At the general election Nov. 6, voters in
the City of Northville will be asked to
decide on a ballot proposal for the
issuance of a $3,050,000 Street
Improvement Bond, The bond will be
repaid during 10 years and the funding will
be used, officials said, to replace and
repair city roads and provide upgraded
maintenance to slow the rate of deteriora-
tion.
An assessment of city streets made in a
2016-17 by the engineering firm Spalding
DeDecker reported that 46.5 percent were
in “poor” condition and 20.8 percent were
in “fair” condition. Engineers estimate at
the end of 10 years, the bond program
would increase the number of streets rated
as “good” to 63.1 percent.
Based on the overall condition of the
city, engineers ranked Northville roads at
4.57 on a 10-point scale. In the engineers'
report, experts recommend that roads
have a rating of 5.7 or higher to maintain a
pavement network with satisfactory driv-
ing conditions and the ability to fund
repairs as needed. If the ballot proposal is
approved, the rating would climb to 6 per-
cent within the first two years of increased
roads spending, according to the engineer-
ing report.
The engineers' projections show that
spending these funds now is less expensive
than the current city method of funding
repairs, as reconstructing failed streets
later is much more expensive than repair-
ing and resurfacing streets now, officials
said. The total costs of maintenance and
street reconstruction are projected to be
$2.5 million lower over the following 15
years, if the bond issue is approved, than if
the city continues to spend the current
amount of approximately $550,000 per year.
If the ballot proposal is approved, bond
funds would be combined with the existing
city street millage and $1,050,000 from
reserve funds to finance an infusion of
$6.25 million into street repairs and
replacement over the next four years. After
spending the bond funds, the city would
continue to use its existing street millage
(currently 1.68 mills), which generates
about $550,000 annually, to repair and
maintain the improved street system, offi-
cials stated.
If the ballot proposal is approved, the
estimatedmillage to be levied beginning in
2019 would be 0.9787 mills (98 cens per
$1,000 of taxable value). For the average
residential taxpayerwith a taxable value of
$139,943, that amounts to an increase of
$137 on the 2019 city tax bill. That increase
would continue for a total of 10 years, offi-
cials said. The taxable value is no more
thanhalf of themarket value of thehome.
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Developer proposes homes at former Bathey site
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2018 SUMMER TAXES
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qualified individuals
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Charter Township of Plymouth
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Plymouth MI 48170
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NOTICE OF THE CLOSE OF REGISTRATION
FOR THE AUGUST 7, 2018 STATE PRIMARY ELECTION
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be eligible to vote in the August 7, 2018 State Primary Election. The Clerk's Office will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
to accept in person registrations.
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The annual report has been required by law since the U.S. Congress passed the 1996 Safe Drinking Act Amendments.
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Progress apparently took a
back seat to history last week
when the demolition of a 150-year
building was denied by a unani-
mous vote of the Historic District
Commission inNorthville.
Guidobono Building Co. pur-
chased the building as a new
business headquarters and
applied for permits to renovate
the 150-year-old structure last
year after the purchase.
Guidobono spokesperson Ed
Funke explained that during the
first stage of that restoration
effort, engineers determined that
the building framework and foun-
dation were beyond repair.
Guidobono then requested per-
mission from the historic com-
mission to raze the building at
341 E. Main St. and erect a new
structure for the company head-
quarters.
Only two of the more than 20
individuals who attended the
meeting of the commission last
week were in favor of granting
the demolition permit. One of
those was Charles Lapham, a for-
mer member of the Northville
City Council.
Lapham told the commission
members that future business
“looking to move to Northville”
would realize how difficult their
plansmight be.
“I know this isn't a popular
sentiment tonight, but that build-
ing has served its purpose andwe
need tomove on,” Laphamsaid.
His comments were overshad-
owed by other audience mem-
bers who spoke during the 2-hour
discussion of the issue. All were
in favor of preserving the build-
ing based on the historic signifi-
cance of the site.
Northville Historic District
Commission Chairman Joseph
Hoffman said he was impressed
with the number of residents who
attended the meeting and com-
mented on the importance of pre-
serving the structure. He said
there was obviously a lot of pas-
sion for the building.
Funke said that theGuidobono
company would accept the com-
mission decision but that he had
no idea what the owners would
nowdowith the property. He said
they were determined to make
something positive out of the situ-
ation. He did comment that the 20
people who spoke at the meeting
were a minuscule percentage of
the 6,000 city residents.
Pulte Homes has submitted
plans to the Plymouth Planning
Commission for the clean up
and redevelopment of a con-
taminated site that has been
vacant for three decades.
Pulte submitted a plan to
build 76-attached town homes
on the 15-acre property at Mill
and Amelia streets, the former
site
of
the
Bathey
Manufacturing
Plant.
According to the plans submit-
ted by the developer, the pro-
posed homes would be 1,580 to
2,300 square-feet in area, and
sell in the high $200,000 to mid-
$300,000 range. The homes in
what will be called Mill Street
Towns, would have three bed-
rooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms and
two-car garages. The area
would have amenities, accord-
ing to the presented plans,
including a walking and biking
path, green space and a small
park.
Bathey was the manufactur-
er of baskets to hold auto parts
during plating or chemical test-
ing. The site has been deter-
mined contaminated by envi-
ronmental studies and remedi-
ation of the sitewould be neces-
sary before development could
proceed. According to a state
geologist with the Michigan
Department of Environmental
Quality, chemical contamina-
tion at the site includes petrole-
um benzene products often
found at former industrial sites.
In the documents Pulte sub-
mitted last week, the developer
indicated that the removal of
the contaminated soil from the
site is part of the plan. There is
no plan, however, to redevelop
5 acres at the northernmost cor-
ner of the property which is
contaminated with high levels
of chlorinated solvents. A limit-
ed liability company MCPT
SMILL owns that portion of the
land where groundwater and
other contamination has also
been found. Studies indicate
that no contamination has
spread to the city water system
or to neighboring property, offi-
cials have stated.
A public hearing before the
planning commission is set for 7
p.m. July 11 at Plymouth City
Hall.
City council OK’s ballot issue for street repairs
...that building has served
its purpose and we need to move on
”
Demolition permit for historic home denied
