1. The meeting was called to order at
2.
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Trustee Rubingh offered prayer.
3. The minutes of the April Regular
Board meeting were reviewed. MOTION DeKorne, Rubingh, CARRIED to
approve the minutes amending item #11 Misty Acres to Misty Valley, #13 to
delete “cell” from turbine/cell in first line, and change language
amendment to amendment language in the last line. Also, amend item #22 to insert “the
township” making the last sentence to read “Clerk will contact them
to see if the township can hire them to plant trees at our cemeteries and
park.”
4. The treasurer’s report of
incomes and balances was given. Fund
Balances: General Fund: $355,270.64 with $120,000 due from the Fire Fund; Fire
Fund: $147,428.63; Liquor Fund: $1,267.42; Roads Fund: $67,209.89; Grand Total:
$571,176.58.
5. Bills represented by the attached
list were presented for approval for payment.
MOTION Mann, DeKorne, CARRIED to pay the bills
as presented.
6.
Public Comment: Dan Bean, Republican candidate for Sheriff, addressed
the Board. He introduced himself and
explained his reasons for his candidacy.
7. Public Comment: Jeff Kessler addressed the Board and advised
that there will be an article in the Antrim County News this week outlining the
Breezeway project.
8.
Zoning Administrator Report: Andy Veenstra informed the Board that he
has been receiving lots of phone calls from realtors about zoning districts and
regulations. There are not as many new
construction permit applications this year but several inquiries.
9.
Fire Department Report for the six months ended April 30 was presented.
10.
Planning Commission: Rubingh presented a
written report from PC Chair Sue Kessler.
Three proposed amendments will be the topic of a public hearing
scheduled for June 17. (Date changed
from June 12 due to scheduling conflicts.)
#1 is to allow anemometer towers to have guy wires to reduce the size of
their footprint. #2 is to allow 3 acre
parcels in the Ag zone provided the division includes existing buildings. If no buildings exist, then less than one
acre will still be required. #3 is to
reduce setbacks for cell towers. The PC
continues to develop language & map to amend the zoning districts.
11.
ZBA: Clerk reported that the application for variance to allow parcel
divisions by Robert Kenney was approved.
12.
Cardboard recycling: Rubingh reported that his
contract with the Central Lake Waste Receiving station for cardboard collection
has ended. American Waste is now
providing this service to the station.
13. Cemeteries: DeKorne
reported on the cemetery equipment list.
He was directed to number the riding mowers #1-#6 to better keep track
of them. The number of hours on each
mower was noted. The water tank at the
14.
PA 116 Applications for 10 years by Richard & Wendy Friske and Marvin & Jane Rubingh
were presented. MOTION DeKorne, Mann, CARRIED to approve the application for PA
116 by Richard & Wendy Friske. YEAS: 4, NAYS: None. Absent: Postmus. MOTION DeKorne,
Mann, CARRIED to approve the application for PA 116 by Marvin & Jane Rubingh. YEAS: 3,
NAYS: None, Abstain: Rubingh, Absent: Postmus.
16. Parcel Division: Application for
parcel division on the Stott property on
17.
IDD: Industrial Development District application has been received from
Grand Traverse Pallet to establish an IDD to include property they own south of
18. Correspondence: Notice was received
from
19.
20.
Resolution for public inspection & copying was presented on behalf
of our Assessor Amy Jenema. Discussion was held on the proposal. The Board felt this resolution is not
necessary as such inspection & copying is covered under the Freedom of
Information Policy that was adopted several years ago. No action taken.
21.
Roads: Antrim County Road Commission is not able to complete our gravel
work until late fall. Supervisor to
contact ACRC to get specs for road graveling and then get firm bids from Drenth Brothers.
22.
Correspondence: Thank you note was received from
24.
Parking on US 31: Jake Veenstra reported vehicles have been parking
along US 31 by the no parking signs. He
contacted the Antrim County Sheriff Dept.
25.
Breezeway & Task Force Meeting report: Held May 13. First farmers market is scheduled for July
5. The Good Samaritan is considering
opening the restaurant as a coffee house.
NLEA is submitting a grant application to MDOT for roadway
improvements. They will meet again @
26. New business: DeKorne
questioned the need for an ordinance to restrict use of artificial flowers at
the cemetery. Discussion was held on
possible restrictions. DeKorne will prepare an announcement that will be made at
the Memorial Day services addressing this issue.
27.
Next meeting Monday June 16 @
28. The meeting was adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Donna L. Heeres