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Warm gratitude

Neighbors, officials prepare special

BBQ dinners for area first responders

Award-winning barbeque Sumpter Township Board of more than $300 to help fund
team member Jeff Georgic Trustees members donated Operation BBQ Relief.
enlisted the aid of Ed Willhite
from Hoa Backyard BBQ,
Buddy Hammett from Shiggin
Ain't Easy, Sumpter Township
Trustees Tim Rush and Matt
Oddy along with Teresa
LaFramboise, among many oth-
ers, to help bring his idea for
BBQ Relief meals for township
first responders earlier this
month. The volunteers helped
package and serve more than
90 BBQ meals prepared by
Georgic to first responders and
their families earlier this
month. Public Safety Director
/Police Chief Eric Luke helped
coordinate the event and vol-
unteers, including Rush and
Oddy, distributed the dinners at
a drive-through window set up
at the township fire station.

Millage renewal on ballot

Members of the Sumpter Township ing millage which will expire this year.
Board of Trustees in attendance at the The new millage will be at the same rate
May 5 meeting unanimously approved and continue for four years, expiring in
ballot language for a renewal of the cur- 2023. The 1-mill tax will generate $1 for
rent 1-mill tax to support the fire depart- every $1,000 of assessed taxable value of
ment. property and homes, usually about half
Trustee Don LaPorte was excused the market value.
from the meeting and Treasurer Ken The millage is expected to generate
Bednark was not in attendance at the about $365,500 during the first year and
meeting. There was little discussion will be used exclusively, officials said, for
regarding the placing of the question on fire department protection, operations
the Aug. 4 primary election ballot. and maintenance of the Sumpter
The 1-mill tax is a renewal of the exist- Township Fire Department.

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