Meeting called to order by Supervisor Jacobson at 7:00 pm
Members present: Burdick, Hahn, Jacobson, Fisher, Waldron
10 citizens were also present
Minutes of the October meeting were approved as published.
Motion to adopt the agenda with the addition of #16; money budgeted for roads by Trustee Waldron. Seconded by Treasurer Fisher and it carried.
Police Report: The snowmobile grant for this season has been approved and they are gearing up for the firearm deer season. The billboard for missing Mr. Armbruster will be going up between Gaylord and Graying.
Treasurer Report: No numbers available
Motion by Clerk Hahn to sign the Metro Act agreement for Michigan Bell Telephone Co. dba SBC. Seconded by Trustee Burdick and it carried.
Motion by Trustee Waldron to adopt the Policy and Procedure for the public inspection and copying of public records in Lieu of Customary Business Hours. Seconded by Trustee Burdick and it carried.
The petition that was presented to the Board last month for the paving of Waubun Road only had 25% of the road frontage signatures. The project will not go forward.
At the September board meeting the Board approved a lot split request presented by Mrs. Cook. At the October meeting Ms. Rohn gave some history to the Board and asked us to re-examine and reverse our motion. After much discussion the Board is amending our motion at the September 2, 2003 meeting to reflect the deletion of the word lot to parcel and adding for the purpose of taxation.
The new motion will read: Motion by Trustee Waldron to approve the lot split before us from Arline M. Cook. South half of Lot 9, 10, 11 and portion of 12 minus the garage would be one parcel for the purpose of taxation. The North half of Lot 9, 8, 13, South half of Lot 7 & 14 and the portion of Lot 12 including the garage would be one parcel for the purpose of taxation. Motion was seconded by Treasurer Fisher and it carried.
John Hagen from Gourdie Frasier was here to let us know that we did not make the funding for the STAG grant. He gave an overview of the process for funding and that we had the written support of Senator Levin, Senator Stabenow and Representative Stupak. He suggested after the appropriations are final for this year that we send a letter to each of them thanking them for their help and support for our project. Then in January the Board adopt a resolution to formally apply for the April go around for funding. He had a chart showing the support, funding and construction of the project if we did make the April cut of the STAG funding. The Board thanked him for there help in this project.
There was discussion on combining the Township Property employees with the Parks. Bob Burwell will be retiring in January and some decisions need to be made. Township employee Bill Carpentier will be moving up to manager of the Parks Commission. The Board members will review the options and we will discuss it in depth at the December meeting.
Motion to pay the bills by Trustee Waldron, seconded by Treasurer Fisher and it carried.
Motion to adjourn at 8:38pm
Respectfully submitted: Diane M. Hahn, Tuscarora Township Clerk