Thornapple River Special Assessment District (SAD)
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The Township received a petition, circulated by members of the Cascade Thornapple River Association (CTRA), to make certain improvements to the Thornapple River including weed control and removal, debris removal and safety enhancements, and silt control and removal, and for the cost of the improvements to be special assessed against each parcel of land within the district. The request was for the cost to be equally assessed against all parcels that front the Thornapple River between the dam and 60th Street, including those parcels that front Township owned property on the river. The Township completed the SAD process in fall 2021 and the Thornapple River SAD homeowners will see the SAD on their taxes beginning with the Winter 2021 tax bill.
The Special Assessment District is being establish pursuant to Public Act 188 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1954, as amended (the “Act” or “Act 188”).
The Township Board has created a Thornapple River SAD Ad-Hoc Committee to advise the Township Board regarding the SAD as well as other matters of public interest regarding the portion of the Thornapple River involving the SAD.
The members of the Thornapple River SAD Ad-Hoc Committee are:
John Shipley (Township Board Representative)
Jeff Carpenter (Cascade Thornapple River Association Representative)
Thomas Keith
Scott Rissi
Leann Rowland
Chuck Whitley
Michael Wiegand
Meeting agendas and minutes can be found
here.
This page will be updated as documents become available and are approved by the Township Board. If you have any questions, please contact Ben Swayze, Township Manager, at
bswayze@cascadetwp.com.
Related Documents
/pdf-icon.aspx) Resolution #1 |
Declaration of intent to make public improvements; tentative designation of the Special Assessment District; notice of public hearing
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| Resolution #2 |
Determination to proceed with and make the public improvements; approval of the plans and estimate of costs; to defray the costs by special assessment; final determinations of the Township Supervisor to prepare the special assessment roll.
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| Resolution #3 |
Acknowledgement of filing and presentatino of the special assessment roll to the Township Board; notice of public hearing
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| Resolution #4 |
Confirmation of the special assessment roll; lien; payment and collection of special assessments
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| Approved SAD Roll |
List of parcel numbers to be assessed
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| Ad Hoc Committee Resolution |
A resolution establishing the ad hoc Thornapple River Special Assessment District No. 1 Committee, specifying its duties and covering other matters.
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| Cascade Thornapple River Association SAD Presentation |
Thornapple River Special Assessment District No 1 presentation of history and facts slidedeck.
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