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Hope
Township Board Meeting Andy Kobisa - Supervisor Starleen Heath - Treasurer JoAnn Wilkie – Clerk Bob Davis – Trustee Mary Jo Letts - Trustee
HOPE TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: SUPERVISOR, ANDY KOBISA CLERK, JOANN WILKIE TREASURER, STARLEEN HEATH TRUSTEE, BOB DAVIS TRUSTEE, MARY JO LETTS
VISITORS: LIST WITH CLERK’S MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER:
DISCUSSION WAS HELD, CONCERNING THE SUBDIVISION ON MIDDLE ROAD.
CONCERNS WERE VOICED ABOUT HOW THE SEPTIC SYSTEM WOULD BE HANDLED.
IT WAS THE MIDLAND COUNTY HEATH DEPT. THAT OKAYED THE SYSTEM AND
WILL BE UP TO THEM TO OVERSEE THE NEW OWNERS DO THE SYSTEM AS
OKAYED IN THE ORIGINAL DEED. CLERK’S MINUTES: THE FIREMEN’S ORDINANCE APPROVED AT LAST MONTH’S MEETING HAD THE ABBREVIATIONS OF URIPA PAYMENTS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN VRIPA PAYMENTS. WITH THIS CORRECTION, MARY MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES WHICH HAD BEEN DISTRIBUTED EARLIER. BOB SECONDED AND MOTION CARRIED. TREASURER’S REPORT: THE SUMMER TAXES ARE ALREADY COMING IN. TREAS. CHECKED INTO CAPITAL ONE’S HAVING NO OVERSEAS DEALINGS OR INVESTMENTS. TREAS. HAS NEW PRINTER, FAX MACHINE AND COPIER. SHE PURCHASED THE 2 YR. MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT. IT WAS AGREED TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT MONTH TO SEE WHAT MONEY WOULD BE MOVED INTO CD’S. IT WAS MOVED BY BOB AND SECONDED BY MARY TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL REPORT. MOTION CARRIED. OUTSTANDING BILLS: IT WAS MOVED BY STARLEEN AND SECONDED BY BOB TO PAY THE OUTSTANDING BILLS. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS POLLED- MARY YES BOB YES STARLEEN YES JOANN YES ANDY YES
FIRE DEPARTMENT: FIRE CHIEF REPORTED THERE WERE 11 RUNS IN JUNE, 7 MEDICAL, 3 ASSISTS AND 1 WIRE DOWN ON HULL ROAD. THE VENT FAN IS IN. THE 2009 MDOT CHECKS ARE FINISHED. FIRE DEPT. IS PURCHASING NEW VESTS FOR FIREMEN. 1 NEW FIREMAN HAS SIGNED UP AND IS STARTING TRAINING IN SEPT. FIRE CHIEF HAS STARTED CHECKING DRIVER’S RECORDS FOR INSURANCE REQUEST. JOHN HAS ONE BID ON TREE BY FIRE HALL FOR $1600.00, WILL SEEK AT LEAST ONE MORE. THE BID FOR THE BLOCK BUILDING DOWN CAME IN AT $450.00 -$500.00. WILL SEEK AT LEAST ONE MORE BID THERE. PARK COMMISSION: THE PARK COMM. SUGGESTED THE BOARD PURCHASE 10- TEN DOLLAR GIFT CERTIFICATES TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR MORE PEOPLE TO WIN. CLERK WILL PICK UP. THE SIGN HAS BEEN REPAINTED AND NEW LETTERS PUT UP. IT LOOKS VERY NICE. THE WALKING TRACK HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. SUPERVISOR WILL CONTACT COMPANY TO SEE IF POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE BY PICNIC. COMMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT HOW NICE THE TRACK LOOKED WITH THE SIX FOOT WEEDS MOWED DOWN. SUPERVISOR SUGGESTED PAYING THE PERSON GAS MONEY OF $50.00 FOR TAKING HIS TIME AND MAKING AREA LOOK NEAT. BOB MOVED TO PAY $50.00 FOR GAS FOR MOWING OF WEEDS, SECONDED BY STARLEEN. A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS POLLED- STARLEEN YES BOB YES ANDY YES MARY YES KJP INVOICE HAS OVERCHARGE ON IT. LORI HAD INFORMED THEM SHE COULD NOT OKAY WORK OR PAY FOR THE EXTRA WORK. LORI WILL CHECK INTO THE OVERCHARGE AND GET BACK WITH CLERK. PLANNING COMM: AUG. 5, 2009, 7:00PM, WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NEW ITEMS PUT IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
WATER DISTRICT: EDENVILLE WON THE COURT CASE BUT NOW HAVING TROUBLES WITH THE OPPONENTS OF WATER MAYBE TRYING TO HAVE A RECALL. THE LARGER WATERLINE WILL PROBABLY NOT BE IN BEFORE THE END OF DEC. CHAPEL/CEMETERY: WILBUR HAS FOUND DAN ANDRICK THAT WOULD REPLACE THE FENCING THAT WAS DESTROYED ON FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND FOR $150.00. HE ALSO CHECKED WITH MENARDS AND IT WOULD COST $207.00 FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. BOB REQUESTED CLERK TO GET SOMEONE TO BRUSH HOG THE NEW AREA AT CEMETERY. THE BID WAS $100.00 SO ONLY ONE BID WAS NEEDED. MARY JO HAS HEARD FROM FLOYD ANDRICK AND HE MADE A LIST OF THE OLD CEMETERY AND THE OLDER PART OF NEW CEMETERY THAT NEEDS SOME WORK DONE. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. TOWNSHIP CODE AUTHORITY: THERE WERE 3 ELECTRICAL PERMITS FOR HOPE. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE JULY 27 AT 5;00PM. THE TRAILER ON HULL ROAD IS BEING REMOVED AND NEWER TRAILER PUT IN. THE TRAILER ON HULL ROAD IS BEING TORN DOWN. THE MESS ON BOMBAY ROAD HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED AND SHE HAS LESS THAT 20 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH COURT ORDER. HOPE ROAD ADVISORY COMM.: STARK ROAD SURFACE HAS BEEN GROUND UP FOR NEW ASPHALT. MID-GLADWIN CITY LINE ROAD WILL BE DONE. NEXT MEETING IS AUG. 27, 2009. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: CLERK WILL GET 200 FLYERS FOR FAIR DISPLAY. THE RENT FOR THE TOWNSHIP HALL WAS INQUIRED ABOUT IF A DISCOUNT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY. IT WAS MOVED BY BOB AND SECONDED BY MARY JO TO CHARGE $35.00 FOR ONE DAY AND $50.00 FOR TWO DAYS. MOTION CARRIED. WATER DIST #1 WAS INQUIRING ABOUT CHARGING A SURCHARGE TO ALL WATER USERS. THE BOARD WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF CHARGING ANY SURCHARGES. THE TOWNSHIP HALL REPAIR WORK IS PROCEEDING VERY GOOD. ONE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE REST WILL BE COMPLETED THIS WEEK. THE SOLID WASTE CARRIERS ARE MORE EXPLICIT IN HOW MUCH WASTE THEY WILL PICK UP AND HOW IT HAS TO CONTAINED. MAKE SURE TO READ LEAFLET IN TAX PAPERS. BOB MOVED TO HAVE ANDY, JOANN AND JOHN GO OVER INSURANCE POLICIES TO DETERMINE WHICH COMPANY TO GO WITH. MARY SECONDED MOTION AND IT CARRIED. WEBSITE IS BEING UPDATED AND MORE INFO WILL BE PUT ON THE INTERNET. ANN BLAKE BROUGHT UP THE IDEA OF A LOCKING MAILBOX FOR THE TREASURER’S YARD. THEN TAX PAYMENTS AND SO FORTH COULD BE SAFE THERE. SHE HAD CHECKED AT LOWE’S AND THEY RUN BETWEEN $69.00 AND $100.00. BOB MOVED TO PURCHASE MAILBOX AND IT WAS SECONDED BY MARY. MOTION CARRIED. STARLEEN WILL PICK ONE UP. IT WAS MOVED BY STARLEEN TO HAVE TOWNSHIP PAY FOR DSL FOR DEP. TREAS. SO THEY CAN WORK ON BOOKS ON INTERNET. BOB SECONDED AND MOTION CARRIED. STARLEEN REQUESTED TO HAVE THE TOWNSHIP PAY FOR THE MAINTENANCE FEE TO DO SERVICE WORK INSIDE THE HOUSE WHEN NEEDED. JOANN SECONDED AND MOTION CARRIED.
BOB MOVED AT 9:03PM TO ADJOURN MEETING JOANN WILKIE HOPE TOWNSHIP CLERK
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