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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 MAY 13, 2008, 7:00PM
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: SUPERVISOR, MIKE KRESSLER CLERK, JOANN WILKIE TREASURER, JOE LUNSFORD TRUSTEE, BOB DAVIS TRUSTEE, ELGIN DAVIS
CALL TO ORDER: THE SUPERVISOR LED THOSE PRESENT TO THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG AT 7:00PM.
BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR: IT WAS NOTED BY LORI CHILDS THAT THE STREET NUMBER OF THE HALL ON THE SIGNS OUTSIDE HAD THE WRONG NUMBER ON IT. IT WAS CHECKED WITH CONSUMERS AND THE CORRECT NUMBER IS 5644.
CLERK’S MINUTES: THE CLERK’S MINUTES FROM THE APRIL MEETING HAD BEEN DISTRIBUTED EARLIER. IT WAS MOVED BY BOB AND SECONDED BY ELGIN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. MOTION CARRIED. TREASURER’S REPORT: THE FINANCIAL REPORT HAD BEEN HANDED OUT EARLIER. IT WAS MOVED BY ELGIN AND SECONDED BY BOB TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. THE MOTION CARRIED. OUTSTANDING BILLS: THE BILLS HAD BEEN DISTRIBUTED EARLIER. JOE MOVED AND MIKE SECONDED TO PAY THE BILLS- A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS POLLED- BOB YES ELGIN YES JOE YES JOANN YES MIKE YES ALL YES
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DEPARTMENT REPORTS: FIRE DEPT: ELGIN MOVED TO APPOINT JOHN REISIG, FIRE CHIEF TO FILL FIRE CHIEF POSITION WITH JIM DOEPKER RESIGNING. BOB SECONDED MOTION AND IT CARRIED. MIKE COSTON HAS AGREED TO BECOME DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF. THERE WAS ONE RUN IN APRIL, IT WAS AN AUTO FIRE ON LAKESHORE DR. JOHN HAS BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH TIM METGZER FROM MILLS TOWNSHIP CONCERNING SOME THINGS THE FIRE DEPT. NEEDS TO INCORPORATE INTO THEIR REPORTING. THE SUPERVISORS AND FIRE CHIEFS ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPING A MUTUAL AID WITH MILLS. JOHN WILL KEEP THE BOARD UPDATED ON HOW THINGS ARE PROGRESSING. IT WAS NOTED THAT JIM HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AND PUT IN MANY HOURS FOR THE FIRE DEPT.
PARK KAREN HAS WORKED HARD ON THE GRANT APPLICATIONS. THEY HAVE HEARD FROM SOME FOUNDATIONS. SOME NEED MORE INFORMATION AND ONE NEEDS THEIR OWN APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED. MARK STEWART HAS DECIDED NOT TO BE PART OF THE TOWNSHIP ON ANY COMMITTEES, AT THE JUNE MEETING WE WILL APPOINT THYREN TO FINISH THE POSITION UNTIL NOVEMBER. THE NEXT MEETING IS JUNE 3, AT 7:00PM AND THE BOARD WILL MEET WITH THEM TO DISCUSS AND PLAN THE PARK PICNIC. IT WAS NOTED THIS IS THE TENTH ANNUAL PICNIC AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOME NEW THINGS TO CELEBRATE WITH.
PLANNING: THE NEXT MEETING IS AUG. 6. AT THE LAST MEETING A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD TO CHANGE THE FRONT FOOTAGE FROM 100 FOOT TO 105 FOOT TO GO WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE. ALSO, IT WAS DECIDED AND DISCUSSED TO SET RULES FOR VACATION RV IN THE TOWNSHIP. IT WAS DECIDED THAT 2 RV’S COULD BE IN THE YARD FOR A MAXIMUM OF 120 DAYS BUT A SPECIAL PERMIT WOULD HAVE TO BE GIVEN BY ZONING ORDINANCE OFFICER (DIANE VAUGHN) DIANE WILL GET A DISC COPY OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ANDY KOBISA. BOB DAVIS MADE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE NEW RULINGS AND IT WAS SECONDED BY JOE. MOTION CARRIES. THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL NEED A NEW MEMBER ALSO, BEING VACATED BY MARK STEWART. MIKE KRESSLER STATED HE WOULD FILL IN THE POSITION UNTIL NOV. AND THEN BECOME A REGULAR APPOINTED MEMBER.
PAGE 3 WATER: THE WATER SITUATION WILL BE ON HOLD UNTIL THE SITUATION IN EDENVILLE HAS BEEN DECIDED ON AND If THEY WILL CONTINUE TO OBTAIN CITY WATER. IT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS TO THE COST PER PARCEL FOR WATER IN HOPE. CHAPEL: A MEETING HAS BEEN SET UP FOR JUNE 9 AT 7:00PM AT THE CHAPEL. A FENCE ALONG THE SHEARER ROAD FRONTAGE WILL BE DISCUSSED.
TOWNSHIP CODE AUTHORITY: THE MEETING WAS HELD APRIL 28, 2008. DAN SLAGLE TALKED TO BURNSIDE AND LANG CONCERNING THE AUDIT COST. IT WAS $3800.00 AND NOW IS $3100. THE NEXT MEETING IS MAY 19 AT 5:00PM AT COUNTY BUILDING. ELGIN WILL BE GOING ON 4-TEN HOUR DAYS IN JUNE SO HE ASKED BOB TO FILL IN FOR HIM AT TCA. BOB SAID HE WOULD. WIXOM LAKE IMPROVEMENT BOARD REPORT: NO MEETING
ROADS: THE MILLAGE PROPOSAL TO BE ON THE AUGUST 5 BALLOT WAS DISCUSSED. JOANN TOOK THE PROPOSAL INTO COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE ON WED. MAY 14. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE JUNE 26 AT 7:00PM.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: SUPERVISOR SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO PAYNE’S CONCERNING THE HEATH RISK THEY ARE LEAVING AT THEIR BURNED OUT HOUSE OF SHEARER ROAD. THEY HAVE 30 DAYS TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT. THE HORSE FARM ON HULL ROAD HAS 30 DAYS TO GET RID OF THE HORSES AND VACANT THE PROPERTY. THE LAND OWNER IS PUTTING LAND UP FOR AUCTION ON MAY 27, 2007. THEY ARE DOING BUSINESS AT THE TOWNSHIP HALL.
SUPERVISOR GOT BIDS FOR THE NEW PARKING LOT TO BE FINISHED. FISHERS WERE $3100 FOR A SEMI LOAD OF STONE. COGGINS BID WAS FOR $3650 FOR STONE, LEVELING AND FINISHING IT. JOE PAGE 4
MOVED TO ACCEPT COGGINS BID AND BOB SECONDED IT. MOTION CARRIED. FIRE CHIEF SAID FIRE DEPT WILL GO HALF OF THE COST. DAN’S WELL CO. LOOKED AT THE WELL HOUSE BY THE FIRE HALL AND GAVE PRICE OF $450 TO DO THE WORK NEEDED STATED BY HEALTH DEPT. ALSO THE GROUND AROUND THE WELLHOUSE WILL NEED TO BE FILLED IN. BOB MADE THE MOTION TO SPEND UP TO $600.00 ON FIXING PLUMBING AND FILL IN DIRT AROUND WELL HOUSE. JOANN SECONDED MOTION AND IT CARRIED. THE TREASURER AND CLERK PURCHASED NEW COMPUTERS FROM DELL. IT WAS IN THEIR BUDGET FROM JUNE OF 2007-2008. ALSO, QUICK BOOKS 2008 WAS PUT ON THEM. THE MIDLAND COUNTY TOWNSHIPS ASSOCIATION DINNER/MEETING IS JUNE 5 AT HOMER TRAINING FACILITY. IT WAS MOVED BY JOANN AND SECONDED BY JOE TO PAY FOR THE ONES THAT CAN ATTEND AND THEIR SPOUSES TO ATTEND. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNED AT 9:10PM.
JOANN WILKIE HOPE TOWNSHIP CLERK |