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1. What Is a Guardian and What Is a Conservator?
2. When Is a Conservator Needed?
3. Who May Petition the Court for the Appointment of a Conservator?
4. What Happens After the Petition for Guardianship and/or Conservatorship Is Filed?
5. What Are the Duties of the Conservator?
6. When May a Guardianship or Conservatorship Be Terminated?

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1. What is the Crime Victim’s Rights Act?
2. Who Is a victim?
3. How do I request to be notified?
4. Will my name and address be kept confidential?
5. What will I be notified of?

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1. Is the drain in front of my house next to the road a county drain?
2. How can I have my County Drain cleaned?
3. I don't need a cleanout, but my County Drain needs maintenance. Can you help me?
4. Do you work with Flood Plains?
5. Do you determine wetlands?
6. I have standing water in my yard. Is this under the Drain Commissioner's jurisdiction?
7. My sump pump has been running more than normal should I call the Drain Office?
8. I have drainage concerns other than these listed questions, what should I do?

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1. What is a flood and when do most occur?
2. What are flash floods?
3. What are other causes of flooding in Michigan?
4. Are people killed as a result of floods?
5. What is a flash flood or flood warning?
6. What is a flash flood or flood statement?

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1. How long can food supplies be stored?
2. What kinds of food supplies are recommended to store in case of a disaster?
3. What is the basis for the Monroe County Chapter of the Red Cross recommendation to store supplies to last several days to a week?

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1. Where do I go to start getting help?
2. What happens if I don’t attend the Referral Program?
3. What do I do when I change jobs or get a new job?
4. Do I have to have support deducted from my pay?
5. Do I have to pay my child support if I don’t get to see my children?
6. What if I can’t pay the amount of support the court ordered?
7. Do I have to hire an attorney?
8. What happens if I miss a court date?
9. What happens if the Judge says I violated the court order because I did not pay?
10. What can I do if I am not being allowed by the custodial parent to have my parenting time with the child?
11. What do I do if I feel my rights were violated by the Monroe County Friend of the Court?

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1. How do I become a guardian?
2. What situation justifies an emergency hearing on a guardianship?
3. What are the different types of guardians?
4. In what County would I file a guardianship?

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1. Where is the Monroe County Health Department located?
2. Do you have a doctor on staff? Do you take walk-in emergencies?
3. Do you offer school/sports physicals?
4. Where can I find other community services?

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1. What is an abandoned water well?
2. Who is responsible for plugging abandoned water wells?
3. Who can plug a well?
4. How do I locate abandoned wells on your property?
5. What if there are no records available for your well?

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1. Can I swim at a beach that has an advisory on it?
2. Can I eat fish caught in a contaminated water body?
3. If I live on the water, can I have my beach area tested?

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1. If I think there is a water quality or safety concern at a public pool, what can I do?
2. How does spa water differ from pool water?
3. What are the most common pool water sanitizers?

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1. Can children and adolescents get vaccinated through MCHD at this time?
2. Do minors need parent/guardian consent to receive vaccinations?
3. I was able to schedule an appointment elsewhere and would like to cancel my appointment with MCHD - who should I contact?
4. What phone number will appear if you are contacting me via phone regarding any questions or issues?
5. Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe?

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1. Will assistance be available at the clinic if I have mobility issues?
2. How early should I arrive for my scheduled appointment?
3. Can I still attend my appointment if I am in quarantine as a close contact of a COVID case?
4. Can I still attend my appointment if I am in isolation after testing positive for COVID, or am awaiting COVID test results?

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1. What are symptoms of food-borne illness?
2. What cause typical food borne illness diseases?
3. Who do I notify if I think I have food poisoning?
4. What is a food-borne illness outbreak?
5. Will my name be given to the restaurant if I report a food borne illness?
6. How is a food borne illness proven?

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1. How do I find out information on a particular facility?
2. My club/group is having a food serviced gathering open to the public, how do I get a temporary food license?

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1. What effects do HABs have on people and wildlife?
2. What factors affect HABs?
3. Do HABs occur in the Great Lakes?
4. What can I do about HABs?

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1. Can I just walk-in with my child or do I need an appointment?
2. How much will it cost to have my child screened?
3. Does my child have to have a hearing and vision test before going to kindergarten?
4. My child has an earache, can you give him medicine?
5. Who will be testing my child’s hearing and vision?

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1. How do I obtain a well permit?
2. How do I sample my water well?
3. My well went dry what do I do now?
4. How do I chlorinate my well?
5. I have a connection to municipal water now, what do I do with my old well?
6. I think my well went dry because of a large capacity well close to my house, what can I do?

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1. How do I obtain New Construction Well Permit?
2. Where do I get water-testing information?
3. Where do I get more information about groundwater disputes?
4. Can I get a holding tank permit?

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1. Why "tanglers" should never go in your recycling bin and what are “tanglers”?
2. Why is this a problem?

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1. How do I apply for a food service license? How much does it cost?
2. I want to buy/operate an existing fixed food service establishment (restaurant), what do I do?
3. Do I need a plan review?
4. How do I receive a copy of the new Food Law?
5. Are there any additional resources to help me ensure proper food safety?

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1. What is an ice jam?
2. When is an ice jam likely to occur?
3. What effect does snow have on flooding potential?
4. How fast do the snow and ice melt?
5. What happens when rain falls on top of snow?
6. What is the Spring Snowmelt Flood Potential Outlook?

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1. What are my rights in a criminal case?
2. What is the difference between a civil infraction, misdemeanor and felony?
3. I’ve been charged with a crime. What happens now?
4. How do I request an attorney?
5. When will my appointed attorney meet with me?
6. Can I pay my Court Appointed Attorney to get them to work harder for me?
7. My attorney won’t give me my Discovery Packet or file. Aren’t they required to do so?
8. My attorney asked if my family could pay for an expert or investigator. What if I can’t afford it?
9. I don’t like my attorney. Can I have a new one appointed?
10. Is my court appointed attorney a "real" attorney?
11. How should I dress when I have a hearing?

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1. What Is a Juvenile Court Referee?

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1. What is involuntary commitment?
2. How do I know if a person is mentally ill?
3. Who should I call?
4. What will the Court need to know?
5. What if the person needs further evaluation?
6. What happens next?
7. Where will the person be taken?
8. What happens at the hospital?
9. What if the hospital determines that the person does not require hospitalization?
10. And if the person is diagnosed as requiring treatment?
11. How long will the person be kept in the treatment facility?
12. Could it be longer?

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1. What is NOAA Weather Radio?
2. Where can I get a NOAA Weather Radio?
3. How much does a NOAA Weather Radio cost?
4. What type of NOAA Weather Radio receivers are available?
5. What frequencies is NOAA Weather Radio broadcast on and how can I get a list of the frequencies in my state?
6. What features should I look for in a NOAA Weather Radio?
7. I just purchased a NOAA Weather Radio with the SAME feature. Where can I get the specific geographic code I need to program my receiver?
8. Can I get NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts in my car?
9. I live in an area where I can't get NOAA Weather Radio transmissions. Is there another system in place for me to get forecasts, watches and warnings directly from the National Weather Service?
10. How can I help my community get NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts?
11. My NOAA Weather Radio often turns on when the forecast office issues watches and warnings that don't impact me. What can I do about that?
12. I live in one county and work in another. Will the SAME programmable NOAA Weather Radio receivers be able to alert me for more than one county?
13. Do you have a similar program for communicating warning to the hearing/visually impaired?
14. Where can those items be purchased?

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1. Do I need a permit or reservation to use one of the park picnic pavilions?
2. What are the park hours of operation?
3. Is overnight camping allowed?

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1. What happens at the initial court hearing?
2. What is a referee?
3. If your child’s case is dismissed
4. If your child’s case is diverted:
5. What happens if my child is formally charged with a crime?
6. What rights does my child have if there is a trial?
7. What happens if the court finds my child guilty?

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1. What are the recording fees?
2. How do I find who owns certain property?
3. How do I search for a deed?
4. What are the hours of the Register of Deeds Office?

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1. What is a tornado?
2. What is the difference between a tornado and a funnel cloud?
3. How many tornadoes usually occur in Michigan every year?
4. When do tornadoes generally occur?
5. How fast do tornadoes travel?
6. How far do tornadoes travel once they touch the ground?
7. What is a tornado "watch"?
8. What is a tornado "warning"?
9. How do I find out about a warning if my electricity is already out?
10. What are the characteristics of a tornado?

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1. What is the Crime Victim Compensation Fund?
2. What compensation may be awarded?
3. What losses are not covered?
4. Where does the money come from?
5. Am I a "crime victim"?
6. Does the Crime Victim Compensation Fund only apply to "assault" victims?
7. What conditions apply to the Crime Victim Compensation Fund?
8. How do I file a claim?
9. What do I send?
10. When do I file a claim?
11. Do I need an attorney to file a claim?
12. Is my claim limited because I also have insurance?
13. What happens after a claim is filed?
14. How long does it take for my claim to be reviewed?
15. If my claim is denied, can I appeal?
16. Is my application confidential?

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1. What is wind chill?
2. What is frostbite and what can you do to treat it?
3. What is hypothermia and what are the warming signs?
4. How do you treat hypothermia?

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1. When is visitation? Who is allowed to visit?
2. What is the estimated length of stay?
3. How are medical services provided?
4. Do youth attend school? How do they receive credit for their school work?
5. What is the service delivery model that is used at the Youth Center?
6. What is the daily schedule like? What do residents do?
7. Do youth have religious opportunities?