Richland Township Openings

Zoning Board of Appeals:  Richland Township currently has an opening on the Zoning Board of Appeals Board.  The ZBA is a 5 member Board with an alternate.  A Zoning Board of Appeals hears appeals, evaluates requests for interpretations and approves or denies dimensional and use variances, reviews and interprets Township Zoning Ordinances, reviews findings of facts, reviews applications, etc. ZBA must apply facts to standards and make determinations on those standards.    The majority of cases before the ZBA are variances.   Meetings are held on an as needed basis and are generally held on the 4th Wednesday of the Month starting at 5:30pm.

Board of Review:  Richland Township currently has an opening on the Board of Review.  The BOR meets in March, July and December.  March is a 2 day commitment in which the Board listens to resident protests and to correct the assessments/valuations of property. July and December Board of Review dates are to correct errors or mutual mistake of fact. Time commitment is minimal for July and December.    

Training and meeting pay is provided.  For more information please contact Lysanne Harma, Supervisor Richland Township at:  (269) 629-4921 or lharma@richlandtwp.net.  Resumes and letters of interest can be emailed to lharma@richlandtwp.net or sent to 7401 N 32^nd Street  Richland MI  49083.  Deadline to respond is November 5, 2020. 

Richland Township Openings

Zoning Board of Appeals:  Richland Township currently has an opening on the Zoning Board of Appeals Board.  The ZBA is a 5 member Board with an alternate.  A Zoning Board of Appeals hears appeals, evaluates requests for interpretations and approves or denies dimensional and use variances, reviews and interprets Township Zoning Ordinances, reviews findings of facts, reviews applications, etc. ZBA must apply facts to standards and make determinations on those standards.    The majority of cases before the ZBA are variances.   Meetings are held on an as needed basis and are generally held on the 4th Wednesday of the Month starting at 5:30pm.

Board of Review:  Richland Township currently has an opening on the Board of Review.  The BOR meets in March, July and December.  March is a 2 day commitment in which the Board listens to resident protests and to correct the assessments/valuations of property. July and December Board of Review dates are to correct errors or mutual mistake of fact. Time commitment is minimal for July and December.    

Training and meeting pay is provided.  For more information please contact Lysanne Harma, Supervisor Richland Township at:  (269) 629-4921 or lharma@richlandtwp.net.  Resumes and letters of interest can be emailed to lharma@richlandtwp.net or sent to 7401 N 32^nd Street  Richland MI  49083.  Deadline to respond is November 5, 2020. 

KALAMAZOO, MI – Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department reports that Kalamazoo County COVID-19 cases are trending upward. Health officials ask all residents to do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19 by adhering to public health guidance. The most effective public health recommendations continue to be wearing a face covering or mask, maintaining six feet from others, avoiding social gatherings, and washing hands frequently. Crowded, indoor gatherings are particularly high risk.

KALAMAZOO, MI—Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department and healthcare partners Ascension Borgess, Bronson Healthcare, Family Health Center, and WMed Health urges residents to get vaccinated against the flu to protect themselves and their loved ones from the influenza virus. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect Kalamazoo County communities, getting the flu vaccine is one of the best ways to reduce respiratory illness circulating in the area.

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The General election is Tuesday, November 3, 2020.   Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. for those voters wishing to vote in person.    Voters are asked to mask up and practice social distancing.  Precincts are equipped with hand sanitizer, voting stations that adhere to social distancing guidelines, sanitized voting stations and equipment, in addition to workers wearing personal protection aids.