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1667728196 Broadmoor Ave. SE
Caledonia, MI 49316Phone: 616.891.
Fax: 616.891.CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CALEDONIA
COUNTY OF KENT, MICHIGAN
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of
the Charter Township of Caledonia will hold a public hearing on September 20,
2021, at 7:00 p.m., at the Caledonia Township Hall, 8196 Broadmoor SE, Cale-
donia, MI 49316. The public hearing is to receive comments regarding the
application of Westview Capital and Mike West of Allen Edwin Homes for a
Conditional Rezoning from the Rural Residential district to the R-3 district
(conditional) for a portion of parcels 41-23-07-300-047 and 41-23-07-300-022.
Legal description follows:Description of Rezone Parcel:
Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 7, T5N, R10W, Caledonia Township,
Kent County, Michigan, described as: Commencing at West 1/4 corner of said
Section 7; thence S00°53'01"W 660.00 feet along the West line of said SW 1/4;
thence S89°04'04"E 630.00 feet along the South line of the North 660 of the
North 1/2 of said SW 1/4 to the Place of Beginning; thence S89°04'04"E 690.
feet along said South line to the East line of the West 1320 feet of the North 1/
of said SW 1/4; thence S00°53'01"W 458.01feet along said East line to the
North line of the South 200 feet of the North 1/2 of said SW 1/4; thence
S89°00'34"E 101.37 feet along said North line to the West line of the East
871.35 feet of said SW 1/4; thence S00°13'14"E 200.02 feet along said West
line to the South line of the North 1/2 of said SW 1/4; thence N89°00'38"W
447.70 feet along said South line to the East line of the SW 1/4 of said SW 1/4;
thence S00°05'56"E 300.00 feet along said East line; thence N39°17'57"W
458.75 feet; thence N00°05'56"W 150.02 feet to the North line of the South 200
feet of the North 1/2 of said SW 1/4; thence N89°00'34"W 54.09 feet along said
North line; thence N00°53'01"E 457.31 feet to the Place of Beginning. This
parcel contains 11.47 acres.All interested persons may attend the public hearing and comment on the
proposed rezoning. Written comments concerning the request may be submit-
ted to the Township office, at the above-stated address, up to the time of the
public hearing.Dated: August 23, 2021 PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CALEDONIA1667738196 Broadmoor Ave. SE
Caledonia, MI 49316Phone: 616.891.
Fax: 616.891.CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CALEDONIA
COUNTY OF KENT, MICHIGAN
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the
Charter Township of Caledonia will hold a public hearing on September 20,
2021, at 7:00 p.m., at the Caledonia Township Hall, 8196 Broadmoor SE, Cale-
donia, MI 49316. The public hearing is to receive comments regarding the
application of Joe Saladino for a Home Based Business Special Land Use and
new accessory building for catering and food truck, at 7419 Snow Avenue. The
parcel is zoned Rural Residential.All interested persons may attend the public hearing and comment on the
proposed rezoning. Written comments concerning the request may be submit-
ted to the Township office, at the above-stated address, up to the time of the
public hearing.Dated: August 23, 2021 PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CALEDONIARanking your goals:
A smart move
Like most people, you
may have several financial
goals. But can you reach
them all?
It would be simple if you
had great wealth. But you’ll
likely need to rank your
goals in terms of their
importance to your life and
then follow appropriate
strategies to achieve them.
By doing so, you may end
up getting pretty close to
covering each of your
objectives, in one way or
another.
When prioritizing your
goals, consider following
this process:- Identify goals as “must
have” or “nice to have.”
Making sure you don’t out-
live your resources is a
must-have goal, so you
need to be as certain as pos-
sible of achieving it. On the
other hand, a nice-to-have
goal might be something
like buying a vacation
home. If you don’t attain
the money needed for this
goal, you do have room to
compromise, perhaps by
scaling down to a smaller
home in a different area or
just renting a place for a
few weeks a year. Having
this flexibility can provide a
psychological benefit, too.
Since this goal doesn’t have
an either-or outcome, you
won’t have to feel that you
failed if you don’t get the
big vacation home –
instead, you can still enjoy
the results of your invest-
ment efforts, even at a more
modest scale.- Put “price tags” on
your goals. You need to
know what your goals will
cost. Even if you can only
make an estimate, it’s
essential to have some fig-
ure in mind. As time goes
by, you can always revise
your projected costs. To
arrive at these price tags,
you may want to work with
a financial professional
who has the tools and tech-
nology to create hypotheti-
cal illustrations and scenar-
ios. - Follow an appropriate
strategy. The nature of
your goals and their esti-
mated cost will drive your
investment strategy. So, for
example, using the must-
have goal mentioned above - the need to avoid outliv-
ing your money – you’ll
want to balance your growth
objectives with your com-
fort with risk, as well as
maintain an appropriate
withdrawal strategy when
you’re retired. However, for
a nice-to-have goal, such as
your large vacation home,
perhaps you don’t need the
same urgency – conse-
quently, with part of your
portfolio, you might be able
to take more risk in hopes
of greater returns. And if
you fall short, you can
always go with Plan B –
i.e., the smaller home or the
rental experience. But if
your “nice to have” is clos-
er to a “must have” in this
area as well, you might
want to focus less on
achieving greater returns
and instead look at ways of
adjusting your budget to
save more.- Monitor your results.
As you pursue your goals,
whether must have or nice
to have, you’ll want to
check your results regular-
ly. If you think you’re not
making enough progress
toward your desired goal,
you may need to make
adjustments. But don’t
overreact to short-term
swings in the financial mar-
kets or in the value of your
portfolio, or take on an
inappropriate amount of
risk. When trying to reach
your goals, you can alter
your path, but it’s usually
not a good idea to change
directions altogether.
The decisions involved in
identifying, prioritizing and
achieving your goals can be
somewhat involved. But by
following a well-designed
process, you can help your-
self get to where you want
to go.
This article was written
by Edward Jones for use by
your local Edward Jones
Financial Advisor.
Edward Jones, Member
SIPCNew signals installed
As the $7.4 million
construction and resurfacing
project on a 6-mile stretch of
M-37 between Caledonia and
Middleville nears its
conclusion, new signals have
been installed at the
intersection of M-37,
Finkbeiner Road and Crane
Road just north of the
Middleville village limits.
The signals were installed
a week ago but have not yet
been activated.
“We are still waiting for
confirmation from
Consumers [Energy] on
when the signal will be
juiced,” said John Richard,
spokesman for the Michigan
Department of
Transportation’s Grand
Region office in Grand
Rapids.
The signal is expected to
be powered within the next
two weeks, Richard said.
Once activated, the signal
will be in flashing mode for
about a week, then finally
activated to full green-
yellow-red mode, he said.
The M-37 project, which
began in early May also
included widening the
intersection at 108th Street,
at the Barry/Kent county
line, to add a center-turn lane
off the highway. Newguardrails, culvert
replacement and concrete
curb and gutter also were
included.The project is slated for
completion about Sept. 10,
Richard said.The new signals are in place at M-37, Crane Road
and Finkbeiner Road, and are soon expected to be
activatedMiddleville pursues
bids for dog park
Greg Chandler
Staff Writer
The Middleville Village
Council Tuesday voted
unanimously to seek bids
for development of the
village’s dog park.
The park, which is
planned for the west end of
Sherman Street near Lee
Elementary School and the
village water tower, calls for
development of an
82,500-square-foot fenced-
in enclosure where dogs can
run. About 75,000 square
feet would be set aside for
larger dogs, with another
7,500 square feet reserved
for smaller or timid dogs,
according to projectdrawings.
Village officials have
been working with the
Thornapple Area Parks and
Recreation Commission to
put together the dog park
proposal.
Village Manager Patricia
Rayl set a Sept. 13 deadline
to receive bids “so we can
still take advantage of the
warm weather” to complete
the project yet this year.
Under the drawings put
together by council Trustee
Tom DeVries, a handicapped
parking spot would be
available just off the gravel
road, and a walkway made
from either crushed
limestone or cement wouldrun from the road to the
park entrance.
Earlier plans called for
the dog park to be developed
in three phases. The first
phase would also include
installation of a permanent
water line with a tap for
dogs to get a drink. Future
phases could include a
shelter, benches and an
agility course.
The first phase of the
project has a preliminary
cost estimate of more than
$51,000. The project has
received $22,000 in private
and in-kind donations to
offset a portion of the
project cost, according to
village documents.