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UNION TOWNSHIP TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS TOWN HALL MEETING

"Our mission is to make sure property owners are taxed fairy." The Charter Township of Union presented a Town Hall Meeting Saturday (March 6)on the topic of Tax Assessment Appeals. The annual process of making an appeal to ones property tax assessment is a mystery to many. However the Union Township Board of Review helped to clear the air at the meeting. The Board of Review is comprises of Jim Wilson, Ron McIvor and Randy Golden.

"Call us and we can help answer your questions," was the message from township Assessors Pat DePriest and Jane Chaffee. The process may seem a mighty task at first, but a step by step process for making an appeal outlined by the asssors and members of the Board of Review cleared the air.

Tax payers with an appeal were advised to contact township staff to make an appointment for the Board of Review sessions scheduled for March 8th from 1 pm to 9 pm, Wednesday March 10th from 9 am-Noon and 1 pm to 4 pm, or Thursday the 11th from 1 pm to 9 pm. Contact information is available on line at this LINK,www.uniontownshipmi.com.

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FRIENDS OF THE BROADWAY THEATRE TO PRESENT "ARSENIC AND OLD LACE

Show dates are March 12 and 13 at 7 pm.

Tickets are only $8 and available ON LINE and at Ace of Diamonds in downtown Mt Pleasant and Ric's Food Center on Mission Street, or call the Broadway Theatre at 989-772-0339 to reserve tickets at the box office.

VOICE YOUR OPINION TO SAVE NETWORK NEUTRALITY

"Phone and cable lobbyists have flooded the FCC with recycled fictions about Net Neutrality. Show the FCC that you don't buy these bogus claims — and they shouldn't either.", Save the Internet.com.

From a Save The Internet Blog: "If you are anything like me, the words "net neutrality" and "open Internet" don't exactly get the party going on your computer screen at lunch...". more

Contact your USA Senators and Legislators to voice your opinion on this critical issue.

You can find out more at this link http://freeculturenews.com/tag/net-neutrality

STILL NO FUNDING PLAN FOR CLEAN UP OF MICHIGAN TOXIC SITES

By Eartha Jane Melzer 3/4/10

Michigan has more than 4,000 contaminated parcels where there is no owner liable for the hazardous pollution that remains. Cleaning up these sites and setting up long term monitoring would cost at least $10 billion dollars...MORE

WOODLAND HOSPICE AND MOREY BEREAVEMENT CENTER

Nestled in a quiet wooded area off Meridian Road, Woodland Hospice offers terminally ill clients and their families a place of tranquility and peace. Hospice care is not about dying but about living with hope---hope to be without pain, hope to spend quality time with friends and family, hope to die peacefully with dignity. Whether it be in our house or yours, Woodland Hospice offers the very best in palliative care to those in need. Bereavement services available at no charge to clients, families and community at large. Contact Sheral at 989-773-6137 for further information.