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Public Hearing notices are posted on the Public Notice page under Government. Below are the current upcoming public hearings.

NOTICE OF PROJECT PLAN PUBLIC HEARING

The Village of Quincy will hold a public hearing on the proposed Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF and CWSRF) Project Plan for the proposed water and wastewater improvements projects at the Village Council meeting on May 17, 2022, at 5:30 p.m.

The DWSRF section of the Project Plan focuses on the following water system improvements:

• Replacement of lead service lines for compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act. 
• Improvements to aged and undersized cast iron water mains in the distribution system to ensure reliability and water quality. 
• Replacement of critical equipment that is beyond its useful life at the Iron Removal Plant to improve treatment system reliability and provide safe drinking water. 

The Village is requesting a DWSRF loan for the proposed project design and construction costs which are estimated at $6,040,000.

The CWSRF section of the Project Plan focuses on the following wastewater system improvements:

• Lifts Stations: Replacement of the North Main and Lakes End Lift Stations to address aged equipment and capacity issues and improve reliability. Upgrading of pumps and appurtenances at the Pleasant Street Lift Station to address aged equipment and improve reliability 
• Wastewater Treatment Plant: Improvements include new influent screening, dredging of biosolids in all three lagoons, aeration repair with dissolved oxygen controls in Lagoon 1, aeration equipment installation with dissolved oxygen controls in Lagoon 2, and slide gate replacement in Lagoon 3. 

The Village is requesting a CWSRF loan for the proposed project design and construction costs which are estimated at $6,620,000. 

There are no negative long-term impacts associated with the proposed projects. The construction activities would have only a short-term disruption.

Starting April 15, 2022, a copy of the draft Project Plan will be available for public review, click here to review. Issues viewing the Project Plan should be directed to Brittany Butler at bbutler@quincy-mi.org or 517-639-2530.

All interested parties are invited to submit written comments on the draft Project Plan. Written comments may be emailed to the Village   at bbutler@quincy-mi.org. Written comments must be received no later than May 17, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. to be considered part of the public record.

Notice of Public Hearing

Annexation of Property in the Village of Quincy

The Branch County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 9:05 AM and continued on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 4:35 PM to consider the request of the Village of Quincy to annex the property described in the following addendum.   The public hearing will be held at the Branch County Courthouse, 31 Division Street, Coldwater, Michigan 49036.   

 If you are unable to attend the hearing, but would like to comment on these matters, please submit all comments in writing to the Branch County Board of Commissioners by May 30, 2022 at 31 Division St., Coldwater, MI  49036.  A copy of the proposed annexation can be reviewed at the Quincy Village Hall during normal business hours (Monday-Thursday 7:30-6:00) at 47 Cole Street, Quincy, MI  49082.

ADDENDUM A

LOCATED IN QUINCY TOWNSHIP, BRANCH COUNTY, MICHIGAN 

THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 16, T6S, R5W. 

ALSO: THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 16, T6S, R5W, EXCEPTING THE NORTH 633 FEET THEREOF. 

THIS PARCEL CONTAINS 40.962 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. 

TOGETHER WITH A 50-FOOT WIDE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS, EGRESS AND UTILITIES TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A CAPPED REBAR FOUND AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 16 AND RUNNING THENCE S89° 19'41 "E, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 16, 285.00 FEET TO A CAPPED REBAR SET AT THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THE EASEMENT RUNS THENCE S89° 19'41 "E, ALONG SAID LINE, 50.00 FEET; THENCE S00° 05'51 "E 493.41 FEET; THENCE S85 ° 30'44"E 366.24 FEET; THENCE S00° 14'27"E 307.12 FEET TO A CAPPED REBAR SET ON THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE RAILROAD; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY, ALONG A 12,327.70 FOOT RADIUS CURVE TO THE LEFT, AN ARC LENGTH OF 53.19 FEET WITH A DELTA ANGLE OF 00° 14'50" AND A CHORD OF S69° 48'10"W 53.19 FEET TO A CAPPED REBAR SET; THENCE N00° 14'27"W 279.24 FEET TO A CAPPED REBAR SET; THENCE 

N85° 30'44"W 366.36 FEET TO A CAPPED REBAR SET; THENCE N00° 05'5 l "W 540.23 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 

ALSO TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS, EGRESS AND UTIUTIES BETWEEN THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF WEST CHICAGO STREET AND THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF TI-IE RAILROAD, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 16 AND RUNNING THENCE N00° 14'48"W, ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE, 238.26 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY UNE OF W. CHICAGO STREET; THENCE S80° 39'06"W 629.14 FEET TO A CAPPED REBAR SET ON SAID LINE AT THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THE BOUNDARY RUNS THENCE S80° 42'1 l "W, ALONG SAID LINE, 35.61 FEET TO A CAPPED REBAR SET ON THE HISTORIC 1/2-1/4 LINE AS MONUMENTED; THENCE N00° 1 l '31 "W, ALONG SAID LINE, 257.65 FEET TO A CAPPED REBAR SET ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE RAILROAD; THENCE N69° 39'58"E, ALONG SAID LINE, 37.22 FEET TO A CAPPED REBAR SET; THENCE S00° 14'27"E 264.83 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 

SUBJECT TO ALL EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD. Rei24699.3

Notice of Public Hearing

De-Annexation of Property from the Village of Quincy

The Branch County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 9:05 AM and continued on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 4:35 PM to consider the request of the Village of Quincy to de-annex the property described in the following addendum.  The public hearing will be held at the Branch County Courthouse, 31 Division Street, Coldwater, Michigan 49036.  

If you are unable to attend the hearing, but would like to comment on these matters, please submit all comments in writing to the Branch County Board of Commissioners by May 30, 2022 at 31 Division St., Coldwater, MI  49036.  A copy of the proposed de-annexation can be reviewed at the Quincy Village Hall during normal business hours (Monday-Thursday 7:30-6:00) at 47 Cole Street, Quincy, MI  49082.

ADDENDUM A

Located in the Village of Quincy, Branch County, Michigan the West 164.22 feet of the East ½ of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 15, Town 6 South, Range 5 West, lying north of the centerline of East Chicago Road then South of the South Right of Way line of the railroad. Subject to all easements and restrictions of record.

Original source can be found here.