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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
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Sylvan will put mill levy on the ballot

Township to offer classes for more information to vote
By Sean Dalton
Heritage Media

Sylvan Township residents will have an opportunity to learn more about a 4.75-mill tax levy proposal that will be on the Nov. 8 ballot. The potential levy, which has been presented

by the county and township officials as one option, would pay off more than $13 million in water and sewer infrastructure debt tied to a development proposal by Norfolk Development Corporation. The project was sup-

posed to provide utility service but has yet to see a single shovel driven into the ground for construction. Township Supervisor Bob Lange said he could not comment on the deals structure or how he feels about the option, despite being a township resident. Legally I cannot talk about this, Lange said. The board cannot say anything about it. We were told by our attorney that

we cannot comment for or against it. We have to be very neutral. I can tell you that theres going to be classes. The classes will involve presentations by District 1 County Commissioner Rob Turner and township attorney Peter Flintoft. They will be held on Sept. 15, 29 and Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m. each day at the Washington Street Education Center at 500 Washington St. in Chelsea.

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Lange said that it would just be Turner and Flintoft at the classes; no other township officials will be present. According to the furnished ballot proposal,
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Handing down the crown

The 2010 fair queen, Kennedy Aldrich, (left), crowned the 2011 queen, Hannah Linteau (foreground) at the Aug. 26 ceremony. Fellow participants Michelle Flaugher (background, left), Amanda Johnson and Chelsea Brown stand together after the ceremony. Not pictured: contestant Morgan Kern.

By Erica McClain
Heritage MEdia

Sixteen-year-old Hannah Linteau was crowned the 2011 Chelsea Community Fair Queen on Friday, Aug. 26 after an hour-long pageant that included a talent competition and a Q-and-A. Linteau, the captain of the CHS varsity equestrian team, showed off her skills with her pony. Linteau demonstrated to the audi-

ence how to give a horse cues and explained how important it is to have a sense of mutual trust and respect for your horse. Linteau, who was sponsored by Thompsons Pizzeria, is active with Meals on Wheels, Adopt a Family and 4-H. Her passion for animals is not limited to equestrianism, however. She would like to someday be a small animal veterinarian.

Linteau did not walk away the only winner, either. Amanda Johnson of Dexter won Miss Congeniality, and Morgan Kern of Chelsea won the talent competition for her banjo performance. Kern also placed second overall. In addition to the title, Linteau will receive a scholarship $1,000 scholarship, and Kern will receive a $500 one.

Preservation Chelsea filed an application with the Michigan Historical Preservation Network this week to repair double-hung, single-pane windows on the Mack building after receiving the Chelsea City Councils approval. The application, due Sept. 2, will repair the windows that are currently installed as original equipment on the Mack building in the Longworth complex. MHPN is the largest membership organization in Michigan dedicated to recognizing and preserving the states culture and its historic architecture pertaining to residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and even agricultural properties. The proposal outlined in the application included no cost to the city or the Chelseas Downtown Development Authority, which voted down the Preservation Chelsea plan mostly due to a lack of lead time on putting the matter before the commission. We heard about this workshop about this time seven days ago so unfortunately it was quite rushed, said Preservation Chelsea member Tom Girard at the Aug. 23 council meeting, just five days after the last DDA meeting at which the proposal was voted down 10-1. The historic window rehabilitation program will be conducted by the MHPN with Preservation Chelsea as the official host, provided all those involved sign hold harmless agreements and file them with the city managers office so the Chelsea taxpayers arent held liable in the event of an
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City votes to help Fairways subdivision

By Sean Dalton
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The city will move forward with a special assessment district encompassing the Chelsea Fairways subdivision after a public hearing last week. The decade-old subdivision was left incomplete by its developers following the ongoing financial collapse that crested in 2008. Thus, the subdivision as a whole was not completed as a project, and some subdivision streets remained private roads. The citys deal to help the Fairways subdivision would turn those private streets into public ones as part of the city, solving many road maintenance issues for residents within. The Fairways Chelsea

Homeowners Association representative Matt Jordan disagreed with the characterization of the city bailing the fairways out of the current situation: I dont see it as that, and I dont think you see it as that ... its truly a partnership solution to a well known and well defined problem. The total project scope included in the materials provided at the public hearing outlined a $425,964 project, including $9,360 for sewer work and catch basin rehabilitation; $75,503 to replace broken curb and sidewalks, install ADA ramps and fill sidewalk gaps; $295,960 to add street top that was never placed and other surface street improvements such as crushed limestone subgrad-

ing; and $5,991 for pavement markers. At this point, it has been two years since the fairways approached the city to begin discussing a solution for the executive housing community east of Pierce Lake. City Assessor Aaron Powers said the special assessment was payable over the course of 10 years as currently laid out, but property owners can choose to pay off the entire assessed amount early in order to avoid paying interest over the full payment term. The largest assessed lot in the district will be just under $3,200 or less than $320 per year in additional tax liability for that property owner. Jordan called the public hearing an exciting day

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Matt Jordan, a representative of the Fairways Chelsea Homeowners Association, speaks at the Chelsea City Council meeting on Aug. 23. and invited residents with further questions to contact him through the homeowners association with further questions. Councilmember Rod Anderson pressed the issue of subdivision exits being a reason for prorating a property owners overall special
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