BENTLEY TOWNSHIP MINUTES

DECEMBER 8^TH 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: SOMEONE ASKED WHEN MEETING MINUTES WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, NOT TILL THEY ARE APPROVED AT THE FOLLOWING MEETING.

OLD BUSINESS: PICKING A BLIGHT OFFICER- NEITHER OF THE GUYS SHOWED UP, WILL WAIT TILL NEXT MEETING. DID RICK FROM GFL MAKE US SIGNS FOR WHAT CAN GO IN THE DUMPSTERS? YES BUT THEY MIGHT BE SWAPPED WHEN THE DUMPSTER IS SWAPPED. JUSTINE WILL ASK. DID THE GABLE ENDS GET OUT ON THE PARK SIGN? NO, TOO COLD CAN WAIT TILL SPRING. ZONING SAID THERE NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN APARTMENT IN THE OLD LAUNDRYMAT AND THE LAYOUT IS SET UP AS A HOUSE. IT IS TO BE SOLD AS A BUSINESS. APARTMENT/HOUSE WAS NEVER APPROVED BY ZONING. LAST ZONING WAS DONE IN 1996. ZONING KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE SETUP OF THE OLD LAUNDRY MAT BEING A HOUSE SETUP. JUSTIN IS RETIRING FROM ZONING, WILL HAVE TO TALK TO NEW ZONING COMMISSIONER. JUSTINE ASKED IF WE SHOULS CONSIDER DOING OUR OWN ZONING BECAUSE GLADWIN COUNTY ISN’T DOING ANYTHING AND YET WE PAY THEM EVERY YEAR. TOM S.- IT’S NOT CHEAP IT IS $3500.00 PER YEAR THAT WE PAY THEM. JUSTINE WILL TALK TO THE NEW COMMISSIONER. MOTEL ISN’T BEING RAN AS A MOTEL. PEOPLE ACTUALLY LIVE THERE AT A DAY TO DAY BASIS LIKE AN APARTMENT. DEANNA PARADISE – FOR SOME REASON GARBAGE IS STILL ON WINTER TAX BILL. QUENTIN AND JENEAN HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND SHARON IS WORKING ON IT. THERE IS ANOTHER PROPERTY THAT IS COMBINING PROPERTIES (SANDRA) BUT THE GARBAGE WON’T BE CHANGED ON TAXES TILL NEXT YEAR BECAUSE OF HOW LATE OF THE CHANGE. NO INVOICE FOR STOP SIGNS YET BUT THEY WERE INSTALLED AT SCHOOL AND NEUMAN.

FIRE REPORT: BOB NORTH – WORDING CHANGE TO FIRE AGREEMENT NOTHING CHANGES JUST THE SOURCE OF THE FUNDING DON’T NEED TO REAPPROVE JUST LETTING US KNOW.

28	MEDICAL CALLS IN BILLINGS TOWNSHIP
7	MEDICAL CALLS IN BENTLEY
1	MEDICAL CALL IN HAYS TOWNSHIP
9	FIRE CALLS FOR BILLINGS TOWNSHIP
	6 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
	1 SPECIAL DETAIL
	1 ILEGAL BURN
	1 PI ACCIDENT
2	FIRE CALLS IN BENTLEY TOWNSHIP
	2 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
2	STRUCTURE FIRE’S MUTUAL AID TO BEAVERTON TOWNSHIP

CEMETERY:

HALL: KRISTIE CANCELLED BRIGHTSPEED AND SENT BACK THE OLD ROUTER, NEW ACCOUNT IS MADE JUST WAITING ON A NEW ROUTER, KRISTIE WILL CALL TO GET IT ALL SET UP.

PARK: BALL SIGN UP 1/1/26-2/2/26 – TRI VILLAGE ASSOCIATION $75.00 T-BALL ALL OTHERS $85.00. $3.00 ONLINE PROCESSING FEE. KRISTIE WILL SEND TO NEW LIFE TO BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. JUSTINE – DO WE ACTUALLY CLOSE THE GATES DURING THE WINTER? NO, WE HAVEN’T HAD ANY PROBLEMS.

BLIGHT: JUSTINE FIXED THE WORDING OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION BUT HASN’T PRINTED IT YET.

NEW BUSINESS: BOB MOTIONED TO PAY ALL DRAIN ASSESSMENT BILLING SO THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER BILL UNLESS ANOTHER DRAIN ASSESSMENT IS MADE IN 2026 KRISTIE SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTES WERE AS FOLLOWS: TOM-YES, SHARON-YES, KRISTIE-YES, JUSTINE-YES, BOB-YES. ALL WERE IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION PASSED. BOB NOTICED PEOPLE LIVING IN CAMPING TRAILERS. TOM S.- GLADWIN COUNTY SAYS THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO CAMP UNLESS IT FALLS UNDER BLIGHT WE CAN’T DO ANYTHING. BOARD OF REVIEW IS ON 12/9/25 AT 4PM. RED CROSS – FACILITY USE AGREEMENT, READ OVER AND WE WILL DISCUSS AT NEXT MEETING.

MINUTES:

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

TREASURERS REPORT:

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

PAYMENT OF BILLS:

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

CORRESPONDENCE: THERE WAS A COMPLAINT THAT WE DON’T GIVE A RETURN ENVELOPE WITH STAMPS FOR THE TAX BILL. THAT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO THE TOWNSHIP TO OFFER A STAMP AND ENVELOPE IN EVERY TAX BILL SENT OUT. SHARON CAN REACH OUT TO GRIM OR BILLINGS TOWNSHIP ON HOW ONLINE TAX PAY HELPS THEM OUT. WHEN SHE GETS TIME SHE WILL TRY.

CALLED TO ORDER/ADJOURNED:

JUSTINE MADE THE MOTION TO ADJORN THE MEETING AT 8:13PM, KRISTIE SECONDED THE MEETING ADJOURNED.

MINUTES SUBMITTED BY

KRISTIE RESMER

BENTLEY TOWNSHIP CLERK