PRIMARY ELECTION State, local and judicial offices and a proposal will be on the ballot at the primary election to be held on Tuesday, August 5, 2014. BHV residents vote at the Ann Arbor Township Hall, 3792 Pontic Trail. Polls are open from 7 AM to 8 PM. Please remember that Pontiac Trail in under construction between Barton Drive and DhuVarren Road so the easiest route to the Township Hall is via Whitmore Lake Road to Warren Road to Pontiac Trail. Voters must choose to vote either the Democratic or the Republican ballot. To view a sample ballot, go to www.michigan.gov/elections and choose “Michigan Voter Information.”
Barton Hills Village candidates for the Board of Trustees will be on the November 4, 2014 ballot along with proposed changes to the BHV charter.
SECURITY NOTICE In the past few days three reports have been received of someone entering unlocked cars in driveways. Small items/loose change were taken; the cars were not damaged. Please remember to lock auto, garage and home doors and take reasonable precautions to protect your property. If you have an incident to report, call Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department at 734-994-2911 (non-emergency) or call 911 (emergency). Please also call Walter Esch at 734-368-7894 or the Village Hall at 734-222-5209 so incidents can be recorded and notice to residents sent out if needed.
FALL PICNIC The BHV Fall Picnic will be held on Sunday afternoon September 7. Invitations will be distributed later this week.
FOSTER BRIDGE CLOSURE Foster Bridge will be temporarily closed on Tuesday August 12, 2014 between 8 AM and 4 PM by the Washtenaw County Road Commission for inspection. The closure may be rescheduled due to weather conditions. East Delhi Bridge will also be closed at the same time for inspection. Call 734-327-6647 for more information.
VILLAGE HALL No Parking signs have been posted for the Village Hall and Maintenance Area lots to discourage non-residents seeking a short cut to Barton Park/Barton Dam. Also, power outages cause the Village Hall answering machine message to be deleted and the most recent storm took out the phone line completely resulting in a ringing phone that no one answered. If you call 734-222-5209 and don’t get the expected message in Jan’s voice, please contact her at home 734-665-5574 or cell 734-368-7894.
NEW ORDINANCE Ordinance No. 47 amending Ordinance No. 37 (Illicit Discharge Elimination Program) was adopted on July 14, 2014. The text of the ordinance follows.
ORDINANCE NO. 47
Barton Hills Village Ordains that Barton Hills Village Ordinance Number 37 is amended to read as follows:
ILLICIT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION PROGRAM
[An Ordinance to prohibit illicit discharge]
Barton Hills Village Ordains:
Section 1.No person shall directly or indirectly discharge any substance other than storm water into Village watercourses, including, but not limited to, any pollutants, illicit discharges, illicit connections and the direct dumping or disposal of materials. Indirect discharges include, but are not limited to, discharges into streets, walkways and sidewalks.
Section 2.The following discharges are exempt from the restrictions of Section 1 unless they are determined to be a significant source of pollution to the Village stormwater system or waters of the State.
a. A discharge or flow resulting from fire fighting activities;
b. Agricultural stormwater runoff;
c. A discharge or flow from lawn watering, or landscape irrigation;
d. A discharge or flow from a diverted stream flow or natural spring;
e. A discharge or flow from uncontaminated pumped groundwater or rising groundwater;
f. Uncontaminated discharge or flow from a foundation drain, crawl space pump, or footing drain;
g. A discharge or flow from air conditioning condensation;
h. Drainage from a private residential swimming pool containing no harmful quantities of chlorine or other chemicals.
i. A discharge from water line flushing or potable water sources.
j. Waters from noncommercial car washing.
Section 3. The Village Superintendent shall enforce this ordinance and shall have enforcement powers including but not limited to:
a. Investigate suspected illicit discharges;
b. Monitor discharges into Village watercourses:
c. Coordinate with other agencies including Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County and the Washtenaw County Sheriff to contain illicit discharges;
d. Initiate ordinance prosecutions through the Village Attorney.
Section 4.Violations of this ordinance shall be civil infractions punishable by a civil fine of up to $500. Each day of violations shall be a separate offense.