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| March, 2009 Grant Township Board Meeting Minutes |
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| The agenda was presented with additions of PAC contract, cemetery budget and MacArthur's yearly contract. Motion by Hempenstall to accept the agenda. Seconded by K.A. Hart. Carried. Treasurer's Report: IMMA $12,370.20. GF $14.94. Investments $152,919.35. Total Worth $165,304.49. Motion by Hempenstall to accept the report. Seconded by K.M. Hart. Carried. Assessor, Diane Gandolfi, was open for questions for the taxes and Board of Review. 31 residents protested and the board of review will meet again on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 3:00 P.M. to finish the roll. Correspondence: 1. PAC Sanitation bids for dumpsters and will review pricing and discuss at the next meeting. Still in need of metal dumpsters. 2. CCRC minutes read and filed. 3. PIE&G meeting information. 4. Cemetery budget presented. Old Business: Discussion of recycling and the Township paying the $12.00 for persons with a receipt that they paid $36.00 to the county. Wednesday from 1-3 for hazardous materials at the fairgrounds. New Business: Land split presented from Larry Murray, Black Lake Properties, Cynba International Inc. This split reviewed by the Supervisor and Assessor and presented to the Township Board for approval. The board gave the approval. A letter will be sent of the approval and filed with the Clerk. The contract from Timothy MacArthur, Attorney, with reference to continued representation of Grant Twp. retainer agreement for fiscal year April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 at $500.00. This matter will be reviewed and discussed at the next meeting in March being the new fiscal year. The Cemetery Budget presented with the Clerk asking to represent the Township at the next cemetery meeting in April instead of the Supervisor because the last two meetings were attended by the Clerk with information being finalized. The board agreed. John Ressler attended the CCRC meeting to discuss the $58,000 road allocated money in 2007 for Grant Township. He discussed the internal formula for roads and classification - urban roads, primary roads, non-urban roads and local roads, different formulas for funding spread. Discussion of ORV traffic on road shoulders. Discussion of new board members to the road commission. Board felt our township should always have a representative at the meetings to be informed. Questioned if the supervisor has meet with the yearly meeting. The public questioned if any response was received from the CCRC on the Gainor Bridge deterioration letter sent last year. The board would like another letter sent along with letters to the State, and questioned bridge inspections. A budget Workshop scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. at the Treasurer's home, R. Vallance on South River Rd. Hall rental received of $30.00. Motion by K.M. Hart to amend the budget, 101-247-707, Board of Review by $500.00 from the contingency fund and 101-340-965, fire millage by $100.00 from contingency fund. Seconded by Vallance. Carried. Motion by Hempenstall to pay bills #5992 to #6024 in the amount of $59,852.56. Seconded by K.A. Hart. Carried. Motion by Hempenstall to adjourn at 8:10 P.M. Seconded by Vallance. Carried. Respectfully submitted Kathleen Hart, Grant Township Clerk |