PUBLIC NOTICE 

The City of Clare Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 6:30 p.m. at Clare City Hall, 202 West Fifth Street, Clare, Michigan, to receive public comment pertaining to a site plan application by Clare BTS Retail, LLC, to build a 9,100 sq. ft. Dollar General store at 303 West 5th Street.  The Planning Commission will accept comments at the hearing or in writing if the written comments are received by the City Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of the hearing.  A copy of the site plan application is available for review at Clare City Hall. 

The City of Clare is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Diane Lyon

City Clerk

Published September 11, 2018

 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CITY OF CLARE
COUNTY OF CLARE, MICHIGAN

ON THE FORMATION OF A DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND DESIGNATION OF DOWNTOWN DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS IN THE CITY OF CLARE:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City Commission of the City of Clare, County of Clare, Michigan, will hold a public hearing on the 17th day of September, 2018, at six o’clock p.m., in the City Hall, 202 West Fifth Street, Clare, Michigan, to consider the adoption of an ordinance establishing a Downtown Development Authority for the City of Clare and designating the boundaries of a Downtown District in connection therewith, pursuant to Act 197 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1975, as amended.

PROPOSED BOUNDARIES
Development District:

The legal description of the DDA Development District is “the area bounded by First Street, Beech Street, Third Street, Maple Street, Ann Arbor Railroad Right-of-Way, Fifth Street, Beech Street, Seventh Street, Pine Street, Sixth Street, Hemlock Street, Fourth Street, Pine Street and back to First Street of Sections 34 & 35, City of Clare, including all Lots of Blocks 9 & 10,  Lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 of Block 14, all Lots of Blocks 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 32 & 33, 38 & 39, Original Plat of the Village of Clare.

Development Area (Tax Increment Finance District)

Is contained within the above DDA boundary and is defined as the area bounded by First Street, Beech Street, Third Street, Maple Street, Ann Arbor Railroad Right-of-Way, Fifth Street, Beech Street, Seventh Street, Pine Street, Sixth Street, Hemlock Street, Fourth Street, Pine Street and back to First Street of Sections 34 & 35, City of Clare, including all Lots of Blocks 9 & 10,  Lots 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 of Block 14, all Lots of Blocks 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 32 & 33, 38 & 39, Original Plat of the Village of Clare.

At the public hearing, all citizens, taxpayers and property owners of the City of Clare desiring to address the City Commission shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard in regard to the establishment of the authority and the boundaries of the proposed Downtown District.

FURTHER INFORMATION may be obtained from the City Assessor’s Department.

This notice is given by order of the City Commission of the City of Clare, County of Clare, Michigan.

The City of Clare is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Diane Lyon

City Clerk

Published August 12, 2018

 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

The City of Clare is accepting sealed bids for a 104’ x 16’ Dumpster Enclosure, Fencing and Gate and/or Cement for the Fourth Street Parking lot.  Specifications may be obtained from Alan J. Jessup, Public Works Director, at Clare City Hall, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,  989/386-7541, extension 202 or Al Jessup 989-429-7735. Sealed bids should be submitted to:
City of Clare
SEALED BID
Dumpster Enclosure Fence & Gate and/or Cement
202 West Fifth Street
Clare, MI  48617

Sealed bids will be accepted until 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at which time they will be opened.  The City of Clare reserves the right to accept and/or reject any and/or all bids and is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

The City of Clare is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Diane Lyon

City Clerk

Published August 23, 2018

 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

The City of Clare Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 12, 6:30 p.m. at Clare City Hall, 202 West Fifth Street, Clare, Michigan, to receive public comment pertaining to a Site Plan application and Special Use Permit request by Green Bronco, LLC., for the proposed use of a medical marihuana processing & provisioning center at 535 Industrial Drive; and medical marihuana cultivation facility located at 545 Industrial Drive, within the city’s South Industrial Park  The Planning Commission will accept comments at the hearing or in writing if the written comments are received by the City Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of the hearing.  A copy of the site plan application is available for review at Clare City Hall.

The City of Clare is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Diane Lyon

City Clerk

Published August 23, 2018

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

The City of Clare, in partnership with the Clare County Arts Council and the Clare Railroad Depot Committee, has been awarded a grant of $51,874 from the State of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). The grant was awarded through the MCACA peer review process and was one of 494 applications to compete for MCACA fiscal year 2015 funding.

The grant funds will used to rehabilitate a portion of the historic Clare Railroad Depot to create a first-ever, permanent site and address for the Clare County Arts Council, which presently borrows and uses locations and spaces throughout Clare County for its meetings, art and education training classes, and its many, highly diversified art and culture programs.

Completion of the project will greatly enhance the Clare County Arts Council’s ability to strengthen its existing art and cultural programs; expand and create new programs; and enable a greater outreach of and for those programs.

Organizations receiving a MCACA grant are required to match those funds with other public and private dollars. To complete this portion of the capital project, the Clare Railroad Depot Committee will contribute nearly $80,000 and the local business and private community will volunteer nearly $30,000 in professional trade skills, labor, and sweat-equity.

The local match funds for this project are available due to the generous donations and outstanding support from the Greater Clare Area Community. Major contributors include the MidMichigan Community Action Agency, Herbert H. & Grace A. Dow Foundation, the Rollin M. Strosacker Foundation, the Clare County Community Foundation, the DTE Foundation, Chemical Bank, Chicago Vessel Fueling Company, the Clare Irish Committee, the Clare County Arts Council, AJ & Sandy Doherty, Robert Knapp, Anna Pryor, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, and innumerable businesses and individuals who are committed to local historic preservation and share a passion for promotion of local art and culture programs. Fund-raising efforts for this and all projects related to the preservation and rehabilitation of the historic Clare RR Depot are ongoing and are primarily attributed to the dedicated efforts of the Clare Depot Committee, the Clare Area Arts Council, the Clare Area Chamber of Commerce, and a local group of railroad aficionados.

The MCACA peer review process used to select grant recipients allows for each application to be competitively considered by a panel of in-state and out-of-state arts and cultural professionals. This ensures that taxpayers, who support this project through legislative appropriations, and all Michigan residents and visitors, will have access to the highest quality arts and cultural experiences.

A complete list of Michigan grant recipients is available by contacting MCACA at 517.241.4011 or by visiting the MCACA website, www.michiganbusiness.org/arts.

This activity is supported by the MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.

Diane Lyon
City Clerk

Published February 4, 2015