PUBLIC NOTICE 

The Clare City Fire Department is requesting sealed bids for the purchase of Fire Department Paging Equipment and 800 MHz Radios. Detailed specifications may be obtained at Clare City Hall, 202 W Fifth St, Clare, MI  48617, Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. The Bid Opening will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at which time they will be opened.  Sealed bids must be submitted to:   Fire Dept. Paging Equipment & 800 MHz Radios Bid, City of Clare, 202 West Fifth Street, Clare, MI  48617.  The words “SEALED BID” must be placed directly under the return address.  The City of Clare reserves the right to accept and/or reject any and/or all bids. 

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

James Chapman

Fire Chief

Published May 15, 2018

 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

NOTICE OF CLOSEOUT PUBLIC HEARING
FOR MICHIGAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING FOR THE CLARE FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

The City of Clare will conduct a closeout public hearing on June 4, 2018 at 6:00 pm at Clare City Hall, 202 W. Fifth St., Clare, MI 48617, for the purpose of affording citizens an opportunity to submit comments and receive a final report on the completion of the CDBG Façade Improvement grant.

The CDBG grant provided funding to assist in rehabilitation of buildings located within the Downtown Development Authority district.   The CDBG project benefitted at least 51% low to moderate income persons; zero persons were displaced as a result of the project.

Interested parties are invited and encouraged to comment on the project in person at the public hearing or in writing through the close of business on June 4, 2018 and addressed to: City Clerk, 202 W. Fifth St., Clare, MI 48617. 

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

Diane Lyon

City Clerk

989-386-7541 extension 106

Published May 11, 2018

 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

CITY OF CLARE
Summary of Ordinance Adoption

Following the second reading and formal adoption of the following named Ordinance(s), the City of Clare Code of Ordinances as amended become effective May 12, 2018.  For a full copy of the Ordinance changes, please contact the City Clerk, at the City of Clare, 202 W. Fifth St., Clare, MI 48617.  The City of Clare is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
                       
CITY OF CLARE ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 2018-003
Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act
Chapter 52, Article III, Section 52-271, Boundaries; purpose; uses is hereby amended.

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

Diane Lyon

City Clerk

Published April 5, 2018

 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

The Clare Police are looking for a few good men and women to join our dedicated group of Reserve Officers.  In addition to our current Reserve Officer staff we would like to add auxiliary officers with weekday availability.  This is a great opportunity to give back to our community.   If you think you have what it takes, can attend our training, and can pass the Academy, please consider applying at www.cityofclare.org or pick up an application at City Hall.

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

Diane Lyon

City Clerk

Published April 5, 2018

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

SCHEDULE OF BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON
PROPOSED 2018-2019 BUDGET

The City will be conducting budget workshops for the Fiscal Year 2018-19 at the regularly scheduled May 7th and May 21st, 2018 City Commission meetings.  Department heads will review their various departmental needs, provide recommendations for capital improvement projects, and offer suggestions for fee & rate schedule amendments; the City Commission will offer guidance and provide recommendations to city staff during the workshops.  The public is encouraged to attend, however if you are unable to attend the meetings and have input you would wish to be considered, you may submit written comment to the City Clerk at 202 W. Fifth St., Clare, MI 48617 or provide verbal comment by calling (989) 386-7541 ext. 106.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Monday, June 4th, 2018, the Clare City Commission will hold a public hearing to consider adoption of the City’s Fiscal Year 2018-2019 budget at 6:00 p.m., Clare City Hall Commission Chambers, 202 W. Fifth Street, Clare, Michigan.  A copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspection during normal business hours in the Office of the City Treasurer, 202 W. Fifth St., Clare, Michigan.

 

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

Diane Lyon

City Clerk

Published March 13, 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