City of Otsego, MI

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Voter Identification Cards

VOTER IDENTIFICATION CARDS – Please watch your mail for your new Voter Identification Cards. New cards were sent to every voter registered in the City. The new cards have your updated information in regards to the new redistricting. If you have any questions, please call the Clerk’s Office.

***If you receive a Voter ID card at your residence that is for someone that does not live there anymore, PLEASE “return to sender”, so that the Post Office can return it to the Clerk’s Office.

City Field Work

The City Assessor’s Office will be conducting field work beginning tomorrow 5/11/2022. Streets include: Conference, Fair, South Farmer, East & West Franklin, South Grant, West Hammond, Kalamazoo, East & West Morrell, Muriel, South North, East & West Orleans, Sherwood, and Wilmott. The field person (Grey Castello) will have City Identification. If you have any questions, please call City Hall. 692-3391.

Weed Control Notice

* Weed Control – Contact: Right Way Control, Zeeland MI 616-403-3983, Doug Suttor will be applying the following:

Brand Names Active Name

*** Esplanade Indazaflam

*** Red Eagle Flumi 51 Flumioxazin

*** Finale Glufosinate

*** Specticle Total Glyphosate (Combination product)

Diquat

Indazaflam

* Method of Application: Crack and crevice

* Schedule of application: 2-Week Interval, beginning May 2, 2022, weather dependent.

* Contact – Doug Suttor, PO Box 156, Zeeland MI 49464, 616-403-3983

* Re-entry – Do not enter until the spray has dried

Notice of Open City Commissioner Seats

DEADLINE TO FILE JULY 26, 2022, 4:00 PM

Petition forms/packets are now available at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 117 E. Orleans St., for election to the Otsego City Commission. The City Election will be held Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Three Full-Term City Commission seats will be open for election this fall; and Two Partial-Terms (2 Years).

The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the Full-Term Seats will be elected to four-year terms and the third candidate will be elected to a two-year term. Partial Term Seats will be for two-years.

In order to qualify for the Office of City Commissioner, a candidate must be:

* A resident of the City for not less than one (1) year immediately preceding his or her election.

* A registered voter.

Nominations for office are determined by petition signed by not less than 40 registered voters of the City of Otsego. Petitions need to be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office no later than Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at 4:00 p.m.

Angela Cronen, City Clerk

Notice of City Commission Workshop Meeting

Please take notice that the CITY COMMISSION will be holding a WORKSHOP MEETING on MONDAY MAY 2, 2022 at 6:00 P.M.

Location:

City Commission Chambers City of Otsego
117 E. Orleans Street Otsego MI 49078

Angela M. Cronen,
City Clerk

Notice of Public Hearing

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF OTSEGO ZONING ORDINANCE

The Otsego Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 23, 2022, at City Hall, 117 East Orleans, Otsego, MI 49078, at 7:00 p.m., local time, to consider public comment regarding proposed amendments to the Otsego Zoning Ordinance.

AMENDING THE CITY OF OTSEGO ZONING ORDINANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 11.3 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) – ADDING (E.) OUTDOOR MUSIC, CONCERT OR ASSEMBLY VENUES; AND SECTION 15 – ADDING (15.6 RR.) OUTDOOR MUSIC, CONCERT OR ASSEMBLY VENUES

Copies of the proposed amendment are available for inspection at the office of the City Clerk, 117 East Orleans, Otsego, MI 49078, during normal City business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding City holidays. Written comments concerning the proposed amendment may be submitted to the City Clerk by first class mail or in person up to the meeting time.

Angela Cronen, MMC

City Clerk

City Trash Pick-up

CITY TRASH PICK-UP IS THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH -the next pick-up will be May 5, 2022. This is limited to 3 bags or boxes. Please refer to the City’s website for further information.

Household trash is picked up by Public Works Employees on the first Thursday of each month. Trash is limited to two or three small bags or boxes of non garbage refuse. Please place trash on the curb lawn the night before pickup.

Items that will not be picked up include furniture, appliances, yard waste, and building materials. These materials may be taken to the City Transfer Station. https://www.cityofotsego.org/public-works-department/