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Keego Harbor voters rejected a dedicated police millage in November — now they will have a new millage to consider in May.

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WEST BLOOMFIELD – At a regular meeting Jan. 23, the West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees approved a proposal for a 30-unit duplex condominium community.

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The development is set to be located on the north side of Walnut Lake Road, east of Haggerty Road and the West Bloomfield Trail.

The proposed development area is currently vacant.

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ABOVE: A 30-unit duplex condominium community, located on the north side of Walnut Lake Road, east of Haggerty Road and the West Bloomfield Trail, was unanimously approved by the West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees.

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Keego to put police millage back on the ballot after Nov. failure

BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com

KEEGO HARBOR — Last November, part of the general election ballot for Keego Harbor residents included a dedicated police millage proposal.

Keego residents currently have a supplemental police millage of 4 mills, which is $4 per $1,000 of taxable value of property within the city.

However, it was reduced to 3.6189 mills due to the Headlee Amendment. Under the Headlee Amendment to the Michigan Constitution, a community’s millage rates are reduced to offset any increase in overall taxable value exceeding the rate of inflation in a given year.

Voters were asked in November if they wanted to replace the millage and increase it to 8 mills.

The proposal narrowly failed, with 581 residents voting against it and 557 voting in favor of it.

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, Brother Rice face off in first ‘Pink in the Rink’ ABOVE: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s players wore specialized jerseys that honored someone in their life who has battled cancer, during the school’s first “Pink in the Rink” event. St. Mary’s worked in conjunction with Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice to raise money for cancer research with 50/50 raffles, silent auctions, merchandise sales and a donation box.

LEFT: held “I skate for” signs during a ceremonial skatearound honoring family members or friends who have battled cancer. The schools also held a ceremonial puck drop that honored the memory or a survivor of a few of the St. Mary’s and Brother Rice players. RIGHT: Brother Rice junior Ryan Tyranski fights for possession of the puck with St. Mary’s junior Dugan Cretu during Brother Rice’s 2-1 win Feb. 11 at St. Mary’s Ice Arena. St. Mary’s finished five points behind second-place Brother Rice in the Catholic High School League standings.

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Employers, employees react to minimum wage court ruling

BY BRENDAN LOSINSKI blosinski@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — Michigan employers, tipped workers and those earning the minimum wage are reacting to a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling that affects how employees are paid.

In a 3-0 decision issued Jan. 26, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned a July 2022 Court of Claims ruling and declared that the Michigan Legislature lacked the constitutional authority to adopt and subsequently amend two 2018 ballot initiatives.

One would have increased the minimum wage to $12 per hour in 2023 and increased tipped wages to the full minimum wage. The other would have enacted one of most sweeping paid sick leave laws in the country, thereby requiring nearly every business across the state to make significant changes to their paid time off policies and procedures.

Vivian Smith is a 28-year-old from Detroit and a member of Fight for 15, a group which seeks a $15 an hour minimum wage.

She has worked as a cook at a McDonald’s

for five years and makes $10 per hour, which she said is barely enough to cover rent and her other bills. She believes that workers need increases in the minimum wage in order to make a living wage that matches how hard they work.

“I feel like the economy is getting worse and $13 is not enough. I am working so hard in the fast food industry, we do everything in the store, we do it well and we deserve better pay,” Smith said.

Marty Knollenberg is a former Michigan state representative and the owner of the Sedona Taphouse restaurant in Troy. He said he was relieved after the Court of Appeals ruling, saying that a different result could have been detrimental to businesses and, by extension, their customers.

“Obviously, this is good news for restaurant owners, for our services and for our guests in the short term,” he said. “I am happy with this decision. The other side is

going to appeal, so we will have to wait to see what that appeal will look like and if the (Michigan) Supreme Court will take it up.”

The more bitter point of contention was the subject of changing the laws regarding the tip credit. Knollenberg said that eliminating tip credit could mean radically higher operating costs of businesses like restaurants and actually mean less pay for employees at establishments where they generally receive high amounts from tips.

“What happened was that a ballot initiative (was proposed) to increase the minimum wage took place and it also could affect the tip credit,” he said.

“Such measures try to bundle multiple issues on one proposal. Most people wouldn’t be aware that increasing the minimum wage would also change how the tip credit works.

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$3.84 per hour, but that is offset by the tips they receive. If they aren’t making at least $10.10 an hour, the employer has to make up that difference. Nobody is making less than $10.10 per hour in my restaurant. I don’t know what problem they are trying to solve.”

Rogers countered that businesses have a responsibility to pay their employees a fair wage and if they are unable to do so, they are already failing.

“They shouldn’t be in business if they can’t pay us what we are asking for,” she said.

“The economy is going up and they are not paying us the amount we need even though we are working hard. I do five things at work and get the customers out fast and sometimes I even stay after my shift is over.”

On Jan. 1, 2023, Michigan’s minimum wage rate increased from $9.87 to $10.10 per hour as set by Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018 establishing the annual schedule of increases.

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SALVATION ARMY RADIOTHON DATES RELEASED METRO DETROIT — The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit will attempt to fight hunger and homelessness with its 36th annual Bed & Bread Club Radiothon, which is scheduled to be aired on 760 WJR from 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, to 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 24.

In its 35-year history, the fundraiser has raised more than $41.3 million, helping feed and shelter in-need people across metro Detroit, according to a press release.

“For the past 35 years, the Bed & Bread Club Radiothon has been a primary source of funding the Bed & Bread program, allowing The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit to feed and shelter Detroit’s hungry and homeless,” Bob Mueller, the metro Detroit area commander for the Salvation Army Great Lakes Division, stated in the release. “The Salvation Army is grateful for the partnership with WJR and the generous supporters who join in on our mission of doing the most good.”

Listeners can donate $120 to feed five people for nearly a month. Those who donate $240 will provide meals to 10 people for nearly a month and receive a limited-edition Bed & Bread Club Radiothon umbrella as a thank you.

Those contributing $255 or more can donate an extra umbrella to a Bed & Bread client, according to the release.

Individuals can donate by visiting sametrodetroit.org, texting BREAD to 24365 or calling 833-SALHOPE. For more information, including volunteer opportunities, visit sametrodetroit.org/radiothon.

‘SHOPPE SYLVAN’ SET TO HIT SYLVAN LAKE SYLVAN LAKE — An “eye-popping” makers market featuring 26 juried makers, bakers, designers and creators; live music; a “roaring” fire; and artisan food trucks is scheduled to take place noon-4 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Sylvan Lake Community Center, located at 2456 Pontiac Drive.

There is a $1 entry fee to attend Shoppe Sylvan, with the money funding the Sylvan Summer Concert Series, according to a promotional flier.

For more information, go to Facebook or Instagram and search for “Shoppe Sylvan.”

ROAD COMMISSION HAS NEW MEMBER METRO DETROIT — The Road Commission for Oakland County recently announced that there is a new member of the Board of Road Commissioners.

Along with Chair Andrea LaLonde and Vice Chair Nancy Quarles, Eric D. McPherson is now part of the three-member Board of Road Commissioners.

The commissioners are appointed by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and serve six-year terms.

McPherson “I would like to thank the Oakland County Board of Commissioners for my appointment to the Road Commission Board,” McPherson stated via a press release. “My goal is to continue to promote the national reputation of this Board and organization for its superior road operations. I recognize that credit needs to be given to the staff and laborers who make this happen.”

McPherson is a life-long resident of Hazel Park and a business agent for the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Local 80 and a 1983 graduate of Catholic Central High School, according to the release.

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DETROIT AUTORAMA SET TO RETURN DETROIT — The Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama, presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts, is revved up and ready to roar into downtown Detroit to celebrate its 70th anniversary, according to a press release.

The world-famous car event, known as “America’s Greatest Hot Rod Show,” is scheduled to take place at Detroit’s Huntington Place, formerly known as TCF/ Cobo Center, Feb. 24-26.

“Detroit Autorama welcomes 800 of the most amazing chopped, channeled, dumped and decked hot rods and custom cars in the world to the motor city with builders from across the country and the world, competing for the highest honor in hot rodding, The Ridler Award,” the release states.

Multiple West Bloomfield residents are set to participate in Autorama.

“We are so thrilled to be celebrating the big 70th Anniversary of Detroit Autorama this year,” Peter Toundas, the president and owner of Championship Auto Shows Inc. and the producer of Autorama, stated in the release. “Detroit’s Autorama was the first and is the most revered hot rod custom car show in the country. We are so proud that it all started in Detroit and getting to a milestone like the 70th year is a real reason to celebrate. Autorama attracts a significant amount of national attention to the motor city and spotlights the important historic role Detroit has played in the world of custom cars and hot rodding.”

Highlights of this year’s Autorama include some of the “wildest” and most famous customs in custom car history, the release states.

For more information, visit autorama.com or call (248) 373-1700.

The scheduled hours are noon-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24; 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25; and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26.

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BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com

GREATER WEST BLOOMFIELD — The Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society is scheduled to offer a variety of programming options for residents in upcoming months.

The Historical Society released its programming schedule through April, and it includes open houses, a spring walk, a museum tour and the chance to learn about a unique home that is nearly 100 years old.

The Interurban Trolley Open House is set to take place 1-4 p.m. March 12 at the Orchard Lake Museum.

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the interurban trolley, a light rail system from downtown Detroit to Pontiac from 1875 to 1920.

According to a press release, it “shortened travel time to the ‘up north’ getaway that was West Bloomfield.”

Brian Golden, who is the author of “Farmington Junction, A Trolley History” is set to share presentations at 2 and 3 p.m.

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As part of a scheduled Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society program, residents will have an opportunity to learn about the blue shake roof home on Pine Lake Road.

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First tennis simulator in the U.S. finds home in Novi

BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

NOVI — Innovation has always been in TennisTEC founder Thanh Tran’s family and can be traced back to when his father helped Tran, at the age of 6, and the rest of his family leave Vietnam on a shrimp boat for Bangkok before planting their roots in Grand Ledge.

“He was a go-getter,” Tran said. “He was a smart guy, and he definitely knew his stuff. He knew how to be cunning, and he knew how to hustle.”

Now revolutionary in his own right, Tran has brought something to the community that nobody in the country has seen before.

The first of its kind in the United States, TennisTEC has opened the nation’s first-ever tennis simulator in Novi for people of all ages to enjoy.

The building features two courts for interested customers to enjoy with the Wimbledon Room geared more for younger players and more fun-oriented activities. The

room’s Wimbledon-based aesthetics with the Wimbledon colors and logo set the tone for the room, but the real fun is the target on the court. Players can utilize the court for multiple features including a target game where players attempt to hit the tennis ball through different targets to earn points against their opponents.

“You can do anything you want here,” Tran said. “This part is for them to have fun.”

Farther back in the building sits the ultimate tennis simulator experience where competitive, noncompetitive, or first-time tennis players can practice or compete using the simulator.

Featuring multiple modes including head-to-head and target practice, users can also enter practice mode to work on their forehand and backhand shots as well.

If customers are feeling confident, they can go head-to-head with two different computer opponents that are named after Tran’s son and daughter, Justin and Ava, and earn a free membership for a year if they win.

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TennisTEC’s Wimbledon Room lets users play different tennis games including target practice.

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system here over 100 years ago,” the release states.

“We’ll be excited to highlight our history with the interurban, bringing Detroiters out to this area to enjoy the natural features and the natural beauty we have here,” said Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society President Gina Gregory. “This was a resort community in the early 20th century.”

There is no admission to attend.

The Orchard Lake Museum is located at 3951 Orchard Lake Road.

At 2 p.m. March 19, a presentation titled “Restoring 2690 Pine Lake Road” is scheduled to take place in the main meeting room of the West Bloomfield Township Public Library, located at 4600 Walnut Lake Road.

“This memorable blue-shake roof home has an interesting story,” the release states. “Learn about the home’s architecture and first owners.”

The home’s current owner is Paul B. Wilbur, who is the scheduled presenter for the event.

Wilbur bought the Pine Lake Road home in 2005.

“People call it the Cinderella house; they call it the Hansel and Gretel house,”

Wilbur said. “I talked to a little girl, and she called it the cupcake frosting house because it looks like the roof has frosting on it.”

Wilbur said the story of the house is a fun one.

“We learn about the original owner and why he wanted to buy on Pine Lake; some of the snob appeal of what Pine Lake offered back in that era,” he said. “Then we learn about the architect, who was a very famous architect in Detroit named William H. Kuni, who self-proclaimed he had built more than 500 houses in Detroit and the Detroit area … by 1925. … What makes this really unusual is the house was actually finalized in 1925, and we have pictures of every room in the house in 1925.”

Wilbur said that the original owner of the home was a state senator named Lawrence Snell.

The house has been restored since Wilbur purchased it.

“The house is back to 1925, with the exception of the kitchen,” he said. “We restored it back to 1925, kind of the glamor era for the auto barons, for the up-and-comers in Detroit. … It’s an 85% photographic tour.”

There is no charge for admission.

The event has a 50-person attendance limit, according to the release.

The “1913 & 1953 Tax Record Books Open House” is set to take place at the Or-

chard Lake Museum 1-4 p.m. April 2, with no charge to attend.

“Come see 1913 and 1953 West Bloomfield tax record books,” the release states. “To learn more about your property, know your Township section number, property description and, if known, subdivision.”

“People will be able to look up their property,” Gregory said. “By doing so, you can tell if there was a (building) on it, which aids folks in learning the history of their property.”

The Historical Society has scheduled a Birmingham Museum tour program 12:153:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4.

Those interested in taking the tour can board a bus at the West Bloomfield Parks Recreational Activities Center, located at 4640 Walnut Lake Road.

It is set to be a docent-led tour of the Birmingham Museum and features a new exhibit, “A Tapestry of Birmingham,” which “includes early Black settlement, abolitionists, the Underground Railroad. Also, tour the oldest house in Oakland County — the 1822 John West Hunter House.”

Birmingham Museum Director Leslie Pielack explained what visitors can expect to learn about on the tour.

“Our local stories of diversity over the last 200 years, and probably the most important part being the Underground Railroad,” Pielack said. “That’s what most people focus

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on here, but we have a lot of interesting exhibits, and so it’s really, I think, unexpected.

People don’t expect to learn this kind of stuff about Birmingham, Michigan, but it’s very much part of our story.”

Pielack also discussed the John West Hunter House.

“That is the oldest house in Oakland County — one of the oldest houses in lower Michigan,” she said. “We have that preserved, and so we interpret it as a historic house. … That’s on our site as well.”

Gregory also shared some thoughts about the Birmingham Museum tour.

“They’re a community nearby that has history to share, and we’d like to take advantage of the opportunity to see what they have,” she said. “This is our first bus tour since COVID. … It’s always fun to engage with people up-close and personal.”

The cost for the tour is $15 for residents and $20 for nonresidents.

The “Orchard Lake Nature Sanctuary Spring Walk” is set to take place 2-3 p.m.

Sunday, April 16, at 4700 Pontiac Trail in Orchard Lake.

“Walk through rolling terrain and explore the breathtaking spring flowers,” the release states.

There is no charge to participate.

Naturalist Carol Fink is set to lead a guided tour.

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PROPOSALS (SCHOOL) WEST BLOOMFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION UNLIMITED TAX BOND PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING AND SITE PURPOSES IN THE AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $148,000,000. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT THE BONDS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IF APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTORS AT THIS ELECTION, WILL BE GENERAL OBLIGATION UNLIMITED TAX BONDS PAYABLE FROM GENERAL AD VALOREM TAXES.

Board of Review appeals by letter will also be accepted, in place of a personal appearance, if received by March 10, 2023.

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Full text of the ballot proposals may be obtained at the City of Keego Harbor Clerk’s office, 2025 Beechmont, Keego Harbor, MI 48320. A sample ballot may also be viewed at mi.gov/vote.

PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION AFFIDAVIT INFORMATION: If you purchased your principal residence after June 1, 2022, and have not claimed the Principal Residence Exemption, you are required to file an affidavit on or before June 1, 2023 for the immediately succeeding summer tax levy and all subsequent tax levies or by November 1, 2023 for the immediately succeeding winter tax levy and all subsequent tax levies.

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just look but really see what’s going on in the woods and using all of our senses to enjoy the moment of being in the peaceful beauty of nature,” Fink said. “I have some field guides, usually some information, but being in the woods is a great experience for anybody, any age. … One of the many joys of living in Michigan is when spring springs, we are so excited to be outside, so our spring … walks are very popular.”

Gregory said that she looks at 2023 as the first year that “things are, hopefully, returning to normal.”

“We’re excited that we have a five-year contract for the Orchard Lake Museum and appreciate the support of the community,” she said. “We’re looking to increase our membership this year and hope that people will use this year to support our efforts and volunteer with our group. We need new leaders and more volunteers to keep our local history alive for the community.”

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DTE Energy, which serves more than 1.2 million customers in the metro Detroit area, will see some of the biggest impact from changes passed down from the Michigan Public Services Commission dictating how utility rates are charged per kilowatt hour.

“The Michigan Public Service Commission is transitioning all rate changes to this structure with utilities,” said Angie Pizzuti, chief customer officer for DTE. “There are distinct advantages. Right now, customers pay $16.09 cents per kWh and the rate goes to $18.06 for anything over 17 kWh. Off-peak hours will now be lower at $15.45.

“Between October and May they pay $16.75 during peak hours,” Pizzuti said.

“From June to September, the rates would be $20.98 per kWh between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. and $15.45 per kWh the rest of the day. … It allows customers the opportunity to use power when there are lower rates if they choose to perform activities during those off-peak hours.”

The new rate system will be put into place beginning in March.

Despite this possibly resulting in lower energy bills for those who are able to work around the peak hours under the new system, the increase in rates during peak hours, particularly during the warmer months, has some

customers concerned. Many people don’t have the option to not use electronics during those peak hours, an issue that is even more relevant with so many people working from home.

“I work from home five days a week,” said Sterling Heights resident Shelly Weirsbaski. “I can’t choose to not have a Zoom meeting in the afternoon or turn off my computer when I’m supposed to be getting work done.”

This is even more concerning for those who have health issues and rely on devices such as breathing aids or dialysis machines.

They obviously can’t wait until off-peak hours to use electric devices that help maintain their health.

Bert Copple is the owner of a Home Instead franchise, which provides in-home care for senior citizens. He said the effect that such changes could have on the senior citizen population could be troubling.

“For seniors on fixed incomes, we find those seniors are already incredibly cautious when it comes to spending money,” said Copple. “Often we find them already not using their air conditioning or heater or an appliance just to save money. They become very paranoid about how much they are spending on electricity. We have our workers arrive in their home and it’s too intolerable even for them.”

He said seniors who are worried about increases to their electricity bills could make decisions that are harmful to their health.

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WEST BLOOMFIELD — Between Jan. 23 and 26, a resident on Mapesbury Drive reported that computer items, a 42inch television, an area rug, bar chairs and miscellaneous bathroom items were stolen from her home.

West Bloomfield Police Department officers were able to locate a 20-year-old male suspect.

It was reported that the father of the suspect was in discussion with detectives about paying for damage and missing property.

Unpaid taxi bills reported

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A resident on Buxton Drive stated that a man she does

Money drained from retirement account

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A large amount of money was transferred out of the retirement account of a resident on Hillcrest Court at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 30.

Customer pays with counterfeit bills

WEST BLOOMFIELD — In a report pertaining to a residence on Pinehurst Drive dated Jan. 23, a business owner stated that her junk removal company was hired to remove a mattress from the residence.

The company was paid in cash with several counterfeit bills, according to the report.

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She reported that it was the third time the same man has been dropped off at her residence, and with each occurrence ,the man walks toward her residence and then runs into the neighborhood without paying the taxi bill.

West Bloomfield Police Department officers and detectives believe they have identified a suspect and were set to follow up on possible charges.

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METRO DETROIT — For business owners, networking is a great way to build connections and grow professional contacts. As the number of female entrepreneurs rises, networking can be particularly beneficial, as it often creates a culture of women supporting one another in business.

In Oakland and Macomb counties, there are many women who have started their own businesses. In one village, the downtown retail area is entirely made up of women-owned businesses.

Retail shops in downtown Franklin are 100% woman owned, including many shops and eateries. Madeleine’s French Patisserie is one of the newer additions to downtown Franklin. They have been in business for about a year.

“In general, I have found that the town has been very supportive,” Madeleine’s French Patisserie owner and head pastry chef Holly Kaiser said.

Since Franklin is a small village, Kaiser said she has had to be creative to attract people to her business.

However, collaborating with surrounding businesses has helped bring awareness to Madeleine’s French Patisserie.

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METRO DETROIT — For those in the market to purchase a home, one of the most important parts of the process is determining what they can afford to pay as a monthly mortgage payment.

After crunching the numbers, real estate professionals and mortgage loan officers can help potential buyers figure out what price range they should stay in when making a purchase offer so they avoid a monthly mortgage payment that doesn’t fit their budget.

However, despite doing what they thought was their due diligence, many homeowners get an unpleasant surprise after purchasing a home when they learn, months later, that their mortgage payment has been increased.

What many homeowners don’t realize is that the taxable value the previous homeowner was paying was based on the year they purchased the home. However, at some point after a home is sold, municipalities conduct a property reassessment to determine the current taxable value, and that can lead to a significant increase in monthly mortgage payments.

In 1994, Michigan voters approved Proposal “A,” a constitutional amendment that established taxable value as the basis for the calculation of property taxes.

Increases in taxable value are limited to the percent of change in the rate of inflation or 5%, whichever is less, as long as there were no losses or additions to the property.

The limit on taxable value does not apply to a property in the year following a transfer of ownership. At that time, the taxable value increases to the assessed value.

Jake Slobin is a senior loan officer with Supreme Lending in Farmington Hills. He explained why new homeowners can expect to see a jump in their monthly mortgage payments after purchasing a property.

“People who bought houses 10, 15 years ago … pretty much get grandfathered into that taxable rate,” Slobin said. “Now, you fast forward 10, 15 years that person’s owned the home, and now they’re selling. Well, the new person coming in is gonna have to pay taxes on what the new sales price is. … Say someone bought a house in 2021 and someone comes in there and buys it now, in 2023. Those aren’t the people that are gonna see a big tax jump; the big tax jump comes when someone bought a house five, 10, 15, 20 years ago, and now someone new is coming in and buying it.”

A significant period of time can pass before new homeowners learn that their monthly mortgage payments have jumped.

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Pizzuti said that DTE is aware of such concerns and said that they don’t expect people to stop using all devices during peak hours but that some appliances can be used during off-peak hours instead.

“We understand and we don’t want customers to completely stop service during peak hours,” she said. “They can still save money by using devices like washing machines or dishwashers during non-peak hours.”

She added that the rate changes are not a result of the switch over to smart utility meters performed over the last several years, which has been a concern for some in the community.

“When we installed the smart meters it was to provide more control, not to change how we charge,” Pizzuti said. “They eliminated manual meter reading. It allowed customers to monitor their usage. It allowed us to also detect power outages more quickly. The Michigan Public Services Commission wanted us to move to this hourly rate system.”

Pizzuti said that, ultimately, such changes are necessary to reduce strain on the power grid and that this is in no way designed to profit more from its customers.

“The new time of day structure is not a rate increase. It’s actually lower during most times of day,” she said. “It evens out peaks and reduces demand during high usage time. This way we don’t have to activate additional resources to generate that additional energy during those peak hours. … I think The Michi-

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“The goal of time-based pricing is to align utility rates with the actual costs of producing it at different times, in a revenue-neutral way (the utilities will not make additional profit off these rates), with the aim of reducing overall peak demand,” he said in an email. “In summertime, for one, it costs more to produce electricity on a hot weekday, when business is in full swing and residential and commercial customers are using air conditioning, than it does on a cool weekend when businesses are closed and air conditioning is less needed.”

Still, many in the community are worried about how the change to higher rates during peak hours will affect customers when implemented in the real world.

“I’m concerned for people on fixed incomes,” said Copple. “It is an incredibly vulnerable population, and what would happen if a senior turned off their heat at 4 p.m. and then they forget to turn it back on? Add in conditions like dementia, and this is a very real concern. It can dramatically affect the health of the senior with breathing and body temperature regulation. It will in turn affect caregivers who need to keep a closer eye on some seniors to ensure this sort of thing doesn’t happen.”

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“It’s a beautiful area,” Kaplan said. “It’s three-and-a-half miles of natural beauty roads in West Bloomfield, mainly in the area of Halstead to Haggerty, and both sides of Walnut Lake Road. You might have streams, ponds, different sets of trees, vegetation.”

Kaplan said that the development is for two-story duplexes, which are expected to sell for $400,000 or more. In an email he stated that the building footprints’ area is 8.56 acres.

The property is set to be developed by Schafer Development, and it will be built, sold and marketed by Toll Brothers.

Steven Schafer is the owner of Schafer Development.

“I’ve been a resident of West Bloomfield for over 60 years,” Schafer said. “The site’s best suited for an empty-nester-type product.

I think it’s a missing product that we currently don’t have in the township. The units are going to have main-floor master bedrooms so people don’t have to climb stairs. … It’ll all be maintained by a professional landscaper so people don’t have the burden of doing the yard work.”

Schafer expects the units to have three bedrooms, and although he isn’t positive yet, the square footage could start at either 1,800 or 2,200, and go up to 2,800 square feet.

He anticipates that development may begin in late summer this year or April of next year. Once the project gets started, he estimated that it will probably take a couple of years to complete.

“It backs up to a beautiful natural preserve,” Schafer said. “(It) offers some great outdoor activity and connection to really enjoy the natural areas there in West Bloomfield.”

Kaplan expects the development to be one that is environmentally friendly.

“The developer has been extremely sensitive, in terms of environmental features and also not disturbing the Natural Beauty Road,” he said, referring to a state designation.

Kaplan acknowledged that some residents have expressed concerns about the development.

“A handful of residents have manifested concerns over the Edgewood Development’s effect on the natural beauty road,” he stated via email. “Township board members desire to preserve as much vegetation as possible. The

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developer has met with residents to hear their concerns, and he is eager to maintain the area.”

Schafer expanded on the environmental component of the development.

“We’ve got a lot of energy-saving features,” he said. “Energy efficiency has been put into it. … There will be sustainable features added to the development.”

According to Schafer, it will be 50% open space, with measures in place to reduce their carbon footprint and preserve natural features.

He also added that there will be a parking area provided and a pathway for a trail connection.

From Kaplan’s perspective, the development is ideal for the direction the township wants to go in with its development projects.

“Back in about 2019, the township board

commissioned a housing study, and it related to a request by an applicant to build senior citizen housing … and that led the housing study author to determine that we need more density in West Bloomfield; we need different types of housing – apartments, duplexes, cluster homes – and so this fits right into that housing study recommendation,” he said. “It varies our housing stock. These 30 duplexes are (going to) sell very rapidly.”

Kaplan discussed the state of development in West Bloomfield.

“We’re 98% built,” he said. “Our main goal is to protect the environmental features, and we’ve accomplished that.”

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CITY OF ORCHARD LAKE VILLAGE NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW TO THE TAXPAYERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE CITY OF ORCHARD LAKE VILLAGE: The 2023 Board of Review for the City of Orchard Lake Village will meet at the City Hall, 3955 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard Lake, Michigan on:

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CITY OF ORCHARD LAKE VILLAGE NOTICE OF ZONING BOARD PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, as amended, the City of Orchard Lake Village Zoning Board of Appeals will consider the following appeals at their Regular Meeting on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Orchard Lake City Hall, 3955 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard Lake, Michigan: -

Oram Appeal, 3294 Wards Point Dr. (Lakeside Setback Variance to Construct an In-Ground Swimming Pool)

Complete copies of the request are available for review at the Office of the City Clerk in City Hall. Written Comments will be received in the City Clerk’s Office, 3955 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard Lake, Ml between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or may be submitted electronically to CityClerk@CityofOrchardLake.com. You are invited to attend the hearing.

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. for an organizational meeting, appeals begin at 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Notice of Posting For Charter Township of West Bloomfield Township Board

And Monday, March 13, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon, 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. until 9:00p.m.

For the purpose of reviewing the 2023 Assessment Roll and hearing any objections thereto. Please contact 248 858-0776 to make an appointment if you would like to appear before the Board. Resident taxpayers may file a Board of Review protest by letter by 9:00 a.m. on 3/13/2023 at City Hall.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS TO THE RESIDENTS, ELECTORS AND TAXPAYERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WEST BLOOMFIELD AND NOTICE OF RIGHT OF REFERENDUM TAKE NOTICE THAT the Township Board of the Charter Township of West Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan (the “Township”), intends to authorize the issuance of NOT TO EXCEED Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000) Charter Township of West Bloomfield Capital Improvement Bonds (the “Bonds”) pursuant to the Revised Municipal Finance Act, Act 34, Public Acts of Michigan, 2001, as amended, for the purpose of defraying all or a portion of the cost of remodeling, constructing an addition or additions to, furnishing, and equipping the Township’s police department facility, constructing, furnishing, and equipping a related outbuilding, and performing site improvements, as well as other necessary and related improvements, and engineering, architectural, legal, bond issuance and financing costs. The Bonds may be issued by the Township in one or more series, the aggregate principal amount of which will not exceed $6,500,000.

The Bonds, or any series of bonds, will be payable in not more than twenty-one (21) annual installments at an effective rate of interest to be determined upon sale the Bonds, payable on the unpaid principal balance from time to time remaining outstanding on the Bonds.

Any portion of the cost of the above-described project that will not be financed through the issuance of the Bonds will be paid for by the Township using available Township funds. The project may be constructed in one or more phases.

SOURCE OF PAYMENT OF BONDS THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS will be payable primarily from general ad valorem taxes of the Township. In addition, the Bonds will be payable as a first budget obligation from the general funds of the Township and/or from ad valorem taxes dedicated to road improvements which must be levied by the Township as necessary to make such debt service payments, but subject to existing constitutional, statutory and charter tax rate limitations. The full faith, credit and resources of the Township will be pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said Bonds, subject to applicable constitutional, statutory and charter tax rate limitations.

NOTICE OF RIGHT OF REFERENDUM THIS NOTICE is given pursuant to the requirements of Section 517 of the Revised Municipal Finance Act, Act 34, Public Acts of Michigan, 2001, as amended. If within forty-five (45) days from the publication of this NOTICE OF INTENT to issue Bonds a PETITION signed by not less than TEN PERCENT (10%) OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS residing within the limits of the Charter Township of West Bloomfield shall have been filed with the Township Clerk requesting a REFERENDUM on the question of the issuance of the Bonds, then the same shall not be issued until approved by the vote of the majority of the electors of the Township qualified to vote and voting thereon at a general or special election. The current number of registered electors in the Township is 57,330.

Synopsis of the Regular meeting on: Monday, February 13, 2023 The above Synopsis shall be posted (in its entirety) at the following locations: (1)

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NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023 CITY OF KEEGO HARBOR To the Qualified Electors: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of the City of Keego Harbor, who are not already registered, may register to vote at their City Clerk’s Office; the office of the County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to their City Clerk’s Office. Voters who are already registered may update their registration at www.expressSOS.com www.expressSOS.com.

The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, April 17, 2023.

After that date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the City of Keego Harbor Clerk’s Office, located at 2025 Beechmont, Keego Harbor, Ml 48320 • • •

Business hours: Keego Harbor-Monday thru Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 29th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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PROPOSALS ( LOCAL) KEEGO HARBOR CHARTER AMENDEMENT ADDING SECTION 1.5(B) DEDICATED POLICE MILLAGE REPEALING 4.0 MILLS AND REPLACE WITH 7.0 MILLS FOR 7 YEARS PROPOSALS (SCHOOL) WEST BLOOMFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION UNLIMITED TAX BOND PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING AND SITE PURPOSES IN THE AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $148,000,000. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT THE BONDS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IF APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTORS AT THIS ELECTION, WILL BE GENERAL OBLIGATION UNLIMITED TAX BONDS PAYABLE FROM GENERAL AD VALOREM TAXES.

Further information regarding the proposed project and the Bonds described herein is available at the office of the Township Treasurer of the Charter Township of West Bloomfield, Township Hall, 4550 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield, Michigan 48325 (phone 248-451-4860).

Full text of the ballot proposals may be obtained at the City of Keego Harbor Clerk’s office, 2025 Beechmont, Keego Harbor, MI 48320. A sample ballot may also be viewed at mi.gov/vote.

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Keego Harbor Mayor Rob Kalman is pictured near a city police vehicle. After defeating a millage proposal in November, Keego residents can expect to see a dedicated police millage proposal back on the ballot in May.

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However, a dedicated police millage proposal is set to make a return to ballots as part of a special election May 2.

A motion to include the dedicated police millage on ballots was unanimously approved at a regular Keego Harbor City Council meeting Jan.19.

The following is what Keego residents can expect to see on their ballots this spring: “KEEGO HARBOR CHARTER AMENDMENT ADDING SECTION 11.S(b) DEDICATED POLICE MILLAGE It is proposed that the supplemental police millage in Section 11.S(a) expiring in 2026 of 4.0 mills ($4.00 per $1,000.00 taxable value) on taxable property within the city of Keego Harbor, reduced to 3.6189 mills ($3.619 dollars per $1,000.00 taxable value) by required millage rollbacks, be replaced and increased to 7 .0 mills levied for 7 years 2023 to 2029, inclusive by adding Section 11.S(b). When levied in 2023, this millage would raise an estimated $844,130.00 in the first year. Approximately $97,650.00 will be required to be distributed to the Tax Increment Finance Authority. Shall this proposed amendment be adopted?”

If the measure is approved, residents will pay 3.3811 more mills — more than double the current supplemental police millage levy — which would cost the owner of a home with a taxable value of $100,000 around $338 more per year.

An email from Keego City Manager/City Clerk Tammy Neeb stated that the 2022-23 police budget is $921,939.

“We need the money for our police department,” Keego Mayor Rob Kalman said.

“We’re spending a lot of money to support our police department, which is preventing us from using some of the general fund dollars to do other projects and provide other services in the city. … We (have) a 4 mill public safety millage on the books right now. … We’re going to ask the voters to repeal and replace it with a 7 mill. … It’s a dedicated police millage.”

One thing that Kalman wanted to make clear is that “as the mayor of the city, I’m not allowed to advocate on behalf of the City Council either for or against the millage; I’m allowed to educate and inform people.”

Part of the general election ballot for Keego residents this past November also included a proposed charter amendment to end Keego’s prohibition of medical marijuana facilities and create a city department for medical marijuana responsible for overseeing the local regulatory structure of facilities.

That proposal passed, with 637 residents in favor and 527 opposed, and from Kalman’s perspective, the fact that it was on the same bal-

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lot as the dedicated police millage may be the reason the latter was not approved by voters.

“I think a lot (of) people came out and supported the marijuana initiative that was from an outside group. I can only suspect that some of the people that were pro marijuana might not have been pro police — that could be possible,” Kalman said. “It could be, quite frankly, that some people don’t want higher taxes, period, and maybe we didn’t do a good enough job explaining and educating the public as to why the police millage was needed.”

According to Kalman, with a union contract coming up, “there would be a pay increase” that a dedicated police millage could help cover.

Replacing the current in-car camera system, getting body cameras for police personnel and other “costly” items are some of the reasons a dedicated police millage could be beneficial, from Kalman’s perspective.

“Our officers are far from the highest paid in the area, which makes attracting (and) retaining officers a challenge,” Kalman said.

“Even if the police millage passes, it’s not gonna cover a hundred percent of the police operating budget; it’s just gonna alleviate the pressure … in operating all the other city departments. It’s expensive for a small city to have its own police department – to staff it, to equip it, to train the officers.”

One option for small cities is to outsource police services, and Kalman said that there have been discussions about that in the past.

“We’ve talked to Oakland County; we’ve talked to West Bloomfield. Each time we do that residents are pretty clear — they want to have their own local police department,” he said. “They just have to understand that there’s an expense to having your own police department and it keeps going up. If residents … want their own police department they’re

gonna have to, hopefully, contribute a little bit more, in terms of local taxes.”

Keego City Council member Theresa Shimansky shared some thoughts about the dedicated police millage at the Jan. 19 City Council meeting.

“Our police department is … what keeps our people safe,” Shimansky said. “For us to have to look at not having the appropriate funds for that would be really hard, and the budget decisions that will have to be made — I do not look forward to that if this does not pass.”

Keego City Council member Ashley Attisha wanted to clarify something at the meeting.

“It’s not an additional 7 mills to what we’re paying,” Attisha said. “We’re actually repealing the 3.6189 mills that the taxpayers are currently paying, and replacing that with 7 mills, so really it’s only an addition of about 4 mills, or less than 4 mills.”

From the perspective of Keego City Council member Michael Karson it is “really, really important” that the city continues to fund the Keego Police Department.

“It’s not acceptable to source it out to the sheriff’s department or West Bloomfield or anybody else,” Karson said at the City Council meeting. “It’s our department and we have to keep it.”

Even if a dedicated police millage does fail for a second consecutive time, it doesn’t necessarily mean that Keego will definitely choose to outsource for police services.

“I don’t want that coming across, but if it fails, we’re gonna have to look and explore what our options are, in terms of how we’re going to function with our own police department,” Kalman said.

He acknowledged that current economic conditions are making things tough for a lot of people.

“Expenses are up for everybody, but let’s just see what happens in May,” Kalman said.

“All the city finances are open book.”

Keego Harbor Police Chief John Fitzgerald declined to comment on the ballot proposal.

Call Staff Writer Mark Vest at (586) 4981052.

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BELOW: Zotter shows his badge to the attendees.

During the afternoon Jan. 19, the 12 Oakland County Sheriff’s Office comfort K-9s and their handlers met the donors who funded the dogs — all Cavalier King Charles Spaniels — at the Sheriff’s Office in Pontiac. The Sheriff’s Office said that its K-9 Comfort Unit is the only one of its kind in the United States. The office assigns most of the dogs to school resource deputies, and the office also brings the dogs to hospitals, community events and other settings. Several of the dogs were at Oxford High School when it reopened after the shooting in 2021.

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The store hosts birthday parties, special events, call-ahead appointments and summer day camps. Specializing in unique, Michigan made crafts, it has a Glitter Garage with a kid’s spa for hair, makeup and nails, as well as a VIP Lounge with a custom stage for singing and dancing.

It offers boutique brands, from clothing, accessories and jewelry to slime, craft kits and more.

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Denise Grace, the founder and president of Grace Financial Group and Women Empowered by Grace, does educational workshops to benefit women and their finances.

Networking through the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce has widened Grace’s outreach and has helped her find clients who are interested in becoming more confident in their finances, she said.

Some of Grace’s clients are small-business owners. She said she would encourage these clients to network, beginning with the chamber of commerce.

While she understands that networking can be intimidating — entering a room full of new people — she emphasizes the importance of taking a step outside of one’s comfort zone to make valuable connections.

“People are there to network. People are there to meet new people, so don’t think that they don’t want to meet you, because that is what they are there for,” Grace said.

Grace is the chair of the Women’s+ Business Committee through the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce. Within this committee, Grace said, she focuses on nurturing camaraderie and personal connections in addition to professional contacts.

“In our chamber and in our women’s group, we are about supporting each other’s businesses, because the more those businesses grow, the better it is for our whole community,” Grace said.

Kelly Finley, a broker and the owner of New Century Realtors in Troy, said her favorite part about networking is meeting new people and having “just the right person” to introduce others to.

In addition to her work, Finley networks through being a member of the Troy Chamber of Commerce and the Detroit Athletic Club.

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“Women in business are a force, and I think that the more people that you meet, the more opportunities you have,” Finley said.

Rachel Devries, the membership engagement manager for the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, said her job is to help introduce people to one another at the chamber’s many networking events.

While she helps people network as her job now, she said all of her jobs have been found through networks.

“I think it (networking) is really important for all genders, but especially for women who are having a slower time getting back into the workforce from COVID. I think it is so important that we are out and about and meeting people. The more you can get to know someone, the more you can build that trust,” Devries said.

She said she finds networking one of the best ways to not only get a job but also to grow a business and make new friends.

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It’s tennis, but imagined and practiced in a completely different environment. Detroit Catholic Central graduate and former No. 1 doubles tennis player Nick Maynard said it’s a distinctive feeling from a traditional tennis practice.

“It’s very unique; it’s the first one in the country,” Maynard said. “It’s definitely different than what we’re used to as high school players, but the ability to train certain parts of your game or certain areas is definitely increased here rather than a regular practice.”

Maynard, now a team member for TennisTEC, joins an experienced staff with Novi

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With Novi and Catholic Central both featuring strong tennis squads, Maynard said TennisTEC’s location was the perfect area to establish a foundation.

“This is a great area, especially for D1s (Division 1 schools) in Michigan,” Maynard said.

“This district and this region is very, very good.

There’s a lot of good teams with Northville, CC, Novi; southeast Michigan in general is very tennis-friendly.”

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TennisTEC owner Thanh Tran, left, and his team cut the ribbon at TennisTEC’s grand opening.

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After hearing a space was available near his computer programming school, Tran felt it was the perfect chance to capitalize on his dream.

“Back in the pandemic, tennis was probably one of, if not the fastest growing sport, due to the social distancing, and you can just go outside and play,” Tran said.

“You just need one other person. In 2021, they saw that increase continue, and that was important because that’s why I ended up doing this, because I saw that people weren’t just playing, but continuing to and buying expensive rackets. Looking at the data, I felt like, ‘OK, this might be it,’ along with pickleball and all that, but we don’t use the ‘P’ word here yet.”

Tran jumped at the opportunity, partnering with Golfzon, a South Korean-based company that distributes golf simulators.

Using his computer engineering background, Tran was able to make it suitable for tennis for anyone who wishes to play tennis, including players with disabilities.

“I reached out to them (Golfzon) to see if they wanted to partner up and be a distributor of a tennis simulator, and they gave their permission and their software,” Tran said. “We retrofitted it, and we basically not

only work with body-abled players, but we also retrofitted it to meet it with wheelchair players.”

Tran said he wanted to emphasize from the beginning stages of his company that the simulator is fun, but also inclusive.

Since it’s the first of its kind, Tran said he compared various global golf simulator companies to help draw an idea of what he wanted his building to look like.

“When we started this and were looking at all the models, we wanted to be the Topgolf of the world, but of course that’s over a million dollar investment,” Tran said.

“Then, we thought about X-Golf, and we wanted to be like X-Golf because we don’t need a full size court, we just need simulators like they have. Then we could have a little bar, but the investment of a liquor license, bar and all that wasn’t in my investment.

Then we looked at GolfTEC, and I said, ‘I think I can do that,’ but then we put a little twist and make it fun.”

Tran was able to find common ground between the three companies and has officially opened the simulator to the public after its grand opening and ribbon-cutting Jan. 27.

Now, it’s just drawing the public into the tennis world.

“We want to make sure when they walk out, they said they had fun,” Tran said. “If they didn’t have fun, we didn’t do our job.”

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“The assessors, based on laws, are looking at tax sales 12 months backwards,” he said.

“That’s gonna be sort of the guidepost or the benchmark, where all these properties are going to increase as a direct result of past sales.”

The homeowners who are most likely to be affected by increased monthly mortgage payments are homeowners who bought a property that the previous owner inhabited for a long time.

“If the people have been there for a long time, it is not unusual to consider the property taxes almost double. By doubling, I tell you, it’s within one year. That’s profound, isn’t it?”

Campbell said.

Thomas Naughton is an executive loan officer with Atlantis Mortgage in Farmington Hills. Given that there is often no warning to homeowners, he said that, in most cases, an increase in mortgage payments comes as a shock.

“Most of the time, they’ll call their mortgage broker, the lender directly and say, ‘Hey, what is this? My taxable value’s going up; why is it so high? What happened?’ … There’s no real way to get out of it at that point, in a sense,” Naughton said. “Once the tax bill hits, that’s money owed, and (it’s) in your name. … In certain situations, I’m sure people have had to sell the home because they weren’t anticipating the taxes rising so much and the lender … neglected to tell them that, or it was just something that was out of sight for both the lender and the people purchasing the property, so it was never thought of at the time.”

When Livonia resident Ami Sardesai purchased his first home in 2005, he figured that his mortgage payment was locked in for 30 years and was surprised to learn later that it had increased by approximately $30 or $40 per month.

In that case, the previous homeowner had lived there for around two years.

In 2019, Sardesai purchased another home, and although — based on his first experience — he was expecting an increase in his mortgage payment, he wasn’t quite prepared for it to go up as much as it did, which was approximately $300 per month. The previous homeowners lived in the home that he and his wife now occupy for more than 30 years.

“No one alerted me, ‘Hey, remember this will happen,’ or anything like that,” Sardesai said. “When we came in the first year, we were paying, basically, the taxes that they would’ve paid, but then, in the second year in the house, now they transferred the ownership — we’re brand new owners — so now we have to pay the actual value.”

Slobin, Campbell and Naughton all agree that potential homebuyers should be informed in advance about taxable values before agreeing to purchase a property.

“We do preemptively warn our clients,

and we think most mortgage people should be doing this,” Naughton said. “We try to tee it up and let them know, ‘Hey, you’re buying a house that hasn’t been sold in 15 years, so they’re going to reassess the value on your home when the appraisal is done, and whatever you’re funding into your escrow account or whatever the previous taxes were, it’s going to look much different.’”

Jeremy Stybel is the vice president of Atlantis Mortgage. He shared one possible reason why some lenders don’t inform potential buyers that their mortgage payments are likely to increase.

“They don’t (want to) get yelled at by a real estate agent or whatever else for possibly losing a sale because they told the truth,” Stybel said. “Ninety percent of the time, nobody tells them that, and it is a very big problem. I think a lot of them are scared that they’re gonna lose buyers because of that reason.”

Campbell said that homeowners are in disbelief when they realize that their taxes have gone up “way, way, way” more than they expected.

“A good buyer agent will tell you, ‘These are some of the things that we could expect as we move forward.’ … My recommendation, if you’re going to buy a house, buy from a Realtor that’s full-time, that makes a living helping people, not that’s doing it as a part-time gig, working two to three jobs,” Campbell said.

Slobin discussed when new homeowners can expect to see an increase in their mortgage payments.

“The tax jump happens typically within a year, and then after that initial jump takes place, you’re pretty much steady the rest of the way in your home, unless the city is doing some major project where everyone votes and passes a proposal for that project that the taxpayers are now responsible for,” he said. “After that initial jump, you don’t really see (many) more significant jumps going forward.”

Slobin shed further light on the role assessors play for municipalities.

“Each city assessor’s office, they go out and do tax assessments on the home each year, typically. And what they do is go out, determine the taxable value of the home and, once that determination is made, that’s how they generate the summer and winter tax bills,” he said. “There are people who pay their taxes and insurance separate of their mortgage payment and just make a one-time payment to the city, but most people have escrow accounts in which their taxes and insurance are paid out of, that is part of their monthly payment. … The payment shock that’s happening is for those customers.”

Although nobody is going to get excited about a mortgage payment increase, from Slobin’s perspective, it’s not all bad.

“There’s also the positive,” he said. “The city’s coming out and assessing the value of your property and determining that the value of the property is significantly more than, a lot (of) times, even when you bought it.”

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GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT GROUP OFFERS SESSION DATES

METRO DETROIT — Jewish Family Service is scheduled to offer sessions of a grief and loss support group for women 60 and older.

The group is set to be led by JFS licensed master social workers and clinicians Mayim Meyers and Cici Syms, and it will focus on providing a supportive space to begin to process grief. Participants will learn coping skills, the non-linear process of grief, increased understanding of typical and complex grief, and connections with others in a similar place, according to a press release.

The session dates are scheduled to take place 10-11:30 a.m. Fridays March 10 and 24, April 14 and 28, May 5, and June 2.

According to the release, group size is limited.

For more information, contact Mayim Meyers at (248) 592-2694 or mmeyers@jfsdetroit.org.

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MEALS ON WHEELS VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT IN WEST BLOOMFIELD

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Volunteer Meals on Wheels drivers are needed in West Bloomfield, according to the township’s website.

Pickup is at the West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation office, located at 4640 Walnut Lake Road.

Pickups are scheduled for 9:30 a.m., with routes typically taking between an hour and an hour and a half, according to the website.

Volunteers are the backbone of the program, the site states. “Not only do our volunteers deliver meals to our homebound seniors, they also deliver a warm smile and a friendly greeting. … Our seniors are able to remain in their homes due to the generosity and kindness of our many volunteers.”

For more information, call Lucy at (810) 632-2155 or send an email to info@lwmow.org.

OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS SEEKS SEASONAL STAFF

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland County Parks and Recreation Department is seeking seasonal staff as it prepares for its spring and summer seasons. The department stated that it has “hundreds” of jobs that need to be filled at its various campgrounds, aquatic facilities, golf courses and parks within the next few months.

The jobs come with perks such as a $500 cash bonus, annual vehicle permits and a limited number of passes to use the facilities. There are positions available for ages 16 and older starting at $13.52 an hour. For job descriptions, salary ranges, application requirements and qualifications, visit OakGov.com/jobs. For more information, visit OaklandCounty Parks.com.

Community Choice Foundation plans to award $100,000 in scholarships METRO DETROIT — Community Choice Foundation announced that applications are now open for its college, continuing education and skilled trades scholarships.

The foundation has awarded more than $1.4 million in scholarships to almost 300 students since 2009. A total of $100,000 will be awarded to students in 2023, with 15 $5,000 college scholarships, six $2,500 continuing education scholarships and four $2,500 skilled trades scholarships.

Applying students must be Michigan residents and attend a Michigan-based institution, academy or training program following high school graduation. Applicants will be judged by their academic achievements, community involvement and extracurricular activities, along with completion of an essay.

“We look for students who have a passion for the future and who are very goal-oriented and motivated both with their careers and in support of their communities,” Community Choice Foundation Executive Director Kevin McAlpine said in a prepared statement.

The scholarship program is funded by Community Choice Credit Union and the generous support of its members, team members and local businesses. Applications are due Feb. 28 and may be filled out online by visiting CommunityChoiceFoundation.org. Scholarship winners will be announced in April.

Community Choice Foundation is the charitable arm of Community Choice Credit Union and is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. For more information, visit CommunityChoiceFoundation.org or call (877) 243-2528, ext. 2460.

MSGCU to award more than $100,000 in scholarships this year METRO DETROIT — Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union announced today that applications are being accepted for its annual scholarship program through Feb. 28. The Credit Union has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to more than 500 students and educators since the inception of its program.

MSGCU is offering various scholarships to 33 recipients. Nonmembers are welcome to apply and must become members if selected as scholarship recipients. The credit union welcomes everyone in Michigan to bank with it. Online applications can be submitted at msgcu.org/ scholarships.

The following scholarships are available: • The Educational Solutions Scholarship helps high school seniors with plans to attend college with 18 scholarships of $2,500 each.

• The Rudolph Heino High School Scholarship is for high school seniors heading to college with a demonstrated commitment to helping others. Five scholarships of $2,500 are available.

• The Larry Swantek Educational Studies Scholarship is for high school seniors and current college students planning to become teachers. There are four scholarships of $2,500.

• The Milo Perreault Educator Advantage Scholarship helps certified educators and administrators continue their educations. They can apply for one of four scholarships of $2,500.

• The William Cayen Skilled Trades Scholarship is available to two individuals pursuing certification in electrical, HVAC, automotive or other skilled trades programs. Each scholarship is for $2,500.

• The Credit Union also funds the Stephen Thomas First Responder Scholarship, which supports first responders enrolled in police and/ or fire academies at local colleges with 14 scholarships of $2,000 each. Applications occur directly with Macomb Community College, Oakland Community College, Washtenaw Community College and Schoolcraft Community College. Students can apply for this scholarship throughout the year and more information is available through the program directors of each academy.

Visit msgcu.org/scholarships for details and to learn more about the application process.