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JANUARY 22, 2025 • Vol. 37, No. 2
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Industrial park SAD takes next step BY NICK POWERS
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FRASER — A special assessment district typically carries with it some unavoidable discomfort. Rehabbing the roads in the Fraser Industrial Park is no exception. The long gestating project has had many stops and starts but, with a series of votes at the Jan. 9 Fraser City Council meeting, the project is on track to begin. “It’s going to be inconvenient, but
it’s going to get done and that is a huge thing,” Fraser Mayor Michael Lesich said at the meeting. Construction in the park is set to start later in 2025 and will continue through 2026, according to Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick Vice President Michael Vigneron. Businesses in the industrial park will cover 25% of the total project cost through the SAD, not to exceed $4 million. There are 128 businesses included
in the assessment roll. The property with the highest assessment is 17801 E. 14 Mile Road at $123,243. The lowest assessed property is 33690 Pompo Drive at $11,057. The average cost for businesses in the park is $41,403.58. Each business in the district would pay off the amount over a 15-year period. The assessment is done based on the front footage of a property. The estimated total cost of the project is $16 million, according to City See SAD on page 6A
Photo by Nick Powers
This photo shows a particularly rough section of Commerce Road in the Fraser Industrial Park. The Fraser City Council moved the project forward at its Jan. 9 meeting.
Emerson student donates money to create reading corner BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
FRASER — Inspired by his mother’s love of reading, one student at Emerson Elementary school donated money to create his own reading corner in the school’s library. Cody Conser-Quarterman said his mom inspired him to create his corner in the library. His mother passed away when he was just 5 years old. “She always had a book in her hand,” Conser-Quarterman said. His grandparents, Robin Quarterman and Paul Quarterman, helped fund the corner. Robin said one day her grandson noticed the dedications in some of the books at the library. “He asked if we could do it and I said, ‘How much do you think is a good amount?’” Robin said. “And, you know, he was 7 years old. He See READING on page 14A Photo by Alyssa Ochss
Rick Repicky, interim principal, and librarian Jennifer Barozzini stand with Cody Conser-Quarterman at his corner.
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