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28 Thursday, July 25, 2024 BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com

Leroy Township

PROPOSED ROAD

IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL

ASSESSMENT

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Leroy

Township Board will hold two (2) advi-

sory public hearings on Thursday, Au-

gust 8 at 10 A.M located at the Town-

ship Community Hall, 8146 4 Mile

Road, East Leroy. The hearings will

address the proposed Lyman Drive (pri-

vate road) improvement paving project

under a Special Assessment District and

determine the assessment roll costs to be

levied on the 2024 Winter Tax Roll. Any

objections to petitions, cost estimates

and proposed district by property owners

should be filed in writing with the Town-

ship Supervisor before the closing of the

hearings (MCL 4.1726). Cost estimates

will be available for inspection in the

Clerk’s office at 8156 4 Mile Road Tues-

days – Thursdays, 9 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.

Respectfully, Clerk Nicole Hardish

NEWTON TOWNSHIP

Synopsis of Action Taken July 9, 2024

Meeting called to order at 7:00pm

at the Township Hall. Present: Su-

pervisor Radcliff, Clerk Aldrich,

Treasurer Irving, Trustee Eyre, and

Trustee Westphal. Agenda approved

as submitted. Minutes of June 11,

2024 approved as submitted. Trea-

surer’s report accepted and put on

file. Approved payment of late arriv-

ing invoices. Approved transfers for

balancing line items within the 2023-

2024 budget. Approved 2024-2025

Par Plan Insurance with Decker In-

surance. Approved L-4029 Tax Rate

Millage of .8200 operating millage

and 3.0000 operating-roads millage.

Adjourned at 7:43pm.

To rent the Township Hall contact

the Township Office at 269-979-3212

Wireless internet access is available at

Township Building.

Newton Township web page

http://www.newtontwp.org

Mary Aldrich,

Newton Township Clerk

Minutes from the July, 2024 Board

Meeting have been posted to our

Website and can be reviewed at

http://www.pennfieldmi.gov or they are

available from the Township Clerk

during regular business hours.

-Kathy Case, Clerk

Pennfield Charter

Township

20260 Capital Avenue N.E., Battle Creek, MI 49017

(269) 968-8549 • FAX (269) 968-2021

a lot of great community support to

provide the community with resourc-

es about different services that are

available to them in the community.

A car show complete with dash plaques and trophies was part of the Day of

Hope hosted July 13 by Washington Heights United Methodist Church, also

known as the Hub of Hope. (Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser)

A shuttle ride resembling a train helped people get around the carnival

grounds. (Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-Sulser)

A full sized carnival provided by ACP

Entertainment of Byron Center was

located on the grounds of Washington

Heights United Methodist Church in

Battle Creek for the July 13 Day of

Hope. (Shopper News photo by Shelly Kehrle-

Sulser)

We were able to provide them with

free food, entertainment, the car

show and the carnival.”

The church also asked attendees

to complete a “Community Needs

Assessment Survey” with questions

about community facilities, infra-

structure, childcare centers, educa-

tion quality, after school program-

ming, the quality and accessibility of

healthcare services, economic oppor-

tunities and more.

“We got a lot of great feedback on

our Facebook page, talking about

how it was an excellent event, very

well organized,” said French. “We

had a lot of community support with

people coming out to enjoy the Day

of Hope to take part in community

engagement.”

The event was made possible not

only by 23 volunteers from the orga-

nizations involved but by the Battle

Creek Community Foundation, W.K.

Kellogg Foundation and more.

“Some of our partners were Second

Missionary Baptist Church, Shiloh

Missionary Baptist Church, Love

in Action, Macedonia Missionary

Baptist Church, First Salem,

Marantha Original Church of God

in Christ, Community Ministerial

Alliance, Battle Creek Public

Schools and Kellogg Community

College,” said French. “Those were

our big supporters of this but we

had other supporters like Carewell

Services, the Prosecuting Attorney’s

Office, wWe had Dr. Michael Glass,

he’s a great sponsor, he sponsored a

tent for us, Meijer’s. We had a lot of

great community support.”

French said she is already looking

for support for next year’s carnival.

“If anyone is looking to partner

with us for next year, feel free to

contact Washington Heights United

Methodist Church and Community,

153 N Wood Street, (269) 968-

8773,” she said.

HOPE

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