Board approved wage increases for non-elected employees, a debit card exploration for Township/Parks purchases, and vendor/payroll payments. Action items: Patmore to detail zoning hours and get cemetery tree-removal estimate; Werner to assess park bathroom roof and Hendryx pond permit. Public raised concerns on data centers, Parks & Rec staffing shortages, and a neighbor's cluttered property, to be agendized next meeting.
Board approved 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 budget amendments (including reducing Park/Rec Improvements by $15,727.27), amended the General Appropriations Resolution accordingly, and approved paying The Running Wise Firm $1,491.00. Clerk (Brian Kindt) to determine reimbursement for Website/Google Workspace expenses, capped at $500. No public comments were made.
Board approved memorial signs (Hendryx, Boughey, Bingham Parks; ≤$1,000), EGLE wetlands delineation for Boughey Park lot, parking lot sealing with Ace Seal Right ($2,525), and a liquor license resolution for Watkins Project Cellars. Clerk Rachel Amalfitano resigned; Shannon Korson appointed Clerk through 2028. Discussion continues on Parks Committee credit card reimbursements and Google Workspace costs.
Board approved agenda/minutes, blinds purchase ($4,774), and vendor/payroll payments; authorized Grant, Amalfitano, and Werner to assist Michael Rokita's Eagle Scout park signage project. Board will review Hendryx Park dumpster/porta-john complaint. Public questioned road budget figures and millage/SAD impacts during Road Commission's funding presentation. Budget planning for June Annual Meeting was raised.
Board approved liquor license for Lee Creek Vineyard, GFL Clean-Up Day, and vendor/payroll payments. Groesser Park parking lot (Design #1, ~$70,000) approved pending wetlands evaluation; STR Administrator position tabled with committee (Grant, Patmore, Werner) to define it. Residents Coulter and Stone raised concerns over road repairs and volunteer committee sustainability; Road Commission to present next meeting.
Board approved park equipment bid ($1,011.17) and adopted corrected poverty exemption resolution (5-0 votes). Action items: invite David Wheelock to discuss new STR Administrator role; Parks Committee to finalize equipment placement; soil testing at Boughey Park post-snowmelt. Public comment: Michael Rokita sought historical park info for his Eagle Scout project; board referred him to local contacts.
Board approved Michael Rokiata's Eagle Scout park signage project concept, with Werner authorized to sign documents; funding requests must return for Board approval. Playground equipment bid deferred to February. Rebecca Carlson appointed to Library Board. 2026 meeting schedule approved, moving December meeting to December 14. No public comments were made.
Board appointed Sandra Grant to fill the vacant Trustee seat through 2026, approved vendor/payroll payments ($16,163.84/$12,582.35), and accepted/approved the Tobin & Company audit. Supervisor to finalize 2026 meeting calendar; auditors to be contacted regarding uninsured deposits; Planning Commission to revisit Donner Road winery proposal January 8. No public comments were made.
Board approved the Boughey Park parking lot engineering contract ($22,700) and a new Parks & Recreation website; accepted Trustee Todd Stone's resignation (4-1) after unresolved blight ordinance dispute. Action items: Amalfitano pursuing cemetery digitization quotes; attorney drafting zoning compliance letter; Werner contacting MTA on vacancy. No public comments received.
Board approved agenda, minutes, and vendor/payroll payments ($17,728.64/$12,805.33). Key actions: Patmore to contact attorney re: illegal dumping on Bingham Road (possible EGLE involvement); Amalfitano to research cemetery software (~$3,800) for November agenda; Stone to secure bids for Boughey Park swing repairs and parking lot estimate. Public comment: Joe Elms reported dumping/safety concerns; hoarding situation ongoing.
Board approved August minutes and payments ($4,719.17 vendor, $12,207.86 payroll). No public comments or contentious items arose. Action items: Stone to secure playground equipment estimates/storage and complete park trash removal by October 1; Patmore to document Whispering Hills STR complaints; Planning Commission to reconvene on Donner Road winery permit; Fire Authority addressing union grievance Thursday.
Board approved playground equipment Bill of Sale, teeter-totter powder coating ($437.29), and vendor/payroll payments. Public comment focused on a non-permitted STR in Whispering Hills causing road/drainage damage; Patmore sent owners a 15-day response letter. Board discussed possible Special Assessment District for road repairs. Volunteers needed for September 6 cemetery tree planting.
Board approved playground equipment purchase ($11,700), audit contract with Tobin and Co., Gosling-Czubak parking lot plan ($4,000), and committee reappointments. Korson will visit Shady Lane property owner regarding blight; Patmore will consult planners on an ordinance. Public comment raised concerns over Otto Road watercraft business/parking, unresolved.
Board approved budget resolution with Trustee salaries/payroll tax increases, cost center transfers, and vendor/payroll payments; appointed Layman to Fire Authority. Stone must clarify liability insurance before accepting a resident's $1,000 Groesser Park donation and meet with Kevin on parking lot. Attorney to send compliance letters for Bingham Road and Otto Road. No public comments.
Board adopted FY 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act and salary resolutions for Supervisor, Treasurer, Clerk, and Trustees; millage unchanged, roads not Township-funded. Action items: Patmore (STR oversight help), Planning Commission (public hearing/input on Master Plan, possible future planner), Parks Committee (finalize park costs, ADA review, Groesser Park timeline). No public comments made; meeting adjourned 6:44 p.m.
Bingham Township Board approved Story Roofing's bid ($23,180+), a 2.5% zoning services increase with Suttons Bay Township, and transferred $100,000 to a new roads budget line amid ongoing road funding discussions (SAD vs. millage). Stone leads Groesser/Boughey Park projects; public comments focused on short-term rental regulations, answered by Zoning Administrator Patmore.
Board approved agenda/minutes, endorsed a compost proclamation, appointed Alan Schaub to Parks and Rec, and approved vendor/payroll payments. Patmore will refer a noncompliant Bingham Road property (unpermitted dumping/driveway, commercial use) to the Township attorney; Elms will keep monitoring it. Korson/Amalfitano will order blinds; Kacin emails Werner on pay raises; Layman may join Fire Authority.
Board authorized GFL Clean-Up Day contract, approved Re-Leaf grant for 20 cemetery trees (5-0), accepted Treasurer Sandra Grant's resignation, and appointed Mary Ann Korson as replacement Treasurer. Window covering bid motion failed for insufficient information. No public comments were made. Action items: find roof bid replacement, address cemetery limbs, fill Fire Authority board seat.
Board accepted the 2024 Township Audit and approved minutes with a correction. Key actions: obtain survey/cost estimate for parking right-of-way issue (Parks Committee); continue STR renewals (Patmore); Planning Commission to finish in ~2 months; Werner continues budget work. Stone raised dollar store moratorium concern; no public comments were made.
Board approved agenda, minutes, and payments ($12,119.94 vendor; $13,619.62 payroll). Resident Daniel Rose raised concerns over Boughey Park's parking lot entrance causing noise/light disturbances; Stone and Werner to pursue relocation options with Road Commission. Health Department couldn't substantiate Shady Lane Rd complaints; Patmore to report property to MDOT for possible junkyard classification.
Board approved Parks & Rec 5-year plan ($3,632), concrete pads bid ($2,000), work day supplies ($175), and vendor/payroll payments. Blight ordinance discussion drew significant public comment; attorney to review state ordinance (Werner). Stone reviewing other townships' ordinances. Clerk Morio not seeking re-election; replacements needed for Planning Commission and Parks & Rec.
Board approved GFL clean-up contract, final A. Rink Architects payment, new election computer purchase, and rescheduled June meetings to June 24. Action items: Stone drafts blight ordinance language and obtains park concrete bids; Werner handles restroom toilet and cemetery flag issues; Morio contacts Netlink. Grant raised concerns that draft blight ordinance was overly strict.
Board approved January minutes, Memorial Gifts policy, Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Resolution, and Coulter's library board reappointment. Township Hall addition is 90% complete. Action items: Todd Stone researches junk ordinance; Steve Patmore and Midge Werner address a problem property. Public comments raised concerns over illegal advertising banners, missing junk ordinance, and a bill allowing lawsuits against government employees personally.
Board approved $11,000 roof bid, $1,500 cemetery pumphouse repair, and amended Parks and Rec by-laws (7 to 11 members); tabled Gosling Czubak parking lot proposal. Action items: Todd Stone reviews paving plan and repairs grills; committee to recruit new Assessor after Friske's retirement. Public comment: Kindt presented township website; Werner favored resident-focused purpose.