Village of Bear Lake
SPECIAL MEETING
April 8, 2009
The Special Meeting of the Bear Lake Village Council was called to order by President Glen Moore at 6:00 p.m. at the Bear Lake Village Hall.
Council Present: Alice Howe, Don Hyrns, Jim Mlejnek, Glen Moore, Michelle Mortenson, Ron Ronning and George Schafer.
Absent: Carver Edwards, Howard Higley and Larry Mortenson.
Guests: Brian Sousa, Dave Ertel, Blake Smith, Reilly Merrill, Tony Merrill, Ed Thompson and Cynthia Endander.
Discussion: Brian Sousa from Wade-Trim and Blake Smith from USDA - Rural Development gave an overview of grants available for water tower and water mains upgrades and/or replacement of existing tower and mains. Council will discuss their options and make a decision at their regular meeting on April 15th.
Village of Bear
REGULAR MEETING
Lake April 15, 2009
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, Don Hyrns, Jim Mlejnek, Glen Moore, Michelle Mortenson, Donna Ronning, Ron Ronning and George Schafer.
Absent: Larry Mortenson
Guests: None
Minutes: The March 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 6,099.58
Equipment Fund 10,521.45
General Fund 25,921.67
Minor Street Fund 26,884.44
Major Street Fund 40,996.25
Park Fund 28,459.64
Water Fund 26,504.10
CD - Honor Bank 26,343.23
CD - Honor Bank 30,947.30
Huntington Bank 79,183.01
Motion by Don seconded by Ron to pay bills as presented. Motion carried.
Motion by Ron seconded by Carver to order six stop signs and three 3-way stop signs from the Manistee Road Commission. Motion carried.
Motion by Carver seconded by Don to send a letter to a local business requesting the replacement or repair of the sidewalk in front of their building. Motion carried.
Motion by George seconded by Don to sign agreement with Wade-Trim for $6,900.00 to pursue a full application for grant money from the stimulus program. Motion carried.
Motion by Ron seconded by Jim to send the Health Dept. and a local homeowner a letter regarding rubbish in their yard. Motion carried.
Discussions Held On: - The Village will purchase new flags as needed. - The issue of park rules was discussed with no changes being made at this time. - The council will possibly form a planning commission.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted, Michelle Mortenson, Clerk
Bills To Be Paid: Kent County Health Dept $60.00, Bear Lake Ace Hardware $47.23; OMS Compliance $72.00; Blarney Castle $690.48; Gear It Up $37.50 and Munson Health Dept. $17.00.
