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GRANT TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETINGHeld at the Grant Township Hall 230 Gratiot Street Copper Harbor, Michigan 49918 Minutes for Tuesday, March 09, 2010 Call to OrderSupervisor Ken Stigers called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. and led the assembly in the pledge of allegiance. Roll CallPresent were Supervisor Ken Stigers, Treasurer Karen Karl, Clerk Kelly Coltas, Trustee Art Davis and Trustee Ned Huwatschek.
Supervisor’s Remarks March Board of Review met on 3/8/10 from 11am to 5pm. They have had 10 petitions so far. They will meet again tomorrow 3/10/10 from 3 pm to 9 pm. Grant Township would like to extend a Thank you to the Nature Conservancy for their payment in lieu of taxes, we will be sending out a letter to them soon. 2010 Census is going on now and they would like to remind people to take the time to fill out your forms and send them in. The end of fiscal year 2009/10 beginning of new fiscal year2010/2011 has been rescheduled for Thursday March 25th, 2010 at 6:00 pm. Monthly Reports Treasurer’s Report
The Twardzik tribunal refund has been completed and sent out. Utility Board Worked on budgets for water and sewer, also discussed the Well Head expansion. DDA CHIA has asked for a donation for advertizing. In 2004 the law was changed so that DDA can contribute to advertizing in there restricted boundaries. To do this the DDA must amend their plan of Action and they will pursue this to include the advertizing, the building of a structure, and support for Pasty to improve internet infrastructure in the defined boundaries. Miller Canfield will handle all the necessary paper work to get this accomplished. Hunter’s Point Sign bases, signs and hardware to be used on Hunter’s Point in 2010 have been ordered and received so the material can be paid for out of the 2009-10 Hunter’s Point Budget. The material for the walks and stairs, as previously reported, was not procured in time and should be included in the 2010-11 Township Budget. A request for permission to explore a Conservation Easement arrangement with the Keweenaw Land Trust was sent to Grant Coordinator Lisa McTiernan on February 17th. There has been no response as of today. Public Safety CH Fire Dept: The regular monthly meeting for the CHFD was held on Wednesday March 3rd 2010 with 10 Members present. Items discussed, Upcoming cross-country ski race, fishing tournament (which was cancelled for lack of ice), and intro to wild fire class in Ahmeek and Pigs & Heat Hockey game. Truck #4 had its water tank flushed out. This truck /water will be used to provide water for the sled dogs at the race this weekend. The mid month meeting for February was held on February 17th, 2010 with 6 members present. The vintage snowmobile run, fishing tournament and sled dog race were discussed. Foam system on the trucks were all run. There was 1 page out for February and assisted in traffic control for a vehicle roll over north of KML on US 41. LLB Fire Dept: Monthly meeting held on February 2, 2010, 4 present 5 excused. Ordered the tickets for the pancake breakfast, applied for the raffle license for the kayak. DNR Grant rejected. Wild land school Ahmeek 3/11/10 Menominee and Erbish to attend. Budget will be submitted in March. Met with insurance person 2/12/10 from 11:30 to 12:30 re department operations. Monthly Training on February 18th, 2010, one present, the rest were absent. Ran trucks and exercised pump on #1. Truck #1 broke down on road with the air dryer, did manage to get it back to the Hall and Bekkala’s Diesel Repair came up and fixed it. Fire calls -1chimney fire but was out on arrival, no service calls, 1 EMS assist. 911 The February 911 Committee meeting was held on February 25th. The following reports were received. The Eagle Harbor Repeater Sheriff’s Control System has been modified and the Eagle Harbor Repeater can now be operated from the Sheriff’s office. Selected Keweenaw county Emergency Responder 800 MHz radios have been programmed to allow for direct contact with Mercy Ambulance. A protocol for contacting Mercy directly was approved. Sheriff Lahti will investigate the possibility of sharing the cost of equipment to maintain 800 MHz radios with Houghton County. Del Rajala described the process for re-banding the 800 MHz radio system which is scheduled to begin within a year Dick Powers asked if the Ahmeek and Allouez Fire Departments would assist in communications for the Copper Dog race on March 12 thru 14. Copper Dog 15 Members of the Copper Harbor, Lac LaBelle, Eagle Harbor and Ahmeek Village Fire Departments Have volunteered to provide communications assistance for the Copper Dog 150. Ham radio operators from the KCRA will also be helping Old Business Well field expansion: Our attorney Mr. Mechlin is working on the option to purchase and easements for the land purchase for our well head expansion project. New BusinessResolution for Road Closures. M-26 and US 41 has been used in the past for various festivals, races, and other functions. MDOT would like the Township to have permits to have these functions or for any road closure partial or full in the future. The Township has been requested to pass a resolution to this end. This resolution will have the Township assume liability during said events. Our insurer has been made aware of this. Only the Township may get a permit for these events the assorted associations or groups must work through the Township. Each Group must come up with a plan of action, routes and maps for their various functions and they must provide insurance that lists Grant Township and MDOT as additional insured. The Resolution will be known as Resolution#05-2010.
Resolution#05-2010 adopted
Meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m. Ken Stigers Grant Township Supervisor |
