PUBLIC NOTICE 

The City of Clare is accepting applications for a part-time Water and Waste Water Treatment Plant Administrative Assistant.  The position is 20 to 29 hours per week.   Applicants must have a minimum of a high school diploma (college courses a plus) with a knowledge of modern office practices and procedures, strong background in mathematics and English composition, records filing; ability to write legibly and maintain positive working relationships with fellow employees and the general public. Must also have a good understanding of computer software; working knowledge of modern records management techniques; and an ability to perform routine work in an accurate, efficient, self-motivated manner.  Must be able to work under pressure and to consistently meet deadlines.  Applicant must possess a valid Michigan Drivers license.   Must have the ability to organize, prioritize and work independently. For a Job description and to fill out an application go to www.cityofclare.org or in person at 202 W. Fifth St., Clare, MI. Applicants must also submit a resume listing their qualifications and provide a minimum of three current references to:  

Part Time Water/Wastewater Administrative Assistant 
City Of Clare
202 W. W Fifth Street
Clare, Mi 48617

Applications will be accepted until November 30th.

 

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

Diane Lyon
City Clerk
Published November 8, 2020

 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

The City Commission of Clare will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. to receive public comment pertaining to the approval of the Single Lot Assessment Roll for 2020 delinquent accounts.  A copy of the assessment roll is available for review at this link, or by contacting the Clerk’s office at 989-386-7541 x106 or by email at dlyon@cityofclare.org prior to the date of the hearing.  The City Commission will accept public comment during the hearing or in writing if the written comments are received by the City Clerk not later than 4p.m. on the date of the hearing. 

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

Diane Lyon
City Clerk
Published October 28, 2020

 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

The City of Clare Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. at to receive public comment pertaining to a Site Plan Application and Request for Change in Zoning of a parcel from R-1 Residential to C-1 Commercial.  The property is located at 202 West State Street, Clare, Michigan.  The Planning Commission will accept verbal comment during the hearing or written comment provided that the written comment is received by the Clare City Clerk not later than 4:00 p.m. on the date of the hearing. 

The City of Clare City Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. at to receive public comment pertaining to the Request for Change in Zoning of a parcel from R-1 Residential to C-1 Commercial.  The property is located at 202 West State Street, Clare, Michigan.  The City Commission will accept verbal comment during the hearing or written comment provided that the written comment is received by the Clare City Clerk not later than 4:00 p.m. on the date of the hearing. 

A copy of the Zoning Change Request application is available for review by appointment with the Clare City Clerk, 989-386-7541 or email dlyon@cityofclare.org.

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

Diane Lyon
City Clerk
Published October 21, 2020

 

 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

NOTICE OF HEARING ON SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLARE

TO ALL RECORD OWNERS OF, OR PARTIES IN INTEREST IN, THE FOLLOWING-DESCRIBED LANDS IN THE CITY OF CLARE, STATE OF MICHIGAN: Click here to view list

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of the City Charter of the City of Clare and Chapter 38 of the City Code, the City Commission of the City of Clare, Counties of Clare and Isabella, State of Michigan (the “City”) has tentatively declared its intention to proceed with the improvements described as follows:
The improvements consist of the mechanical dredging of the entirety of Lake Shamrock, including inlets and channels, acquiring necessary dredging equipment therefor, and excavating and constructing an additional spillway, together with all related improvements, equipment, appurtenances and attachments.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the City Commission of the City has tentatively declared its intention to make such improvements, and has tentatively designated the above-described lands as a special assessment district against which part of the cost of said public improvements is to be assessed.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that preliminary plans describing the improvements and a preliminary estimate of cost of the improvements have been prepared and are on file with the City Clerk at 202 West Fifth Street, Clare, Michigan 48617, for public examination during regular business hours, and will also be available for inspection at the public hearing.
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Commission of the City will meet remotely by teleconference and video conference on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern Time, and during such meeting will conduct a public hearing to hear objections to the making of the proposed improvements and to the special assessment district tentatively designated by the City Commission against which part of the cost of the aforementioned public improvements is to be assessed.  All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard.
Remote access to the public hearing is attainable through Zoom with either a computer or phone with the following information:
The Zoom call will be held in compliance with the Open Meetings Act.  Connection information for public participation during the meeting will be provided on the meeting agenda which will be posted on the bulletin board at Clare City Hall, 202 West Fifth Street, Clare, Michigan and on the city’s website @ www.cityofclare.org.
Written comments will also be accepted at the office of the City Clerk, 202 West Fifth Street, Clare, Michigan 48617.  In order to be considered, written comments must be received by the office of the City Clerk on or prior to 4:00 p.m. on the date set for the hearing.  The City of Clare is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
                                                                                    Diane Lyon, City Clerk
                                                                                    City of Clare
                                                                                    202 West Fifth Street
                                                                                    Clare, Michigan 48617

Diane Lyon
City Clerk
Published October 21, 2020

 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

The City Commission of Clare will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 16, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. at Clare City Hall, 202 W Fifth Street, to receive public comments pertaining to the approval of the Single Lot Assessment Roll for 2020 delinquent accounts.  A copy of the assessment roll is available for review by contacting the Clerk’s office at 989-386-7541 x106 or dlyon@cityofclare.org prior to the date of the hearing.  The City Commission will accept comments during the hearing or in writing if the written comments are received by the City Clerk not later than 4 p.m. on the date of the hearing. 

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

Diane Lyon
City Clerk
Published October 8, 2020

 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

NOTICE TO ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF CLARE
OF INTENT TO ISSUE BONDS
AND THE RIGHT OF REFERENDUM RELATING THERETO
(PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Clare, Counties of Clare and Isabella, State of Michigan (the “City”), intends to issue and sell limited tax general obligation bonds pursuant to Act 34, Public Acts of Michigan, 2001, as amended, in one or more series, in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed One Million One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,150,000) (the “Bonds”), for the purpose of paying all or part of the costs of (i) acquiring a new fire engine, air packs and other firefighting equipment and (ii) acquiring a new vacuum truck.

SOURCE OF PAYMENT OF BONDS
The principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be payable from the general funds of the City lawfully available for such purpose, including property taxes levied within applicable constitutional, statutory and charter tax rate limitations. 
BOND DETAILS
Each series of the Bonds will be payable in annual installments not to exceed fifteen (15) in number, and will bear interest at the rate or rates to be determined at public or private sale, but in no event to exceed six percent (6.00%) per annum on the balance of the Bonds from time to time remaining unpaid.
RIGHT OF REFERENDUM
THE BONDS WILL BE ISSUED WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY UNLESS A PETITION REQUESTING AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF ISSUING THE BONDS, SIGNED BY NOT LESS THAN 10% OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY, IS FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK WITHIN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.  If such a petition is filed, the Bonds may not be issued unless approved by a majority vote of the electors of the City voting on the question of their issuance.

THIS NOTICE is given pursuant to the requirements of Section 517 of Act 34, Public Acts of Michigan, 2001, as amended.
                                                                                    Diane Lyon, City Clerk
                                                                                    City of Clare
                                                                                    202 W. Fifth Street
                                                                                    Clare, MI 48617

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

Diane Lyon
City Clerk
Published October 8, 2020

 

PUBLIC NOTICE 

NOTICE TO ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF CLARE
OF INTENT TO ISSUE BONDS
AND THE RIGHT OF REFERENDUM RELATING THERETO
(LAKE SHAMROCK PROJECT)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Clare, Counties of Clare and Isabella, State of Michigan (the “City”), intends to issue and sell limited tax general obligation bonds pursuant to Act 34, Public Acts of Michigan, 2001, as amended, in one or more series, in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000) (the “Bonds”), for the purpose of paying all or part of the costs of dredging the entirety of Lake Shamrock, including inlets and channels, acquiring necessary dredging equipment therefor, and excavating and constructing an additional spillway, together with all related improvements, equipment, appurtenances and attachments.

SOURCE OF PAYMENT OF BONDS
The principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be payable from the general funds of the City lawfully available for such purpose, including property taxes levied within applicable constitutional, statutory and charter tax rate limitations.  The City presently expects that a portion of the principal of and interest on the Bonds will be paid from the collection of special assessments in a certain special assessment district in the City.
BOND DETAILS
Each series of the Bonds will be payable in annual installments not to exceed twenty (20) in number, and will bear interest at the rate or rates to be determined at public or private sale, but in no event to exceed six percent (6.00%) per annum on the balance of the Bonds from time to time remaining unpaid.
RIGHT OF REFERENDUM
THE BONDS WILL BE ISSUED WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY UNLESS A PETITION REQUESTING AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF ISSUING THE BONDS, SIGNED BY NOT LESS THAN 10% OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY, IS FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK WITHIN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.  If such a petition is filed, the Bonds may not be issued unless approved by a majority vote of the electors of the City voting on the question of their issuance.

THIS NOTICE is given pursuant to the requirements of Section 517 of Act 34, Public Acts of Michigan, 2001, as amended.
                                                                                    Diane Lyon, City Clerk
                                                                                    City of Clare
                                                                                    202 W. Fifth Street
                                                                                    Clare, MI 48617

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

Diane Lyon
City Clerk
Published October 8, 2020

 

 

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