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Township Board Meeting Mike Kressler - Supervisor Joe Lunsford - Treasurer JoAnn Wilkie – Clerk Bob Davis – Trustee Elgin Childs - Trustee HOPE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING HOPE TOWNSHIP HALL JULY 8, 2008, 7:00PM BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: SUPERVISOR, MIKE KRESSLER CLERK, JOANN WILKIE TREASURER, JOE LUNSFORD TRUSTEE, ROBERT DAVIS TRUSTEE, ELGIN CHILDS
CALL TO ORDER: THE SUPERVISOR LEAD THOSE PRESENT TO THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG.
BUSINESS FROM FLOOR: ANN MANARY WAS PRESENT AND DISCUSSED WITH THE TOWNSHIP HER YEARS OF WORKING IN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE. SHE HAS BEEN DEPUTY CLERK AND ALSO RAN THE COUNTY ELECTIONS IN HER POSITION. RUDY TURK WAS PRESENT AND IS STILL SEEKING A SANE WAY TO RID HIS PLACE OF THE OVERFLOW OF WATER IN THE SPRING. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF TURNING THE DRAIN BY TURK’S INTO A COUNTY DRAIN AND THEN CONTINUING STARK ROAD THROUGH FROM BAKER TO SHEARER ROAD. THE CONSENSUS IS TO GET A PRICE FROM THE ROAD COMMISSION OF PUTTING ROAD THROUGH. IT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT NEXT MONTH’S MEETING.
THE BLIGHT ORDINANCE: DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON WHY THE BLIGHT ORDINANCE WAS NOT CONTAINED IN THE ZONING AND PLANNING PLAN. IT WAS STATED THAT THE BLIGHT WAS NOT PART OF OUR FUTURE PLANNING AND THE ZONING IT COVERED. NOISE, BLIGHT AND OTHER CONCERNS ARE COVERED IN THE ORDINANCE BOOK.
TOWNHALL CEILING: PLANS WERE DISCUSSED AND COST FOR INSULATING THE CEILING OF THE TOWNHALL. IT WOULD BE MORE HEAT EFFECTIVE IF THERE WAS NEW INSULATION AND A LOWER HEIGHT PUT IN. THE PRICE OF $2300.00 FOR FOUR FOOT OF INSULATION WAS COST PRESENTED. MORE INFO WILL BE GATHERED AND PRESENTED AT NEXT MONTH’S MEETING.
PAGE 2 CLERK’S MINUTES: THE CLERK’S MINUTES HAD BEEN DISTRIBUTED EARLIER. BOB MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE AND ELGIN SECONDED MOTION. MOTION WAS CARRIED.
TREASURER’S FINANCIAL REPORT: TREASURER GAVE FINANCIAL REPORT AS OF JUNE 30, 2008.THE REPORT HAD BEEN HANDED OUT EARLIER. ALL DELINQUENT TAXES HAVE BEEN PAID TO TOWNSHIP BY COUNTY. BOB MADE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND ELGIN SECONDED MOTION. MOTION CARRIED.
OUTSTANDING BILLS: A LIST OF THE OUTSTANDING BILLS WERE ATTACHED TO THE CLERK’S MINUTES. BOB MADE MOTION TO PAY THE BILLS AND ELGIN SECONDED IT. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS POLLED- MIKE YES JOE YES JOANN YES ELGIN YES BOB YES MOTION CARRIED-BILLS WILL BE PAID
FIRE DEPT: 4 MEDICAL RUNS , 1 GOOD INTENT, 1 MUTUAL AID WITH MILLS, STRUCTURAL FIRE. FIRE CHIEF REPORTED A MED HELICOPTER WILL DO A FLY IN FOR OUR TOWNSHIP PICNIC. MILLS FIRE DEPT. WILL HELP KEEP AREA CLEAR. JOHN IS WORKING ON A DNR GRANT FOR A “WISH LIST.” THE GRANT APPLICATION IS DUE IN NOV. A PRICE LIST OF $2000.00 WAS PRESENTED FOR SIREN AT FIRE HALL. CIRCLE K WILL BE DOING THE PUMP CHECKS, AIR BAGS AND COMES TO FIRE STATION TO DO CHECKING. THE WELL PIT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED FOR HEALTH INSPECTION BY SEPT. WILL CONTACT THE WELL GUY AGAIN. THERE IS PARAMEDIC TRAINING COMING UP. REQUEST FOR PAY FOR LOIS DEVERICKS FOR ALL THE WORK SHE DOES AT FIRE HALL. DECIDED FIVE HOURS A MONTH @$10.00 AN HOUR. TO START IN THIS YEAR’S BUDGET. JOE AND JOHN WILL WORK ON CONNECTING THE TWO COMPUTERS TOGETHER AT THE FIRE HALL. THE WALKIE-TALKIES ARE IN AND GETTING SETUP.
PARK COMMISSION: FLAIL MOWER IS IN AND DOING GREAT JOB. KEY CHAINS AND INK PENS ARE HERE FOR PICNIC. THE PARK HAS RECEIVED THE $5000.00 GRANT FROM STROSTACKER FUND. REDOING MIDLAND PAGE 3
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION APPLICATION. THE GRACE A DOW FOUNDATION WOULD GRANT $25,000.00 IF THE TOWNSHIP SHOWS IT IS FINANCIALLY INTERESTED IN THE WALKWAY FOR THE TOWNSHIP PEOPLE. THE APPLICATION HAS TO BE IN BY JULY 15, 2008. THERE IS FOUR THOUSAND IN THE SPECIAL FUND OF THE PARK’S THIS COULD BE USED TOWARDS THE GOOD INTENT AND THEN $8000.00. IT WAS MOVED BY BOB AND SECONDED BY MIKE TO USE $8000.00 FOR THE GOOD INTENT AMOUNT. MOTION CARRIED. THE BARREL TRAIN AND THE BATHROOMS PAINTED WERE ADDED TO THE MOTION. PLANNING COMMISSION: NEXT MEETING IS AUGUST 6, 2008, AT 7:00PM IN HALL.
WATER DISTRICT: THE WATER DISTRICT #1 IS REQUESTING A REPLY AS WHETHER OR NOT HOPE WILL BE OFFICIALLY JOINING IN THE COMMITMENT FOR THE NEW LINE COMING TO THE TOWNSHIPS. HOPE AT THIS TIME CANNOT COMMIT BECAUSE IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THERE IS ENOUGH INTEREST TO BRING NEW WATER LINES INTO THE TOWNSHIP. THE POSSIBILITY OF PETITIONS BEING CIRCULATED IS BEING LOOKED AT. IT WOULD GIVE A MORE ACCURATE PICTURE OF INTEREST. CHAPEL/CEMETERY COMMISSION: WILBUR HAVENS WAS PRESENT AND REPORTED THAT MENARDS THIS WEEK HAD THE WHITE VINYL FENCE WE NEEDED FOR AROUND THE CEMETERY AND THE PARKING LOT ON SALE. DISCUSSION WAS HELD THAT WE COULD PURCHASE IT NOW AND DO IT IN THE FALL WHEN IT IS COOLER. BOB MADE THE MOTION TO PURCHASE ALL THE FENCING NEEDED AND JOANN SECONDED IT, THE AMOUNT UP TO $2000.00. MOTION CARRIED. MIKE AND WILBUR WILL GO ON FRIDAY.
TOWNSHIP CODE AUTHORITY: BOB REPORTED IT IS $50.00 FOR A PERMIT FOR DEMOLISHING A BUILDING. THIS ENSURES THE BUILDING WILL BE TAKEN OFF THE TAX ROLL. THERE IS $40,163.71 IN THE CHECKING FUND. TED VANWERT IS DOING WATER INSPECTIONS IN TCA’S TERRITORY. HE HAS BEEN TOLD BEFORE IT IS NOT HIS JURISDICTION. HE WILL BE REMINDED AGAIN. NEXT MEETING WILL BE JULY 28, 2008 AT 5:00PM IN COUNTY BUILDING.
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WIXOM LAKE IMPROVEMENT BOARD REPORT: NO REPORT.
ROAD ADVISORY COMMISSION: JOE WILL HAVE SIGNS MADE UP. THEY WILL BE INFORMATIONAL SIGNS TO BE PLACED IN TOWNSHIP. NEXT ROAD MEETING WILL BE SEPT. 18, 2008.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: THE BRUSHING HAS BEEN DONE ON MID-GLADWIN COUNTY LINE ROAD. TREES WILL BE DONE NEXT.
MIKE REPORTED HE HAS SENT CERTIFIED LETTERS TO LADY ON FIVE MILE ROAD, PROPERTY ON BOMBAY ROAD AND PAYNE’S. THE TOWNSHIP WILL HAVE BLIGHT CLEANED UP AND THE COST ADDED TO THE TAXES BY FOLLOWING LEGAL ROUTE. JOE REPORTED HE HAS LIST OF NEEDED ITEMS FROM THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE. JOE WILL GET LIST TO JOANN. THE AUDIT IS DONE EVERY TWO YEARS AFTER THE FISCAL YEAR ENDS ON JUNE 30.
LORI REQUESTED TO BE PAID $10.00 AN HOUR FOR FIVE HRS OF CLEANING EVERY MONTH. CONSENSUS WAS THIS WILL BE PAID.
ADJOURNED AT 9:40PM HOPE TOWNSHIP CLERK JOANN WILKIE |