Property assessment notices: Property assessment notices will go out to all Brandon Township property owners on March 8, 2004.
Township supports Creekfest: A resolution to allocate $200 for portable toilets at the second annual Creekfest was approved. The festival will be held in downtown Ortonville June 12.
Fire department equipment modification: The board motioned to approve $10,823 to be used toward the purchase of an Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)-required ventilation exhaust systems for Fire Stations 1, 2, and 3.
In December 2003, the Brandon Fire Department was awarded an $80,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The modifications will be funded from those grant funds.
Drains included in Station 3 plans: The board motioned to include the addition of parking lot drains in the plans for Fire Station 3 to be located at Oakhill and Hurd roads. The drains were originally drawn in the plans, however were not included in the final bid, in order to keep the bid within the station construction budget.
The final bid was under the budgeted amount so Chief Bob McArthur requested to resubmit the drains into the original project.
According to McArthur the drains will carry building and parking lot water runoff, underground to an adjacent detention pond.
‘It’s the same water taking a better avenue to the pond,? McArthur said.
McArthur assured the board the addition will not effect the original bid and will not run over budget.
Plans set for spring clean up:
Spring Clean up dates have been set for April 24 and May 1, from 7 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The program is sponsored by the township and designed to assist residents in ridding themselves of unwanted rubbish, such as Freon and tires, not normally collected during weekly trash removal.
No hazardous waste materials will be allowed.
Collection will be held at the Brandon High School parking lot. While the clean up days cost the township more than $40,000, township supervisor Ron Lapp says it’s money well spent because the program helps keep the township’s scenic roads trash-free.
Disposal of empty printer cartridges:Township Trustee Charlene Carlson says the post office has designed a program to recycle empty ink cartridges.
Rather than tossing empty computer ink cartridges in the trash, the Post Office is supplying plastic bags that can be tossed into the mailbox and will be disposed by the post office.
Check with your local post office for the disposal bags.
? Teri Stiles