HALLOWEEN Dollie the Trolley is coming! Please see the attached flyer (contact Clerk’s Office for details) for all the details of the Halloween event being held on Monday October 31, 2016. Sign up is first come first served so please make your response as indicated on the flyer soon.
FALL PICNIC The 50 adults and 8 children who attended the BHV Fall Picnic on Sunday September 11, 2016 enjoyed blue skies and pleasant temperatures as they met new neighbors, caught up with old friends and savored delicious food. Many thanks to the Recreation Committee and the BHV Staff for their help in providing a successful and fun event.
–There were some dishes left after the picnic. If you are missing a large, clear plastic bowl, a square-ish clear plastic bowl with a red lid or a similar bowl with a blue lid, contact Jan.
RECREATION QUESTIONNAIRE The Recreation Committee would like your input on current and future social events. Please take a moment to reply to their easy 6-question survey.
–If you are receiving the Bulletin by email, you will get a separate email that you can reply to with your answers typed in.
–If you receive the Bulletin in paper, the survey is attached and you can return it by fax, mail or drop off to the Village Hall.
Thanks for your help! (contact Clerk’s Office for details)
BHV BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING The next meeting of the BHV Board of Trustees is scheduled for Monday, October 10, 2016 beginning at 6:00 PM at the Village Hall, 199 Barton Shore Drive. The meeting will include discussion of the recent letter sent to the residents regarding roads. Public Comment is received by the Trustees near the beginning of each board meeting. Agendas and minutes are posted on the website and at the Village Hall.
BHV ELECTION Five seats on the Board of Trustees will be decided at the November 8, 2016 General Election. Three candidates will be listed on the ballot: Forrest Butterwick, Sharon Popp and Carla Smith. Two candidates have filed to run as write-ins: Riad Al-Awar and Elizabeth Langford. Anyone wishing to run as a write-in candidate must file a declaration of intent form at the Ann Arbor Township office before 4 PM on Friday, October 28, 2016.
–All BHV election activities, including absentee ballots, are handled by Ann Arbor Township, 3792 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor 48105; 734-663-3418; www.aatwp.org; Clerk Rena Basch basch@aatwp.org.
–The last day to register to vote in the November 8 election is Tuesday, October 11, 2016. You can register at the Township or any Secretary of State office.
AUDIT The BHV audit for fiscal year 2015-16 is available for public inspection at the Clerk’s Office in the Village Hall.
IN SYMPATHY Deepest sympathies to the family of long-time resident Brian Fingerle, who passed away recently.
BHMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS At their September 20, 2016 meeting the Barton Hills Maintenance Corporation Board of Directors appointed new director Jeff David to complete the term of Chuck Bultman who has moved out of the Village. Jeff joins Directors Nancy Bishop, Greg Curtner, Barbara Hensinger, Adele Laporte, Frank Legacki, Melvin McInnis, John MacKrell and Zakhour Youssef. BHMC Board meetings are scheduled for the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM at the Village Hall.
SEPTIC TANK PUMPING Septic tank maintenance for BHV residences is due every four years, or more frequently if needed. Contact Jan Esch at the Village Hall when tank pumping appointments are set so a BHV staff member can come at the same time to fill out necessary paperwork. This regular maintenance, as required by BHV Code Chapter 8, is very important in protecting the good environmental health of the Huron River watershed and BHV water resources.
FALL CLEAN UP BHV staff will vacuum up leaves for homeowners who rake their own. Lawn service providers are expected to haul away whatever debris they gather. Please do not bag leaves for pick up, and separate out sticks and brush that clog up the leaf vacuum. Consider mulching (mulched leaves provide nutrients for lawns) and removing leaves from catch basins.