Gold and Yellow Section Information
Gold and Yellow section petitions were released in August 2024. Estimated costs for each section:
Gold section $50,434 per parcel
Yellow section $55,319 per parcel
See Gold section petition language HERE.
See Yellow section petition language HERE.
The estimated construction cost for each section reflects the specific scope for that section — number of driveways, ADA ramps, corners, drainage structures, utility structures, fire hydrants, etc. The cost per parcel will reflect the number of parcels in the section sharing the cost of that section. The number of parcels in a section will impact the cost per parcel.
On November 13, we announced that 52% of the Gold section residents have signed petitions in support of fixing their roads. On December 3, we announced that more than 53% of the Yellow section residents signed petitions in support of fixing their roads. Bloomfield Township completed the verification of the petition signatures for both sections and began the public hearing process at Bloomfield Township in January. The first public hearing was held on January 13, 2025. After hearing from many residents, speaking both in favor of and opposition to the Gold and Yellow section SADs, the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to move both SADs forward to request the Road Commission to bid the projects.
The Road Commission publicly bid the Gold and Yellow section project individually. Cadillac Asphalt was the winning bidder for both. The final assessment for each section is based on the Cadillac’s winning bid:
Gold section $50,736 per parcel
Yellow section $57,699 per parcel
Residents have the option to pay the assessment up front and avoid any interest cost, or to pay the assessment over 15 years. Residents electing to pay the assessment over time will be billed annually in the winter property taxes. Interest on the assessment will be set at the rate on the bonds Bloomfield Township will sell to fund the project, plus 1%. Bloomfield Township will provide residents with a payment schedule once the bond offering is completed and the interest rate is set.
Questions? Email villagemanager@bloomfieldvillage.net.
Gold and Yellow Section Informational Mailings
The following informational mailings have been sent to residents in the Gold and Yellow sections:
Announcement of petition process - Gold Section
Announcement of petition process - Yellow Section
9/19/24 letter from past presidents
10/2/24 letter from Sean Metrose, Road Committee Chair
10/16/24 letter from Kristin Sowle, Village Board President 2024-25
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions that have been raised during the petition process:
How are road projects put out to bid? See blog post HERE
How does Bloomfield Township validate signatures on petitions?
The Bloomfield Township Assessor’s office manages the SAD process for Bloomfield Township. When petitions are submitted to the Township, the Assessor’s office validates each and every signature against other records to ensure that the proper person signed the petition. The documents used by the Assessor’s office include (but are not limited to):
Deeds and other property records on file
“Principal Residence Exemption” forms on file (these are the documents through which the homeowner claims the homestead exemption for property tax purposes)
Voter registration records
Driver’s licenses
Request the homeowner to sign in person at the Assessor’s office.
The validation process also ensures that the appropriate individuals signed the petition. If a homeowner is married, both spouses must sign the petition even if only one is on the title. Where there is another individual on the title (e.g., a parent), that individual must sign as well.
Once the Assessor’s office validates the signatures and that homeowners representing at least 50% of the parcels and 50% of the frontage have signed petitions in support of the SAD, the public hearing process begins.
Are there less expensive options than a full rebuild of our roads? See blog post on this topic HERE.
Residents are encouraged to attend a small group meeting to discuss the Roads project and any questions they have in a small group setting. The meeting schedule and sign-ups are available at the link on the home page.