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VILLAGE OF LAKE ISABELLA (ISABELLA COUNTY, MICHIGAN) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FIRE PROTECTION SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Village Council of Village of Lake Isabella, Isabella County, Michigan, has resolved its intention to proceed according to Act 33, Public Acts of Michigan, 1951, as amended to defray the cost of fire protection in a portion of the Village by special assessment on the lands and premises in the Village to be benefited, except for lands and premises exempt from the collection of taxes under the General Property Tax Act. The Fire Protection Special Assessment District No. 1 (the “Special Assessment District”) consists of the following property located Broomfield Township, Isabella County, Michigan, against which all or a portion of the cost of the Fire Protection shall be specially assessed, except for lands and premises exempt from the collection of taxes under the General Property Tax Act: Village of Lake Isabella – Broomfield Township T. 14N. - R.6W SECTION 1 - The North 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 and the Northwest 1/4 of Section 1, Except the South 1500 ft of the West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4. SECTION 2 - The entire Section 2, including parcel descriptions and the Plats of Lake Isabella Golf Estates No. 1 and No. 2, and the Plat of Lake Isabella No. 3 and the Plat of Lake Isabella South, Except the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4, the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 and the East 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4. SECTION 3 - The entire Section 3, including parcel descriptions and Lake Isabella Plats No. 3 and No. 4, Lake Isabella Plat South, The Plat of Foresta Verde, the Plat of Platinus Point, the Plat of Platinus Point No. 2 and the Whispering Pines Cove Site Condominium. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Lake Isabella Village President has made and certified a special assessment roll for the Special Assessment District, which roll sets forth the relative portion of the cost of the Fire Protection that is to be levied for the upcoming tax year in the form of special assessments against each benefited lot and parcel of land in the special assessment district. HEARING TAKE NOTICE that the Village Council of the Village of Lake Isabella will hold a public hearing on May 19, 2026, at 7:00 PM, at the Village Hall, located at 1010 Clubhouse Drive, Lake Isabella, Michigan 48893 to review the special assessment roll and to hear and consider any objections thereto. TAKE NOTICE that appearance and protest at the public hearing are required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the state tax tribunal. TAKE NOTICE that an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, may appear in person at the hearing to protest the special assessment or may file his or her appearance or protest by letter on or before the close of the hearing. TAKE NOTICE that any person objecting to the assessment roll is requested to file written objections thereto with the Village Clerk before the close of the hearing or within such further time as the Village Council may grant. TAKE NOTICE that an owner or any person having an interest in the real property may file a written appeal of the special assessment with the State tax tribunal within thirty (30) days after the confirmation of the special assessment roll if the owner or person having an interest in the real property protested the special assessment at the hearing held for the purpose of confirming the roll. Michigan Tax Tribunal Ottawa Building 611 W. Ottawa, 4th Floor P.O. Box 30232 Lansing, Michigan 48909 TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the special assessment roll as prepared has been reported to the Village Council and is on file with the Village Clerk for public examination. This notice was authorized by the Lake Isabella Village Council. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Jessica Manley, Interim Village Manager Village of Lake Isabella 1010 Clubhouse Drive Lake Isabella, Michigan 48893 Telephone: (989) 644-8654 Email: jessica@lakeisabellami.org Dated: March 24, 2026 ____________________________________ Carol Shannon Village Clerk