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Mich. Family Seeks to Secede From Town
Wed Nov 27, 8:11 AM ET
OMER, Mich. (AP) - A tiny Michigan city may soon get tinier.
Cheryl and Kevin Perry and her parents want to secede from Omer, population 337, and attach to neighboring Arenac Township.
The issue goes to voters in Omer and the township on Dec. 17.
The families say they're tired of paying taxes for water service they don't get. To split from the city, Michigan law requires that voters give their approval.
"We pay city taxes but have absolutely zero benefits from the city," Cheryl Perry said.
"We have no street lights, no sidewalks, no water. Even the city limits sign is posted before you come to our property. Why keep paying for things we don't get?" said Perry, whose lot adjoins her father's.
Omer officials aren't thrilled by the proposed split. But they aren't protesting it.
"What can they say?" said Susan Hegenauer, Omer's clerk. "I think the biggest concern for the city is the election cost."
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