The Hastings Banner — Thursday, April 21, 2022 — Page 15EXHIBIT A
TOWNSHIP OF HOPE
Barry County, Michigan
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Oakwood and Elmwood Drive Street Paving Special Assessment District
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township of Hope,
Barry County, Michigan, has resolved its intention to make certain public improvements
(the “Public Improvements”) consisting of the following:
The repaving and improving of Oakwood and Elmwood Drives in the Township.
The Public Improvements shall be located in the Township, as follows:
Elmwood Drive and Oakwood Drive within or adjacent to the Special Assessment
District.
The Township has made its final determination of the Oakwood and Elmwood Drive
Street Paving Special Assessment District (the “Special Assessment District”) to con-
sist of the following described lots and parcels of land and against which a portion of
the cost of the Improvements shall be specially assessed:
Property located in the Township of Hope, Barry County, Michigan, and described
by the following parcel numbers:NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Supervisor of the Township of Hope has
made and certified a special assessment roll for the Special Assessment District, which
roll sets forth the relative portion of the cost of the Public Improvements that is to be
levied in the form of special assessments against each benefit lot and parcel of land in
the special assessment districtHEARING
TAKE NOTICE that the Township Board of the Township of Hope will hold a public
hearing on April 26, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. at the Township Hall located at 5463 S. M-
Highway, Hastings, Michigan, to review the special assessment roll and to hear and
consider any objections thereto.TAKE NOTICE that appearance and protest at the public hearing is required in order
to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the state tax tribunal.TAKE NOTICE that an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, may appear in
person at the hearing to protest the special assessment, or may file his or her appearance
or protest by letter, on or before the close of the hearing.TAKE NOTICE that any person objecting to the assessment roll is requested to file
written objections thereto with the Township Clerk before the close of the hearing, or
within such further time as the Township Board may grant.TAKE NOTICE that an owner or any person having an interest in the real property
may file a written appeal of the special assessment with the State tax tribunal within
thirty (30) days after the confirmation of the special assessment roll, if the owner or
person having an interest in the real property protested the special assessment at the
hearing held for the purpose of confirming the roll.Michigan Tax Tribunal
1033 S. Washington Avenue
P.O. Box 30232
Lansing, Michigan 48909TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the special assessment roll as prepared has been
reported to the Township Board and is on file with the Township Clerk for public
examination.Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such
as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered
at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon seven (7) days’ notice
to the Hope Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or
services should contact the Hope Township Clerk.This notice was authorized by the Township Board of the Township of Hope.
For further information, please contact: Supervisor, Township of Hope; 5463 S. M-
Highway, Hastings, Michigan 49058; Telephone: (269) 948-Deborah Jackson, Clerk
Township of Hope178919
Saxon girls bested by Pennfield twice
Pennfield swept its Interstate-8 Athletic Conference
doubleheader with visiting Hastings Thursday.
The Panthers took a 19-0 win in game one and then
took game two 18-3.
The top four batters in the Saxon line-up had one hit
each in the opener – singles for Isabelle Storm, Zoe
Bennett, Carly Frazier and Morgan Deal. Cassidee
Easey added a single as well.
Pennfield managed 15 hits off of Easey. Of the
19 runs against her seven were earned. She struck
out five and walked one in her two innings in the
circle.
Deal had two hits and two RBI in game two for the
Saxons. Storm, Bennett and Lucy Barnard scored the
three Saxon runs.
Storm, Bennett and Frazier each singled once.
Hastings is currently scheduled to host Lumen
Christi for another Interstate-8 Athletic Conference
doubleheader Tuesday, April 26. They will be at Ionia
for a non-conference doubleheader April 28.TK takes pair of lopsided
wins over Raiders
Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
The Trojans had a stiff wind at their backs blowing
them home from third base Thursday afternoon. They
didn’t really need the help.
The Thornapple Kellogg varsity softball team
opened the 2022 season with a sweep of a non-confer-
ence doubleheader against visiting Portland in Mid-
dleville. TK took an 11-1 win in the opener and then
followed up with a 16-0 victory in game two.
TK opened the season with pitcher Kylee Hoebeke
striking out three Portland batters in the top of the first
and then the offense knocked across three runs after
two were out in the home half of the first inning.
Rachel Shoemaker powered that first scoring surge
for TK with a double into right field.
TK finished game one with 11 hits, and the Trojan
offense was helped by five Portland errors, four walks
and a hit batsman.
Grace Zube was 2-for-4 out of the lead-off spot for
TK with a run and two RBI. She tripled and singled.
The other extra base hits for TK were doubles from
Hoebeke and Shoemaker. Hoebeke was 3-for-4 at the
plate with an RBI and three runs scored. Ella Palazzo-
lo and Sophie Haveman both singled twice. Ellie
Vandefifer singled and drove in two runs.
Shelby Robinett walked twice and scored a run for
TK. Brittney Roodvoets walked once, drove in a run
and scored once.
Hoebeke got the win in the circle. She finished the
first ballgame with 14 strikeouts in six innings. She
walked three and allowed one earned run on two hits.
Game two was done after four winnings with TK
scoring four runs in the first, five in the second, three
in the third and four more in the fourth. The Trojans
had just four hits in game two, with Portland commit-
ting five errors and TK taking advantage of 15 walks
and five hit batters.
Haveman doubled and drove in two runs for TK.
She scored three times. Palazzolo had two more hits,
both singles, and scored twice.
Robinett walked four times.
Hoebeke walked three times and scored four runs.
Peyton Stahl scored four times too.
Stahl and Shoemaker matched Haveman’s two RBI,
and Robinett, Vandefifer, Makenzie England and Brit-
tney Roodvoets were also credited with driving in
runs for TK.
Robinett pitched game two, striking out three in
four innings. She walked one and allowed two hits
while shutting out the Raiders.
It has been rough getting games in as winter contin-
ues to transition into spring.
TK had plans to face Forest Hills Eastern and OK
Gold Conference doubleheader yesterday, April 20, and
will be at home for a non-conference doubleheader
with Coldwater this afternoon (April 21). TK is set to
be a part of the Grand Ledge Invitational Saturday and
then will host Caledonia for a single game Monday.
The OK Gold Conference season resumes Tuesday
when TK goes to Kenowa Hills for a doubleheader
Tuesday.Shelby Robinett pitches for the Trojans during their game two victory over Portland Thursday after-
noon in Middleville. (Photo by Brett Bremer)
Thornapple Kellogg's Ella Palazzolo gets the
sign from her third base coach during an at-bat
late in the Trojans' game two win over Portland
Thursday in Middleville. (Photo by Brett Bremer)