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November 22, 2018 ■ B5 www.allegannews.com ■ The Allegan County News Part Time Position Zoning Administrator Casco Township, Allegan County Casco Township in southwest Allegan County is seeking candidates to fill the position of Zoning Ad- ministrator. The position is part time with higher ac- tivity during the summer season due to increased seasonal activity associated with its six miles of Lake Michigan Shoreline. Experience - Public administration or Planning and Zoning Knowledge and Skills - Considerable knowledge of planning and zoning - Working knowledge of property development - Working knowledge of the government processes and services - Considerable ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically both oral and in writing with state and federal agencies, private businesses, elected officials, potential developers, township staff, and the general public including formal pre- sentations. In addition, a candidate must be self-motivated, de- tail oriented, organized and commit to attend con- tinuing educational opportunities as they become available. See full job description on Casco’s Township’s website: www.cascotownship.org Please send resume to Allan Overhiser: [email protected] All resumes must be submitted by November 30, 2018 NOTICE Invitation to Bid for Qualifying Architect/Engineer for Sandy Pines Storm Shelter/Community Events Center Salem Township, located at 3003 142nd Ave. Burnips, MI, 49314 and Sandy Pines Wilderness Trails, Inc. (“Sandy Pines”) 2745 136th Street, Hopkins, MI are request- ing Qualifying Architect/Engineer bids for a dual purpose Storm Shelter serving as a safe room and a Sandy Pines community events center to be located within Sandy Pines, Salem Township, and Allegan County, MI. Salem Township obtained FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant application number PDMC-PJ-05-MI-2017-007 on September 14, 2018 for the structural hardening of a building to serve as a Safe Room in allowing them to resist weather related storms including EF-4 Tornadoes. This structure will be located in Salem Township. Sandy Pines Wilderness Trails Inc. shall be responsible for the scope of work per- formed outside of the Grant. Scope of Work Design and engineering of a two-story dual purpose storm shelter on the resort property, with occupancy to shelter 1,104 people. The building shall be designed and engineered to meet FEMA P-361 and ICC-500 Safe Room requirements for tornado Shelters. All work shall meet all Federal, State and Local Standards, in- cluding FEMA Environmental Considerations. Architects/Engineers will also be responsible to provide all professional and basic services necessary to produce all preliminary design plans for review and make recommended changes and ad- justments and prepare final design plans and specifications in accordance with all municipal, county, State, and federal codes and requirements. A detailed and full scope of work can be obtained by contacted Salem Township, located at 3003 142nd Ave. P.O. Box 49, Burnips, MI 49314 c/o James A. Pitsch, Township Super- visor or by email [email protected]. Salem Township, as the Admin- istrator of this grant, shall administer this grant pursuant to the conditions stated within the Federal/State/Local Agreement. Anticipated start date of the project is expected to be October 2019 with an expected completion date of May 2021. General Architect/Engineer Qualifications To give notice to potential qualifiers that Salem Township is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C 1981, 1983, 1986 and amendments, and it is the policy of Salem Township to require contractors, vendors and suppliers providing goods and services to the township to afford equal opportunity for employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability status or veteran status, or any other class protected by law. Salem Township, carrying out projects assures that affirmative action statutes are utilized and that employable persons and businesses in our project area are utilized to the greatest extent feasible with particular emphasis being placed upon hiring of women and minorities as both employees and, where applicable, subcontrac- tors. We encourage these businesses to apply. General Architect/Engineer’s company shall be licensed within the State of Michi- gan. Electronic scope of work is available by contacting Salem Township, located at 3003 142nd Ave., P.O. Box 49, Burnips, MI 49314 c/o James A. Pitsch, Township Supervisor or by email [email protected]. Walk through: Invitation for a walk through of site inspection is Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 10 AM local time. Bid due date: Sealed Bids may be sent or delivered to: Salem Township, between the hours of 9:00am and 4:00pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays, C/O James A. Pitsch 3003 142nd Ave., P.O. Box 49, Burnips, MI, 49314, or be brought to Salem Town- ship Offices located at 3003 142nd Ave. Burnips, MI, 49314 by 11am on Monday, January 7, 2019 local time. The public opening will follow immediately after in the meeting room at the Salem Township offices. Once the meeting is called to order, no other bids will be accepted. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WAYLAND TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION WHEN: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 TIME: 6:30 P.M. WHERE: WAYLAND TOWNSHIP HALL 1060 129TH AVENUE BRADLEY, MI 49311 The Wayland Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the following proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance: 1. Amendments to Section 3.39, Private Road Re- quirements. These amendments would, among other changes: require existing private roads to be upgraded to current standards if the private road is proposed to be extended; require additional appli- cation information; revise the private road permit procedure; exempt a private road serving no more than two lots from the road paving and turn around requirement; require that a private road serving at least three but no more than 20 lots be constructed to the standards of the Allegan County Road Com- mission for a Local Road Section; require that a private road serving more than 20 lots be constructed to the standards of the Allegan County Road Commission Standard 1A and; pro- vide additional standards for a private road. 2. Amendments to Section 3.17 (e), Signs for a Home-Based Business. This amendment would correct an existing conflict in the Zoning Ordinance whereby the sign requirements for a Home-Based Business were different than the sign requirements for other uses in the same zoning district. The proposed amendments are available for review at the Wayland Township Offices, 1060 129th Av- enue, Bradley, Michigan 49311, by appointment by calling the Township offices at 792-6394. Matt Miner, Secretary Wayland Township Planning Commission S PORTS Much of that confidence re- volves around the experience that returns for Hopkins. Seven players are back from a team that posted a 13-10 record in Jewett’s first season at the helm, marking the first winning record for the pro- gram in a decade. Among the returning players are all five starters from a year ago. “The experience coming back at all five positions is def- initely a team strength, as is the versatility among the athletes we have,” Jewett said. “Our guys are also all very high character kids who play well together in an unselfish way.” Among the returning players are senior guard Hunter Lewellyn, sophomore guard Colin Weber, junior forward Tyler Zomerlei, senior for- ward/center Nolan Smith and junior forward/center Drew Weber. Senior guards Bryce Smith and Blaine Hunt round out the returning group. Newcomers include junior guard Kyle Pierce, junior for- ward Nathan Tew and guard/forward Trevor Smith. “As I begin my second year as head coach at Hopkins, I’m excited to build on the founda- tion we built last season,” said Jewett, whose team made it to a Class B district final before falling to Wayland. “I can al- ready see the confidence and how much more comfortable my guys are in the system this season compared to last. “They now know my expec- tations and what we need to do in order to reach our goals and have a successful season.” MARTIN Few teams in the SAC will be able to match the experi- ence possessed by Martin this season, as eight players return for the Clippers from last year’s roster. “We’re excited to have so many returning players,” sec- ond-year Martin coach Bradley Moelker said. And none of those players has more experience than sen- ior forward/guard Carter Hilton. A starter since his freshman season, Hilton will be looked to for leadership on both ends of the court. “Carter can impact the game in many ways,” Moelker said. “Defensively, he’s capable of guarding any position on the court. Offensively, he has the skill to play multiple positions. Although he has a nice shot this year, I believe his vision, defense, passing and leader- ship are really going to affect games.” The senior trio of Alex Hardy, Michael Morey and Clayton Geerlings head up the guard position, along with jun- ior Cayden Curry. Sophomore Collin Coburn will see time at both guard and forward, much like Hilton. “The guard position is defi- nitely the skillset we are strongest at,” Moelker said. “We have multiple players who can start at positions one through three and will often have to use a small ball lineup with more guards on the court. “The players are always in attack mode when we are on offense. We have some very quick and savvy players sur- rounded by guys who can knock down jump shots.” Senior center Jacob Yowler and sophomore forward Mitchell Jager round out the returning group and will be re- lied upon for much of the frontcourt responsibilities. “Jacob is going to have to play some important minutes this year for us,” Moelker said. “He can rebound and get some easy looks in the post. “Mitchell has a nice feel to the game for a younger player. He is going to give us some nice minutes at a stretch-four position.” As the Clippers strive to im- prove upon last season’s 8-14 mark, consistency is one of the key points Moelker is trying to drive home to his players. “As a team our main concern is understanding how impor- tant every possession is both on the defense and offensive side,” he said. “Last year we had lapses in judgment and de- cisions that put us out of some games. “We look forward to the challenge of trying to play as perfect as possible during every second of games this year.” Boys’ hoops ■ from Page B3 Moelker expects Coloma to be the team to beat in the SAC. OTSEGO Otsego was the class of the Wolverine Conference last season, winning the league title and finishing with an overall record of 19-2 that in- cluded an 18-game winning streak. With several of the key con- tributors back this year, it promises to be another fun season for the Bulldogs. “This season will offer a lot to be excited about in Otsego,” Bulldog coach Matt Dennis said. “We return six of our top eight players and have a good group of players coming up from the junior varsity team. Our strength will be our depth and basketball IQ.” That list of returning players starts with senior guards Ad- dison Atwater and Will El- dred, who are entering their fourth and third seasons, re- spectively, at the varsity level. “Addi plays fast and gets others involved,” Dennis said. “The team is his to run this year and I think he will do great.” “Will is solid every time he steps on the floor. He shoots the ball from the free throw and the 3-point lines consis- tently and is hawk on the de- fensive end.” Fellow returning senior Jay- den Dentler adds to the guard depth, although will miss some action early in the sea- son as he recovers from an elbow surgery. Junior guard Charlie Williams led the Bull- dogs in scoring as a sopho- more. “Charlie will be a marked man this year and won’t sur- prise anyone,” Dennis said. “His ability to do the little things on both ends of the floor will cause fits for the op- posing teams.” Senior forward Jaekob Sallee also returns, as do jun- ior forwards Jaxsen Callaway and Owen Watson. Six-foot-6 senior forward Jordan Ross highlights the list of newcomers. “Jordan will offer some much needed rebounding and defense in the post,” Dennis said. “His ability to explode to the rim offers a new option for our offense this season.” Other newcomers are junior guards Peyton Vanderhoff, Derek Ward, Nate Bush and Hunter Lucas along with jun- ior forward Fab Gaines. “A lot of our success will de- pend on how we come to- gether as a team since we did lose four seniors off last year’s team and will be bringing in new faces from our JV team,” Dennis said. “One of the great things about this team is that three of our returners were sophomores last year and will now be playing with their classmates they’ve grown up with and played basketball with before. “And our seniors are great leaders who represent them- selves, their families, the pro- gram and the community in the right way. This leadership will be relied upon all year throughout our entire pro- gram.” It’s a group Dennis expects to contend for another league championship, with Dowagiac and Three Rivers as the top threats to the title. “I’m excited to coach this group of players,” Dennis said. “We have good players and good people. This leads me to believe they’ll play un- selfishly and buy into our style of play very quickly. Playing as a team is what will separate us from our opponents and give us the best chance to win each night.” Charlie Woodhams handles the ball in the Wolverine Confer- ence championship game for Otsego last season. Woodhams, a junior, returns as the Bulldogs’ leading scorer. (File photo) ■ See Boys’ hoops, Page B7
