BENTLEY TOWNSHIP MINUTES

JULY 14TH 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: TIM RUSS & LISA HIGHNIGHT – REZONING OF PROPERTY ON CORNER. JUSTINE CALLED GLADWIN COUNTY ZONING. WE WOULD HAVE TO DO THE WHOLE BLOCK. AREA IS NOT ZONED AS RESIDENTIAL. JUSTINE WILL REACH OUT TO ZONING TO SEE WHAT AREA CAN ACTUALLY BE CHANGED TO RESIDENTIAL FOR THE $500.00 THAT THE ZONING DEPARTMENT SAID IT WOULD COST.

 

OLD BUSINESS:  WEBSITE- A WEBSITE WOULD SOLVE THE FACEBOOK PAGE PROBLEMS. THERE WOULD BE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND NO TAX BILL PAYMENTS. FOR INFORMATION ONLY. RST TECHNOLOGIES QUOTED US $400 TO SETUP AND 41.25 EVERY 3 YEARS FOR THE DOMAINE NAME. THEY CAN TEACH US HOW TO DO OUR OWN POSTINGS. THERE IS ALSO NEW LIFE TECHNOLOGIES THAT WAS SUGGESTED IN GLADWIN. 989-414-2814. KRISTIE WILL CALL THEM. ROAD SIGN- WE LOOKED AT THE RENDERINGS THAT SIGN IMAGE PUT TOGETHER FOR US. KRISTIE WILL GET A QUOTE AND INFORMATION ON THE SMALLEST ONE. TAMMY BAILEY SAID BACK IN 2011 THERE WAS A PINTO TOURNAMENT. ESTEY BALL LEAGUE SAID IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT THIS YEAR WAS THEIR FIRST EVER TOURNAMENT, THEY SHOULD BE CORRECTED. TOM BROUGHT UP THE WELL AGREEMENT- HE FEELS THE HIRING OF AN ATTORNEY TO LOOK OVER THE AGREEMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD, NOT JUSTINE GOING AND MAKING THAT DECISION ON HER OWN. KRISTIE FEELS THAT THE AGREEMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY AN ATTORNEY.

 

FIRE REPORT:

20

MEDICAL CALLS IN BILLINGS TOWNSHIP

2

MEDICAL CALLS IN BENTLEY

1

MEDICAL CALL IN TABACCO TOWNSHIP

1

MEDICAL CALL IN HAY TOWNSHIP

 

1 LAWN MOWER FIRE

 

1 TREE ON POWER LINE

1

FIRE CALL IN GRIM TOWNSHIP

 

1 TRUCK FIRE

2

MUTUAL AIDS TO BEAVERTON FIRE

 

1 SHED FIRE (CANCELLED ENROUTE)

 

1 BOAT FIRE (AIR BOAT NEEDED)

1

MUTUAL AID TO GLADWIN FIRE

 

HOUSE FIRE

CEMETERY:  

 

HALL: WERE THE THERMOSTATS UPDATED? IT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION FROM O’HARE. WE WILL NOT BE UPDATING THEM.

 

PARK: PLEXIGLASS QUOTE FROM OWEN’S CONSTRUCTION- JUSTINE CAN’T GET A HOLD OF THEM. TOM THINKS WE SHOULD FIX THE TUNNELS. JUSTINE THINKS WE SHOULD REMOVED THEM. JUSTINE MOTIONED TO VOTE ON REMOVING THE TUNNELS AT THE PARK, KRISTIED SECONDED THE MOTION. TOM VOTED NO, SHARON VOTED NO-WOULD LIKE TO SEE REPAIR COST FIRST, KRISTIE VOTED YES, JUSTINE VOTED YES, AND BOB VOTED YES. THE MOTION PASSED, WE WILL REMOVE THE TUNNELS AT THE PARK. JUSTINE WILL LOOK INTO HOW TO GET RID OF THEM. BOB COLLECTED DONATIONS FROM BUSINESSES. $2700 FOR ONE MORE BLEACHER AT THE PARK.

 

BLIGHT: CASEY- NO SHOW, TOO BUSY. JUSTINE REACHED OUT TO JOEL BUT HIS GUY IS TOO BUSY. KRISTIE WILL EMAIL THE GLADWIN COUNTY RECORD TO MAKE A POSTING FOR A BLIGHT OFFICER, THEY WILL CONTACT JUSTINE. $300/MONTH. MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION EVERY MONTH. APPLICATIONS DUE BY 8/8/2025.

 

NEW BUSINESS: ESTEY DAYS – AUGUST 2ND. TOWNSHIP CANNOT MAKE ANY DONATIONS. WE NEED A PERMIT FOR THE PARADE, KRISTIE WILL GET IT. LIFE FLIGHT SAID THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO COME. KRISTIE WILL REACHOUT TO MML ABOUT LIABILITIES. TERESA OBST- IS NOT GOING TO SUBMIT AN OFFICIAL REPORT ABOUT BEING CALLED A THEIF ON FACEBOOK BY JUSTINE.SHE WOULD LIKE A PUBLIC APOLOGY. JUSTINE SAID SHE WILL APPOLOGISE BUT IT WAS STEALING AND YOU WERE NOT THE ONLY ONE. TERESA WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT NOW. TOM S. SAID JUSTINE NEEDS TO WATCH HOW SHE REACTS TO CERTAIN PEOPLE NOW SHE IS ON THE TOWNSHIP BOARD. KRISTIE SAID THE PAGE FOR FACEBOOK IS RUMORS AND HEARSAY, AS A BOARD MEMBER YOU CANNOT BE MAKING COMMENTS OTHER THAN CONTACT YOUR LOCAL TOWNSHIP BOARD. JUSTINE SAID SHE WILL DELETE THE RHODES IN THE KNOW FACEBOOK PAGE.

 

MINUTES:

MINUTES FOR JUNE WERE PRESENTED. JUSTINE MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS GIVEN. TOM SHEPARD SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

TREASURERS REPORT:

TREASURERS REPORT FOR JUNE WAS PRESENTED. TOM SHEPARD MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURERS REPORT AS GIVEN. SHARON SECONDED THE MOTION AND THE MOTION CARRIED.

 

PAYMENT OF BILLS:

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

 

CORRESPONDENCE:  

CALLED TO ORDER/ADJOURNED:

KRISTIE MADE THE MOTION TO ADJORN THE MEETING AT 9:14PM, JUSTINE SECONDED THE MEETING ADJOURNED.

 

MINUTES SUBMITTED BY

KRISTIE RESMER

BENTLEY TOWNSHIP CLERK