Algoma News Page

Algoma Township, Kent County, Michigan

NEWS FROM OUR COMMUNITY POLICE

DEPUTY TONYA WALKONS:

SAFETY CHECKS

NEW

BOOSTER SEAT

LAW

HUNTER SAFETY COURSE

Sponsored by the Kent County Sheriff Department & VFW Post 3976

Algoma Township Memorial Park

(A Veteran & Algoma Baptist Church Memorial Project)

It is exciting to see the donations filtering in for the memorial by means of direct contributions and the sale of the Veteran Bricks. The Algoma Township Historical Society has collected $8,737.70 towards the project so far. The Township Board has approved a funding match of up to $25,000.00. A conceptual drawing of the memorial site is now included at the bottom of this article. An estimated project cost has been set at $50,000.00. Obviously this is a lot of money but we are hopeful that we will get more contributions toward the project, not only with the sale of the Veteran Bricks but other donations as well.
	We are hopeful that the bell from the original Algoma Baptist Church will be used as a centerpiece to the monument thereby memorializing the church on one side and the veterans on the other. The memorial will be placed next to the Algoma Township Cemetery located on Grange Avenue and will include a courtyard, flag poles, benches, lighting and landscaping.
We continue to sell the Veteran Bricks for the courtyard, which will include the name of a veteran of your choice along with his/her title, rank and service imprinted on it. The cost to purchase one of these bricks is $50.00. If you would like to memorialize a veteran that you know please print one of the Veteran Brick Forms and return it with your payment of $50.00 to Julie Sjogren at the Township Office. Other donations are also welcome.

Maas Family Nature Preserve

Located

along the

White Pine Trail

in

Algoma Township

In December 2005, the Leonard and Marjorie Maas family generously donated the 17-acre property to the Land Conservancy of West Michigan so that a nature preserve could be established. The “Maas Family Nature Preserve” lies on the west side of the White Pine Trail, just north of the 12 Mile Rd. staging area, in Algoma Township and is already open to the public from the White Pine Trail. In the springtime the field is beautiful with a carpet of the native Michigan wildflower, Blue Lupine. The lupine creates crucial habitat for one of Kent County’s rarest native animal species, the Karner Blue Butterfly. The Karner Blue Butterfly is now listed as “endangered” by the federal government.

The Land Conservancy is seeking $25,000 to establish a “Preserve Stewardship Fund”. A Stewardship Fund is created by the Land Conservancy for each new nature preserve and provides the Land Conservancy with the means to fulfill the long-term responsibility to preserve and manage the natural habitats that are entrusted to them. Funds raised for the Maas Family Preserve will be used immediately to fence or create barriers to off-road vehicles, trucks and snowmobiles that threaten the unique habitat. Boundary and educational signs are also needed. Tax deductible donations can be made payable to the Land Conservancy of West Michigan, 1345 Monroe Ave NW Suite 324, Grand Rapids, MI 49505. Please make sure to designate your gift for the “Maas Preserve Stewardship Fund”.

Directions: The preserve is located along the White Pine Trail in Algoma Twp. North of Rockford. For the dedication, park at the White Pine Trail staging area at 12 Mile Rd. and walk approximately ½ mile north along the trail.

Visit the Land Conservancy of West Michigan on-line at: www.naturenearby.org

The Algoma Advisor

is the newsletter for Algoma Township.

It was first published in June of 1993.

Currently the Algoma Advisor is published four times a year with mailings going out to property owners around April 1st, July 1st, September 15 and December 1st. If you are not currently a property owner in Algoma Township and would like to receive a copy of the Algoma Advisor please contact the Algoma Township Clerk's Office and request your name added to our mailing list. You can call 866-1583 or e-mail the Clerk at algomaclerk@charterinternet.com

The following newsletter links will rotate from year to year:

Volume 14, Issue 1

Volume 14, Issue 2

Volume 13, Issue 3

Volume 13, Issue 4

Highlights:

-Annual Spring Clean-Up Days

-Historical Society

-"Big Shoulders" program

-2008 Elections / Candidate Filings / Voter ID Requirement

-Memorial Park Update

-Burn Permits

-FREE Car Seat Safety Checks

-Passport Applications

Highlights:

-Clerk's Corner

-August Primary

-November General

-Write-In Candidates

-Voter ID Requirement

-Election Inspectors

-Treasurer's Office

-Assessment Update

-Memorial Park

-Historical Society

-"Big Shoulders"

-Zoning & Planning Dept.

-Fences

-Animals and Fowl

-Animal Control

-Signs

-Community Police

-MI Sheriff STOPPED Program

-Watch out for Con Artists

-Make your home safe and secure

-Twp Calendar

-Contact Information

Highlights:

-Like Kindness

-Volunteers Needed

-Algoma Car-Deer Crashes

-Bus Safety Information

-Hunter Safety Course

-FREE Household Hazardous Waste Collection

-From the Fire Chief's Desk

-GRCC August Election Results

-Early Presidential Primary Bill

-Memorial Park Project

-Veteran's Memorial Buy-A-Brick Program

-Traveling Over the Holidays?

Highlights:

-House Sales are Going Down,

Why are My Taxes Going Up?

-A Vision for Algoma Township?

-Applications Needed!

-Internet Safety Tips

-Is Your Child Ready for a Lap/Shoulder Belt?

-2008 Elections / Voter ID Requirement

-Wanted: Election Inspectors

-Memorial Park Project

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