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GRANT TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETINGHeld at the Grant Township Hall 230 Gratiot Street Copper Harbor, Michigan 49918 Minutes for Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Call to OrderSupervisor Ken Stigers called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. and led the assembly in the pledge of allegiance. Roll Call
Present were Supervisor Ken Stigers, Treasurer Karen Karl, Clerk Kelly Coltas, Trustee Ned Huwatschek and Trustee Art Davis.
Supervisor’s Remarks The Township will hold board meeting in Lac Labelle on June 9th, 2009 and on September 8th, 2009. Rec Plan results: to continue to be able to apply for grants we have contracted with the UPE to pull our Rec Plan together and bring it up to date. This evening we have a representative with us to give a summary of the online survey. The results were amazing as they had 108 from the on line survey and a number of mail ins. A quick overall synopsis goes like this, more trails needed, more money invested, more advertising, better maintained trails, more money on recreation. The question is do we put in for a millage request? The Township needs to set up a Rec meeting to go over the findings and work it for setting it up as a series of goal to put into the plan.
Monthly ReportsTreasurer’s Report
Utility Board Met and are working with Rural Development to expand the well field. Dick Supina will be coming to the next meeting to discuss were we are with the plans DDA The Chair of the DDA, Mike Jukuri was present to report on the parking project. He reported on what the DDA had proposed, needing the Twp to fill out some applications and approve. There was a large turnout of people to ask the DDA to reconsider the plan as the consensus was not to chop the park in half. The School Board President Peggy Kauppi was present to express concern with the propose parking lot being so close to the school play ground. She offered a suggestion of using 4th street and 2nd street as parking so as to flank the park and keep it contiguous instead of chopping it up. Chip and Nancy Sestock also had concerned about how the parking was going to affect the school and supports the School Boards idea. Ken Twardzik was concerned with lessening public areas with parking and felt that there should be more concentration of efforts on public areas and enhancing them especially the waterfront areas. Richard Powers felt the flanking parking idea was a better solution than breaking the park up. The Township appreciates the community coming together to help come up with solutions to this problem.
Public Safety CH Fire Dept: The Regular monthly meeting for May was held on May 6th, 09 with 10 members present. Discussed at the meeting: live fire training class s held at L’anse, sponsored by L’anse Fire Dept. and Michigan State extension service, 3 members attended. The upcoming annual spaghetti dinner one of the main yearly fund raisers. The dinner will be held on Friday June 12th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mariner North. Trucks #1 and #2 had their annual D.O. T. Vehicle and maintenance inspection and pump tests. All fluids and systems were changed and checked. There was a general clean up of the fire hall to transfer everything from winter to summer months. At the mid April all vehicles were exercised, pumps, foam systems, wildfire pups, hoses and related items checked and run. There were no call outs. LLB Fire Dept: Meeting held on April 7th, 09 with 5 members present. Ordered portable pump and it was received. Truck repair-3rd set of doors sent and it turns out doors on truck not installed at factory according to the Blue prints, the doors had to be flipped to be installed. Peirce told them to keep extra 2 sets of doors. Doors now installed and are waiting for final trim and stickers to finish the job. Coachworks body ship performing the work. The 911 reminder project items have been received, litter bags, and refrigerator magnets. Have applied for and received our raffle license and are now selling raffle tickets for a 10’old towns kayak with a paddle- drawing to be held on August 15th at 1p.m. at the Lac La Belle Lodge at the kids fishing tournament. Only 500 tickets will be sold. New three point break away traffic vest ordered and received- vests are on trucks. UPPCO reminder on flood emergencies involving electricity discussed. Final details on Pancake Breakfasts will be in the May report. Monthly meeting on April 16th held at 6 p.m. ran trucks, exercised pups and washed all trucks. No call outs. 1st Responders: No call outs 911 No meeting Old Business Art Davis gave a report on the status of the ambulance for Grant Township. Mercy Ambulance met on May11th, 09 an discussed the Grant Township Ambulance as a manned paid on call service. The full Board was not present. The present vote is a 4-3 vote for No. It will be revisited at the next meeting with the full board present; the concern seems to be costs. The door is not closed; more discussion needs to take place. Spring Cleanup: Will be held on June 13th and 14th, the Dumpsters have been ordered. There will be two at each location. Waste Management will not pick up scrap metal. Menco will not pick up. Julio Contracting will be contacted to see if they will be interested, even just to take away. We also have been told that Ed’s Iron Salvage in Houghton does scrap metal, so that too is an avenue to examine. There will be no white goods collection this year. New BusinessEMT Training: We have two people interested in taking the EMT basic training and if the ambulance does get stationed here we will need the EMT levels to man the vehicle.
We have a request to approve a resolution to switch names on the Liquor License for the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge. After the Clerk read the Resolution it was voted on.
Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Ken Stigers Grant Township Supervisor |
