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Misc. News Click
on the link below for important information on how the municipalities
in Cass and Berrien Counties are working together to ensure cleaner
and safer water in the Lower St. Joseph River Watershed.
Lower St. Joseph
River Watershed
Important Property Tax Information
Due to changes in the State Law, Berrien County will be collecting a
portion (1/3) of County taxes, normally collected during the Winter
Tax cycle, on the Summer bill starting with this Summer Tax Bill.
This will increase the amount due on the Summer portion, but decrease
your 2005 Winter Bill by one-third of the County Line item tax.
Next year, (2006), the County will be
collecting 2/3 of the County Taxes on the Summer Bill instead of the
Winter Bill, and in 2007, all of the County Taxes will be on the
Summer Bill instead of the Winter Bill.
Royalton
Township Lift Stations
are equipped with a warning light to acknowledge a possible equipment
malfunction. If the red light on a sewer lift station is on,
please call the Township immediately at
429-2501, or call Chris Laski, Maintenance Department on cell phone
number 876-6152, or 429-4610, or 876-6149. Thank you!
The Royalton
Township Spring Run Cemetery Cleanup
is the
last Monday of March in the Spring, and the last Monday of October in
the Fall. Please remove any decorations you wish to keep before
those dates.
Customers served
by City Water and/or Sewers
should be aware that if your home is connected to municipal water
and/or sewer, you should be receiving a quarterly invoice for usage
fees. It is your responsibility to contact the Township Office
to set up a billing account. Usage fees begin the day your
purchase your home or business.
Beginning May 14, 2005, Royalton
Township Board adopted an amendment to Ordinance Number 25, "Water
Rate Ordinance", which addresses
Water Conservation Regulations.
This amendment allows for lawn sprinkling using municipal (city) water
on days that coincide with your address. Properties with 'even'
number ending addresses (example - 1436) may use water from the public
water system for the purpose of sprinkling only on 'even' numbered
calendar days, and residents whose address ends in 'odd' numbers
(example - 295) may use water from the public water system for the
purpose of sprinkling only on 'odd' numbered calendar days.
Properties without an assigned address are considered 'odd' numbered
for the purpose of this ordinance.
Exemptions for this rule are for newly
planted grass, trees, and other plants for the first 30 days following
planting. Further, sprinkling of vegetable gardens is exempt
from this section of the ordinance. Also, 'sprinkling' shall not
include drip irrigation systems, the use of a container such as a
watering can or pitcher, or the use of hose equipment with a
spring-loaded shutoff device that automatically stops the flow of
water if the hose is left unattended.
Lower St. Joseph River Watershed
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