🌱 How DeWitt Township’s new police and fire millage will affect your taxes

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In today's newsletter:

• How DeWitt Township’s new police and fire millage will affect your taxes

Also on today's calendar: Friends of the Library at the Ox Roast Arts Festival and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 66.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, a shower; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Clinton County election results: Briggs Library proposal passes, Bath Twp. fails (bluewaterhealthyliving.com) — DeWitt Township voters have approved renewing and slightly increasing a police and fire millage, expected to raise about $1.035 million in its first year. Clinton County residents also decided a series of other tax proposals for libraries, roads, emergency services, and schools, with most renewals and Headlee overrides passing but Bath Township’s operating millage increase failing.
   

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📸 Around DeWitt

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🗓 Upcoming Events in DeWitt

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 7

• Live Music Friday →
  Looking Glass Brewing Co., 115 N Bridge St, DeWitt
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 14

• Friends of the Library at the Ox Roast Arts Festival →
  Riverside Park, 405 S Bridge St, DeWitt
  4:00 pm
• The Dewitt Ox Roast →
  Downtown DeWitt Farmers Market, 414 E W Main St, DeWitt
  9:00 pm

Tuesday August 18

• Scott Elementary Open House
  David Scott Elementary School Dewitt, MI 48820
  5:00 pm
• Herbison Woods Elementary Open House
  Herbison Woods Elementary School Dewitt, MI 48820
  5:30 pm

Tuesday August 25

• Walking Club →
  DeWitt District Library, 13101 Schavey Rd, DeWitt
  10:00 am

Friday August 28

• Live Music Friday →
  Looking Glass Brewing Co., 115 N Bridge St, DeWitt
  6:00 pm

Tuesday September 1

• Walking Club →
  DeWitt District Library, 13101 Schavey Rd, DeWitt
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Policy Committee Meeting of the Board of Education
  East Lansing Public Schools Board Room
  10:30 am
• EIBC Transportation Electrification Initiative
  Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council Zoom Meeting
  11:00 am
• DMB Marketing Committee meeting →
  East Lansing, MI Calendar, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing
  12:00 pm
• Downtown Management Board meeting →
  East Lansing, MI Calendar, 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Dewitt. Apply here.
• Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Shopper in Dewitt. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near DeWitt here.

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🗞 Nearby News

East Lansing

• East Lansing Election Results: Voters Back Charter Amendments, Tax Proposals, Progressive Candidates (eastlansinginfo.news)
• ‘We want transparency': Mother on daughter's East Lansing arrest (wlns.com)
• One For Your Bucket List: The Moist Towelette Museum (neatorama.com)

Lansing

• State House, Senate races for Lansing area set for November (lansingstatejournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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