BENTLEY TOWNSHIP MINUTES

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

 

JUSTINE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00PM.  MEMBERS PRESENT WERE SUPERVISOR JUSTINE OSBORN, TREASURER SHARON ROY-KRAHNER, TRUSTEE TOM SHEPARD AND BOB PETTIT, CLERK KRISTIE RESMER. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS RECITED.

 

PUBLIC SPEAKERS:  

Tom had a comment from public that the board is at times hard to hear.

 

OLD BUSINESS:  

Justine reported that she had no updates from hall doors or building heat for old business.

 

FIRE REPORT: 25 calls from Jan 1st 2025 to Jan 31st 2025

15

MEDICAL CALLS IN BILLINGS TOWNSHIP

4

MEDICAL CALLS IN BENTLEY TOWNSHIP

1

MEDICAL CALL IN GRIM TOWNSHIP

2

FIRE CALLS FOR BILLINGS TOWNSHIP

 

1 SMELL OF GAS

 

1 BARN FIRE – MUTUAL AID RECEIVED FROM BEAVERTON F.D. & GLADWIN F.D

 

 

1

FIRE CALL IN BENTLEY TOWNSHIP

 

1 UNATTENDED BRUSH FIRE

1

HOUSE FIRE – MUTUAL AID FROM BEAVERTON F.D, MT FOREST F.D. & MILLS F.D

 

 

1

FIRE CALL IN BEAVERTON TOWNSHIP

 

1 STRUCTURE FIRE ASSIST TO BEAVERTON

 

 

 

IF WELL IS APPROVED SHOULD BE 8 INCH WELL – STILL WAITING FOR APPROVAL FROM FEDERAL GOV’T

 

CEMETERY:  TERRY IS NOT HERE FOR AN UPDATE

 

HALL:

WE NEED SOME MORE CHAIR BOTTOMS OR FIND THE ONES THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY.

CAPACITY QUESTION FOR THE HALL IS 156 – THERE WAS A QUESTION FROM THE AUDIENCE

 

PARK:  

NO BALL LEAGUE

·          SOME DISCUSSION REGARDING PARK BATHROOMS

 

BLIGHT:

TIM WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING

·          THIRD TRAILER WAS GOING TO BE LOST DUE TO BACK TAXES – JUSTINE IS CALLING THE COUNTY FOR AN UPDATE

·          QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING HOW MANY ISSUES HAD BEEN RESOLVED DURING THE BLIGHT

·          FURTHER DISCUSSION

·          PUBLIC QUESTION REGARDING BARKING DOGS FOR NOISE ORDINANCE

·          WHEN WILL BLIGHT BE ON THE TAXES? 

 

NEW BUSINESS: 

·          BOB WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PROJECTS ON RHODES RD TO CUMMINGS

·          JUSTINE WENT TO ROAD COMMISSION FOR A TOUR

·          JUSTINE ASKED TERRY ABOUT THE BOR & HE VERIFIED THAT KRISTIE SWORE HIM IN FOR BOR

·          DATE FOR BUDGET MEETING BEFORE MARCH 10TH MEETING – WEDNESDAY MARCH 5TH 6PM – MEETING NOTICE WILL NEED TO BE POSTED & ADVERTISED – JUSTINE CALLING MTA TO CHECK ON WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE POSTED AND HOW LONG IN ADVANCE.

·          AUDIENCE COMMENT WAS ASKING FOR A COPY OF MINUTES AND INFORMATION ON A WEBPAGE

 

MINUTES:

MINUTES FOR JANUARY WERE PRESENTED. TOM S. MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES WITH DATE CORRECTION AS GIVEN. JUSTINE SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

TREASURERS REPORT:

TREASURERS REPORT FOR JANUARY WAS PRESENTED. JUSTINE. MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURERS REPORT AS GIVEN. TOM S SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

PAYMENT OF BILLS:

PAYMENT OF BILLS FOR FEBRUARY WAS PRESENTED. JUSTINE MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PAYMENT OF BILLS. SHARON SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

·          REPUBLIC TOLD JUSTINE THAT CHECK FOR INVOICE 237002130390 CHECK NUMBER 2165 FROM DECEMBER SHARON CONFIRMED THIS CHECK HAS NOT CLEARED THE BANK.

·          EXPECTING THAT 2 CHECKS WILL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED

·          DORIS WOULD LIKE THE TOWNSHIP TALK TO THE POST OFFICE TO BUY STAMPS FROM LOCAL POST OFFICE INSTEAD 

 

CORRESPONDENCE: 

NO CORRESPONDENCE

CALLED TO ORDER/ADJOURNED:

TOM S MADE THE MOTION TO ADJORN THE MEETING AT 8:11PM, JUSTINE SECONDED THE MEETING ADJOURNED.

 

MINUTES SUBMITTED BY

KRISTIE RESMER

BENTLEY TOWNSHIP CLERK