
carry cases (like 6/12/24 pack boxes)
Frozen
food boxes
Ice
cream cartons
Plastic
or Cellophane inserts
The Delhi
Charter Township Recycling Center is
free and open to the public. The hours are Monday through Friday
8:00am to 11:00pm and Saturday and Sunday 8:00am to 3:00pm.
The Summer
2008 construction season will be a busy one in Delhi Township.
Major street reconstruction projects funded by the Delhi Township
Downtown Development Authority are scheduled for the Cedar Heights
neighborhood (Aurelius and Willoughby) and the Holt-Depot Street -
Delhi N.E. area. The Holt-Depot project will also include
substantial reconstruction of the sanitary sewers in the area.
This project will close Holt
Road at Depot Street for an extended period of time.
Click here
for updated information regarding the Holt-Depot project and Holt
road detour.
Play
an
integral
part in
our
Democracy
and
become
part of
Delhi's
election
day
team.
It's an
important
role and
rewarding
experience
- you'll
even
make
some
extra
spending
money!
The upcoming
August Primary and November General Election promise to be very busy
and we will need more Election Inspectors. Don't worry about
being inexperienced, you will be working with other Inspectors who
have worked for many years. You will also have at least 3
hours of training before you work.
Spring is here and the Delhi Township
residential re-inspection program
continues. The State Tax Commission
recommends all properties be re-inspected
every five years to update property
information and assure more accurate and
equitable assessments. The current
re-inspection program started in 2003.
Township Assessor Steve Hudson and property appraisers Jim Munson
and Liz Tobias will be visiting several subdivisions and their
surrounding areas. These subdivisions include the Beaufort Estates,
Lamoreaux, Loch Woode Estates, Moorwood Farms, Pine Tree Acres and
Willoughby Woods subdivisions. All will have Township
identification. The appraisers will be going from door to door. An
interior inspection takes approximately 10 minutes and then the
outside is measured. For those property owners not at home, an
orange door tag with the Assessing telephone number will be left.
Those receiving a door tag are encouraged to call and schedule an
inspection. Property owners may call the Delhi Assessor’s office at
(517) 694-1502 with any questions or to schedule an appointment.
There has
been much talk and headlines lately about
the foreclosures, bank sales and the
residential housing market. Much of this
talk has dealt with National or State wide
trends. It is important to note that
housing values will differ according to
location. Based on sales studies done by
the County Equalization department and
the Delhi Township
Assessor's office, although slowing,
Delhi’s housing market remains relatively
stable.
There are two sets of numbers the
State requires all Assessors to maintain annually. The first is the
Assessed Value, which later becomes the State Equalized Value (SEV).
The Michigan Constitution requires all property to be assessed at
not more than 50% of its fair market value. This assessed value is
reviewed annually and can increase or decrease by any amount
depending upon sales occurring in the neighborhood. Historically,
sale prices were almost always higher than a property’s assessed
value. Foreclosure and bank sales which are typically below market
are excluded unless a thorough sales verification has been done.
Within the last year sale prices
have become more in line with assessments. Based on the sales
studies some residential assessments will experience a decrease for
2008. Other neighborhoods will see a slight increase. Unless there
was some new construction, most neighborhoods will not see any
change to their assessed value. Property taxes however, are not
based on the Assessed Value.
The second set of required
numbers we keep track of is the Taxable Value. For most of its
history, property taxes in Michigan were based on the SEV. Since
Proposal A was passed by Michigan voters in 1994, property taxes
have been calculated using the taxable value. The taxable value is
capped by the rate of inflation or 5 percent, which ever is less.
The rate of inflation has averaged about 2.5% over the last 13
years.
The SEV in Delhi Township had
been increasing by over 5 percent annually. If you have owned your
home for a number of years the gap between the assessed value and
taxable value can be considerable, reflecting the savings in taxes.
In the township there is an average of 11% difference between the
assessed and taxable value of residential properties.
This means that if the assessed
value on your property is reduced or remains the same, your taxable
value could still increase by the State mandated rate of inflation.
For the 2008 assessments the rate of inflation is 2.3%. The taxable
value can not exceed the assessed value.
Should you have any questions, do
not hesitate to contact the Assessing office at
694-1502.
On April 5, 2008 Delhi Township was
designated by the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) as a
Municipal Enforcing Agency (MEA) under
Part 91 of Public Act 451 of 1994 and the Rules Promulgated. As
an MEA, the Township is now the agency that will review applications and
provide permitting for Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (SESC)
purposes. Prior to this date, the Ingham County Drain Commissioner’s
Office was the designated SESC agency for Delhi Township property
owners.
The Delhi
Charter Township Planning Commission has received a request for a
Special Use Permit to allow the operation of a Processing
Establishment which sells it’s product at retail from the site
(Gourmet Coffee) within the C-2: General Business zoning district
on the property legally described as:
Aurelius
Cedar Site Condominium Unit 1, which includes the following
street address: 2237
Aurelius Road
The
Township, the Special Use Permit applicant, an owner of assessed
real property or any occupant of a structure on real property
located within 300 feet of the subject property may request that a
formal public hearing be held before a discretionary decision is
made on the special use request, by forwarding the request to the
Delhi Charter Township Department of Community Development, 2074
Aurelius Road, Holt, Michigan 48842. Said request must be received
by the Township no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 21, 2008 to
be valid. If no formal public hearing is requested, the Planning
Commission will still receive and consider input from the public at
the time that the Special Use Permit is considered, which is
scheduled to occur on July 28, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. unless a request is
made for a public hearing.
A copy of
the proposed Special Use Permit Application is available for public
inspection at the Township Offices during regular business hours,
which are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Written comments will be considered and may be forwarded to the
Delhi Charter Township Offices until 5:00 p.m. the day of the
Planning Commission meeting. Please call (517) 694-8281 for further
information.
Notice
of special use request
The Delhi
Charter Township Planning Commission has received a request for a
Special Use Permit to allow the operation of an Auto Repair business
within the C-2: General Business zoning district on the property
legally described as:
Aurelius
Cedar Site Condominium Unit 1, which includes the following
street address: 2237 Aurelius Road
The
Township, the Special Use Permit applicant, an owner of assessed
real property or any occupant of a structure on real property
located within 300 feet of the subject property may request that a
formal public hearing be held before a discretionary decision is
made on the special use request, by forwarding the request to the
Delhi Charter Township Department of Community Development, 2074
Aurelius Road, Holt, Michigan 48842. Said request must be received
by the Township no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 21, 2008 to
be valid. If no formal public hearing is requested, the Planning
Commission will still receive and consider input from the public at
the time that the Special Use Permit is considered, which is
scheduled to occur on July 28, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. unless a request is
made for a public hearing.
A copy of
the proposed Special Use Permit Application is available for public
inspection at the Township Offices during regular business hours,
which are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Written comments will be considered and may be forwarded to the
Delhi Charter Township Offices until 5:00 p.m. the day of the
Planning Commission meeting. Please call (517) 694-8281 for further
information.
