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Lindsey Zeller

NOTICE: Meeting Time Change

February 4, 2022 By Lindsey Zeller

 

NOTICE OF MEETING CHANGE

To comply with the Michigan Open Meetings Act (MCL 15.265):

 

The City of Eaton Rapids River Recreation Sub-Committee of the Quality of Life Board

200 S. Main Street

Eaton Rapids, MI 48827

(517) 663-8118

www.cityofeatonrapids.com

 

has rescheduled the regular meeting of the City of Eaton Rapids River Recreation Sub-Committee of the Quality of Life Board

on February 9, 2022, to February 9, 2022

at 7:00 p.m.

at City Hall, 200 S. Main Street, Eaton Rapids, Michigan.

 

The City of Eaton Rapids will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as hand signers for the hearing impaired, audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting (and/or hearing) upon two weeks notice to the City of Eaton Rapids. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the City of Eaton Rapids and leave a message which includes (1) who you are/how to contact you, (2) what meeting and date you wish to attend, (3) what aid you are requesting.

Contact: Eaton Rapids City Clerk, voice phone, (517)663-8118; U.S. mail, 200 S. Main Street, Eaton Rapids, Michigan 48827; E-mail lboomer@www.cityofeatonrapids.com

Affidavit

This notice was posted by Laura Boomer, Clerk, to comply with Sections 4 and 5 of Michigan Open Meetings Act (MCL 15.265) at 10:30 a.m. February 4, 2022 on the bulletin board at City Hall at least 18 hours prior to the start of the meeting.

I, Laura Boomer, City Clerk, certify that the foregoing notice has been posted as specified above in accordance with the Michigan Public Act (MCL 15.265) as amended.

 

Laura Boomer, Clerk

City of Eaton Rapids

Filed Under: Public Notice, River Recreation

City Hall Closed

February 2, 2022 By Lindsey Zeller

City Hall will be closing at 12:00 noon today, February 2, 2022 due to inclement weather. In the event of an emergency, as always please call 911. If you are experiencing a utility emergency, please call the on call line at 517-231-6514.

The current winter storm warning is expected to cause visibilities to be below a quarter mile at times, causing hazardous travel conditions. Please stay home if possible and use extreme caution when necessary to travel.

Filed Under: All Departments

January Mayor’s Corner

January 24, 2022 By Lindsey Zeller

Mayor’s Corner-January 2022

Happy New Year Eaton Rapids!

Your City Council has already been busy in this new year. First, we welcome new Council Member At-Large, Stacee Robison, as well as returning Council Member William Steele, who represents Precinct 3 and is also our new Mayor-Pro Tempore.  Susie Politza is your representative for Precinct 1, and we approved the appointment of Ken Nicholas as your representative for Precinct 2. It feels great to start the new year with some fresh faces and ideas!

We are also making history in Eaton Rapids! First, you elected me as your first ever female Mayor, and on January 17th, we welcome Susan Montenegro, our first female City Manager. We are all excited to serve this great city and to represent YOU!

One of our priorities this new year is to bring you more information and transparency about our city government. We are working on a new website that will be easier to use, and we are working to broadcast our council meetings online, not just through Facebook.  This will make our council meetings more accessible to more people. The new website should be up and running by early spring and we hope to bring easier access to the information you need.

Another important decision City Council will be making soon is the allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). You have probably heard of this in the news, and from other local governments. The city received approximately $560,000. While that is a lot of money, it’s not a lot when you can only use it for specific tasks. We can use the funds to replenish loss public sector revenue. We can use it to give a one-time payment to essential workers, (Police, Fire, DPW). This is because these folks could not work from home during the pandemic; they had to keep our city safe and operational. We can also use the funds to invest in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure. I think it’s important for our residents to know about this and rest assured, your City Council will work diligently and responsibly to make sure these funds are used correctly, and that we can get the most value for the funds. We also only have 2 years to obligate these funds.

We have several board positions coming up this year, so if you have been looking to get involved, let me know! I’d love to speak with you and see where you could help our community. There is always something to do, and even if it’s not a board position, please let me know where you’d like to help. Don’t forget, our service clubs are always looking for new members. These clubs, such as The Lions Club, Rotary, Business & Professional Women, Women Working Wonders and several more, were also greatly impacted by the pandemic and are working hard to keep going. These clubs do so many great things for our community that without them, many services would not happen. If you are looking to get involved, please also consider joining one of these very important and necessary clubs.

As always, feel free to reach out to me at pcolestock@www.cityofeatonrapids.com if you have any questions, concerns, ideas, or you’d like to learn more about getting involved in our wonderful city. Feel free to also join us at our Council Meetings. We meet the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, both at 5pm and 7pm. We’d love to see you!

We wish you a very Happy & Safe New Year!

Mayor Pam Colestock

Filed Under: Mayor's Corner

December Mayor’s Corner

December 13, 2021 By Lindsey Zeller

Dear Eaton Rapids,

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a wonderful Christmas and splendid New Year.

You have all weathered the tumult. Whether it be the remnants of the Pandemic, an election wrought with accusations and counter accusations, uncertainty over the economy, school upheaval, mask mandates, vaccines etc. The list goes on and on and every news cycle brings something more. What it often doesn’t bring is the “Flip side.”

 

Let’s concentrate on the “Flip side” in our own back yard. The mini food banks are being kept stocked to give a “ hand up and not a hand out.” The community coat tree is back. I hear about it. “ Oh, we look like ‘hobo ville.” Well, that doesn’t hold true to the grateful person that obtains a gently used coat for their child so they can stay warm when they go to school. The attendance at our Christmas parade and making George our Grand Marshall. Not a person of means but a person that is pure of heart and spends his days giving back to all that pass. A welcoming smile and wave. How our Community came together when the Magnesium Products of America plant exploded and fund raisers were held to keep the families impacted on their feet. How citizens, City officials, Fire Fighters and Police Officers worked side by side to fill sand bags during significant high water events in 2018 and 2019.

 

I recall coming to Eaton Rapids as a member of the newly formed Eaton Rapids Police department. It was December 14th of 1981. The original department was housed in the Eaton Rapids Fire department downtown. The “new crew” consisted of 10 members. We built the department from scratch. I mean we built it. We hung cabinets, built counter tops, designed the patch, re-cycled old equipment and learned the town. All this in 17 days. It was a difficult first year but gradually we became acclimated and assimilated into the town.

 

When I took office in January of 2018 I had a pretty firm agenda. I wanted to see upgrades, changes, measured development and a restored sense of pride in our community. I think we did pretty well. We upgraded much neglected equipment for our DPW. We gave our employees the tools with which to serve you better. That came with an understanding. We are making an investment in you, our employees, so that you can pass that on to those that you work for. We lit and built 2 bridges, both of which had been in disrepair for several years. We wrote and enacted a new Parks and Recreation Master Plan and a Master Plan for our city. Kudos to our Parks and Rec department and our Planning Commission. We became a Michigan Main St and Rising Tides Community to spur development and put forth several new programs to aid the downtown. Nice work DDA. We created a Property Maintenance Code upgrade and a Residential Rental Inspection Ordinance. This was done to make the community more attractive and hold land lords to rigorous standards to make sure that they maintained their properties. One of the intended results was that several of our “absentee land lords” that had allowed their properties to fall into states of disrepair sold these properties and they were converted into owner

occupied dwellings. People take more pride in something that they own as opposed to something that is owned by someone else. I asked a lot from our Building Inspection department and they delivered. We have rehabilitated our river front with a new Riverwalk and re-do of our G.A.R. park. Needed upgrades at the Howe Memorial Field and the creation of several grant funded projects to aid our residents in upgrading their own homes (Curb side grants, Façade grants and MSHDA housing grants).

 

Paved several streets and completed much needed upgrades to both the State St and Brook St corridors in the form of new water and sewer lines and a smooth surface on which to drive.

 

The Farmers market has become a “come to” event and draws folks from other communities.

We have experienced an expansion at our much coveted Eaton Rapids Medical Center, truly a jewel that the entire community can be proud of.

 

All in all, a pretty good 4 years.

As I write to you I bid you Peace. I hope that the projects that were started and the vision for our Community that has been worked towards continues to travel a good path. I hope that the City Council continues to keep in mind that they serve the citizens and not vice versa. I ask all of you that you offer to volunteer to help and not sit on the side lines watching the parade pass by. After all, it can’t be done alone and if you aren’t part of the solution you shouldn’t be part of the problem.

Take the opportunity and be part of the “Flip side.”

 

Thank you for allowing me the honor of serving as your Mayor.

Keep making Eaton Rapids a great place to live, work and raise your family.

Best Always,

Paul

Filed Under: Mayor's Corner

Meeting Location Change Notice- Parks Development Sub-Committee

September 10, 2021 By Lindsey Zeller

MEETING NOTICE-LOCATION CHANGE

To comply with the Michigan Open Meetings Act (MCL 15.265):

 

The City of Eaton Rapids Parks Development Sub-Committee

200 S. Main Street

Eaton Rapids, MI 48827

(517) 663-8118

www.cityofeatonrapids.com

 

will hold the regular meeting of the City of Eaton Rapids Parks Development Sub-Committee

on September 14, 2021

at 7:00 p.m.

at Pavilion #1, 100 Howe Dr., Eaton Rapids, Michigan.

 

The City of Eaton Rapids will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as hand signers for the hearing impaired, audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting (and/or hearing) upon two weeks notice to the City of Eaton Rapids. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the City of Eaton Rapids and leave a message which includes (1) who you are/how to contact you, (2) what meeting and date you wish to attend, (3) what aid you are requesting.

Contact: Eaton Rapids City Clerk, voice phone, (517)663-8118; U.S. mail, 200 S. Main Street, Eaton Rapids, Michigan 48827; E-mail lboomer@www.cityofeatonrapids.com

Affidavit

 

This notice was posted by Laura Boomer, Clerk, to comply with Sections 4 and 5 of Michigan Open Meetings Act (MCL 15.265) at 1:30 p.m. August 9, 2021 on the bulletin board at City Hall at least 18 hours prior to the start of the meeting.

 

I, Laura Boomer, City Clerk, certify that the foregoing notice has been posted as specified above in accordance with the Michigan Public Act (MCL 15.265) as amended.

 

Laura Boomer, Clerk

City of Eaton Rapids

Filed Under: Parks Development, Public Notice

8/17/2021 Quality of Life Board Meeting is Canceled

August 17, 2021 By Lindsey Zeller

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Quality of Life Board for Tuesday, August 17, 2021 has been canceled due to lack of business to discuss. The Board plans to meet as scheduled, the 3rd Tuesday in September.

Filed Under: Public Notice

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