TEAM ALBION      
NEWSLETTER                    
 
 
 
April 20, 2018  






 





 

 

ALERT: Flushable Wipes Causing Mechanical and Operational Issues

For the past decade, flushable wipes have gained in popularity but have been the source of a variety of issues on sewer systems and wastewater treatment facilities across the nation. The City of Albion is no exception. Rather than break down and biodegrade as many of these products advertise, the wipes gather in clumps wreaking havoc on the various stages of the City's sewer system.
 
When wipes are flushed, they travel through pipes, often binding together and creating clogs. Wipes have partially clogged the City's collection system sewer lines ultimately creating further mechanical and operational issues such as plugged up pumps and valves and blocked screens at the wastewater treatment plant. The problem has been so pervasive that wipes have had to be manually pulled from the pumps in order to ensure proper mechanical functioning.
 
Residents can help in the effort to preserve healthy functioning of the City's sewer system and wastewater facility by placing all wipes in the trash. Please watch the following video for more information on this national issue. Thank you for your help in the "No Wipes in the Pipes" effort.



Winter may be finally behind us (we hope). The warmer weather also means your Assessing Department will begin field appraisals of properties in the city.
The State of Michigan suggests that each assessing district in the state attempt to reappraise at least 20% of the properties on its roll annually. The purpose for this reappraisal is to verify that the information we have in our system related to a resident's property is as accurate and error-free as possible. This ensures that the valuations we work with for the 2019 tax year are a fair representation of each property's value.

A reappraisal involves one of our employees visiting your property. The field appraiser will be carrying a record card of the property and checking the property for any differences he finds between the record card information and the actual parcel's characteristics. This may involve some measuring of buildings during a walk around of the property. It also involves the taking of pictures for verification of the property's condition and as a means of documenting his visit.
 
If the owner/resident is home, the field appraiser will contact them, letting them know who he is, and interview them, if they're willing, concerning information we have on file related to the interior characteristics of the property such as number of rooms, basement size/use, number of bathrooms, etc.
If the owner/resident is away, the field appraiser will leave a questionnaire. We would appreciate homeowners/residents filling this out and returning it to us at their convenience.

Residences scheduled for reappraisal this year will receive a letter from our department informing them of this. While it's not possible for us to pin a firm date on when the reappraisal may occur due to variables like the weather or unforeseen scheduling conflicts, we will make an effort to get to your reappraisal as soon as possible.
 
This reappraisal offers everyone concerned with the opportunity to participate in a process that will lead to a shared confidence in the valuations assigned to City properties.
 
We appreciate your cooperation in this effort and look forward to seeing you.
 
Martin Boyd
Field Appraiser - Albion Assessing Dept.


"RECREATION UPDATE" 
 
    
 
 
 
   
OPEN GYM OPPORTUNITIES:
 
Click here to view April Open Gym Schedule
 
 
 
Open Walking-Monday-Friday from 9:00 am- 10:00 am and Saturday from 9:00 am - 11:00 am @ The Albion Community Center.  NO FEE!
 

 
Adult Open Gym (Basketball) will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00 pm @ the Albion Community Center.  There is a $1.00 fee per session.
 
 
 
Grades 5-8 open gym will be on Monday from 5:00-8:00 pm and Wednesday evenings from 6:00-9:00 pm @ The Albion Community Center.  There is a $1.00 fee per session.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 



 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Larry Williams, Recreation Director 

 








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Welcome to Team Albion!
 
Mayor Garrett Brown


 

Albion City Manager 

Council Member Maurice Barnes

1st Precinct 



Jill Domingo, Editor

Albion City Clerk 

Council Member Lenn Reid

2nd Precinct 



Tom Mead

Finance Director 

Council Member Sonya Brown

3rd Precinct 



Scott Kipp

Interim City Manager
/Chief, Albion Dept. of Public Safety 

Council Member Marcola Lawler

4th Precinct 



Jim Lenardson

Director, Public Services 

Council Member Jeanette Spicer

5th Precinct 



Harry Longon 

Deputy Director, Public Services

Council Member Andrew French

6th Precinct 



John Tracy

Director, Planning, Bldg & Code Enforcement 




Stacey Levin

Assistant City Manager 

Cullen Harkness

City Attorney 



Caresha Kendrick

HR Coordinator 




Larry Williams

Recreation Director 




Tamara Lane

Recreation Department 

 

 

 
517.629.5535
112 W. Cass Street | Albion, MI  49224