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Village of
Bear Lake
P. O. Box 175
Bear Lake, Michigan
49614-0175
Phone/Fax: 231.864.4300

Village of Bear Lake
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
September 17 , 2008

The Regular Meeting of the Bear Lake Village Council was called to order by President Glen Moore at 7:30 p.m. at the Bear Lake Village Hall.

Council Present:  Carver Edwards, Howard Higley, Alice Howe, Glen Moore, Jim Mlejnek, Larry Mortenson, Michelle Mortenson, Ron Ronning, Donna Ronning. 

Absent:   Don Hyrns and George Schafer

Guests:   Barb Farfsing and Pauline Jaquish

Minutes:  The August minutes were approved as presented. 

Treasurer's Report:  Motion by Ron seconded by Carver to accept the Treasurer's Report as read. Motion carried.

• Building Fund    6,087.58
• Equipment Fund   10,502.37
• General Fund  22,140.16
• Minor Street Fund  26,068.88
• Major Street Fund  49,459.18
• Park Fund  38,030.03
• Water Fund  22,966.50
• CD - Honor Bank  $51,072.05
• CD - Honor Bank  $30,643.33
• Huntington Bank  $78,784.19

Motion by  Carver seconded by Larry to pay bills as presented. Motion carried.

Motion by  Motion by Carver seconded by Jim to allow Sparkle in the Park to run from November 29th thru January 2nd. Motion carried.

Motion by  Motion by Ron seconded by Jim to make the following budget line item changes: Increase Major Street Fund line item "transfer to minor" by $5,000.00 and Increase Minor Street Fund line item "contributions from major" by $5,000.00. Motion carried.

Motion by  Carver seconded by Ron to transfer $5,000.00 from the Major Street Fund to the Minor Street Fund. Motion carried.

Motion by  Ron seconded by Larry to close the Building Fund CD and transfer $25,000.00 to the Minor Street Fund. The remaining money will be put into a new CD. Motion carried.

Motion by  Jim seconded by Carver to pay the Manistee County Road Commission $46,970.22 for street repair. Motion carried.

Motion by  Larry seconded by Jim to have Galaxy Electrice change the electrical faults to comply with MML recommendations. Motion carried.

Discussions Held On:  - Possibly implementing a new sidewalk ordinance was discussed. - Howard re-measured streets for an accurate mileage count. - Water tank will be checked this month. - Boat Launch Upgrade agreement was signed and submitted for approval. - Street light repairs were called into Consumers Energy. - A call will be placed to Allied Waste concerning blue trash bags.

Meeting adjourned at 8:17 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,  Michelle Mortenson, Clerk

Bills To Be Paid: Allied Waste $200.92; Kent County Health Dept. $60.00; Staples $33.99; B.L. Hardware $70.25; Auto Value $2.64; Ron Brown & Sons $1,615.08; Thompson Tree & Stump Removal $587.50 and Ron Ronning $20.00.