BACKGROUND:
The developer of Arbor Ridge Crossing Phase I, Lombardo Homes, contacted Pittsfield Township in 2016 with a request to install streetlights prior to the completion of Phase I of the subdivision, in compliance with their approved site plan.
On May 10, 2017 the township Board of Trustees authorized the Supervisor and Clerk to enter into an agreement with DTE Energy for the purchase and installation of six streetlights in Arbor Ridge Crossing Phase 1, to be paid for by the developer. Lombardo Homes provided payment to the township in the amount of $13,227 for the installation of streetlights, which the township subsequently transferred to DTE Energy upon execution of the agreement.
The township has borne the energy and maintenance costs associated with operating these streetlights since they were installed and energized in December of 2017, as a Special Assessment District (SAD) has yet to be established. The creation of a street lighting SAD for the Arbor Ridge Crossing Phase I subdivision would allow for the equitable distribution of annual operating costs, most recently totaling $1,451.74, which will be distributed evenly amongst the residents of said subdivision, for an estimated annual cost of $50.06 per lot.
Resolution #21-42 directs the township to place the Arbor Ridge Crossing Phase I SAD on the
regular tax roll for 2021.