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My Life as a US Secret Service Agent
Join Rotary this week, and we'll hear from David Dobb, a US Secret Service agent out of the Grand Rapids office, about life as a US Secret Service Agent. It will be a very interesting program!
Welcome to Holland Noon Rotary Club
Service Above Self Since 1920
We meet In Person
Thursdays at 12:10 p.m.
Macatawa Bay Yacht Club
2157 S Shore Dr
Macatawa, MI 49434
United States
Macatawa, MI 49434
United States
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Leaders For the 21st Century 2025
Vorhees HallJun. 11, 2025 - Jun. 13, 2025
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Highway Cleanup
Veldheer Tulip GardensJul. 12, 2025 8:00 a.m.
Ottawa County Treasurer
Our Ottawa County Treasurer, Cheryl Clarke, gave an overview of the treasurer's operation.
- Handle the county funds.
- Collect Delinquent Taxes
- Issue Dog Licenses
Because the county needs to provide transparency and keep money in escrow, there are 34 county bank accounts and 20 road commission bank accounts. Money that is not required immediately can be invested in very safe investments. The county received $4 million in investment returns last year, about a 3.8% return.
The county reimburses the local governing units for any taxes not paid and then attempts to collect those taxes. There may also be times when too much tax was charged, and the county treasurer will return money to the taxpayer. The treasurer makes every attempt to work out a payment plan with property owners who cannot pay all of their taxes. They may extend payment to as long as 5 years and waive any interest. The municipalities must authorize the county to make payment arrangements.
Foreclosed properties that do not sell at a tax auction are placed into the Ottawa County Land Bank. These properties often have problems, such as contamination. The county works to remediate these properties and eventually sell them. The board of the Land Bank is made up of government officials, non-profit representatives, and citizens.
The original purpose of requiring dog licenses was to compensate farmers for the loss of livestock bitten by rabid dogs. The current concern is more about people being bitten by rabid dogs!
Rotary Leaders for the 21st Century is an annual leadership conference conducted at Hope College the second week of June for middle schoolers entering 7th and 8th grades who have been selected by their schools as potential emerging leaders. It continues with further engagement in regular follow-up meetings in the participating schools throughout the school year.
These young people are identified as emerging leaders entering a critical stage of development of identity and are viewed as a group that could benefit from such a unique program beyond the classroom.
The outcomes are clear: emerging Leaders grow into becoming ambassadors for their schools, mentors for younger students, as well as incoming students, taking leads in raising funds for identified needs, and engaging in a host of service projects for their schools and the community as a whole.
This is the promise of today and the hope for tomorrow for Leaders for the 21st Century. Won’t you join us in the building of promising futures?
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