bearlakemichigan.org
The Village of Bear Lake Web Site has been in existence since July 1998. Click here to view the minutes archives.
Please note that the Minutes are not posted to the web site until they have been approved. The April 2002 Minutes were approved at the May 2002 Council Meeting. A copy of the current month's minutes can be requested from the Clerk but please be advised that until approved they are subject to corrections and revisions.
April 10, 2002
The quarterly meeting of the Wellhead Protection Program was held at 7 p.m. Members of the Committee present were: Fred Alkire, Pauline Jaquish, Carver Edwards, Jim Ludwig, Dave Adams, Don Conway and Carl Letho from Gosling Czubak. Don Conway reported on the next step of the program. Gary McBride agreed to call well owners for requested inspections.
The regular meeting of the Bear Lake Village Council was called order at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Hall by President Glen Moore. Present were: Trustees: Vern Best, Jeff Harthun, Don Hyrns, Joanne Schroeder and Carol Urbanus. Treasurer, Connie Guerne, Clerk, Pam Wade, Howard Higley, and Gary McBride. Also present at the meeting were: Bob Yates, Steve Hejl and Nancy Coalter.
Minutes: Vern Best moved that the minutes of March 13, be corrected as follows: Correction: Building: The Council decided not to transfer funds to the Building Fund from the General Fund for this fiscal year until after a decision is made on the tractor. At that time, the Budget will be amended. Minutes accepted as corrected.
Treasurer’s Report: Accepted as read.
Vern Best moved to pay bills, seconded and carried to pay the bills as listed at the end of this page.
| General Fund | $29,691.62 | Equipment Fund | $24,220.30 |
| Major Street Fund | $43,138.06 | Local Street Fund | $19,864.04 |
| Park Fund | $27,486.52 | Water Fund | $44,535.60 |
| Building Fund | $42,451.15 | Library | $105,883.69 |
Remember
911
New Council Member: Patrick Looney and Dendra Best applied for the vacancy on the council. The vote was 5 to 1 for Dendra, at which time, she took the oath of office.
President Pro-temp: Joanne Schroeder moved to appoint Don Hyrns as the president pro-temp. Seconded and carried.
Lions Beer Tent: Bob Yates asked the council to approve the closing hour of the Beer tent during Bear Lake Days, to 1:00 a.m., with the Lion’s being out of the park by 1:30 a.m. Carol moved to allow this change. Seconded and carried.
Brush Removal: Carol has arranged with Ed Thompson for the removal of brush to be the first and third Thursday in May and the third Thursday of each month, from June to October. Council approved.
Joanne Schroeder moved to adopt the budget as amended. Seconded and carried
ORDINANCES: President Moore will discuss the violation of the junk car ordinance with the resident at 7906 Main St
AUDIT: Vern Best moved to advertise for new auditors for next year. Seconded and carried.
OLD BUSINESS: Glen reported that the response from Century Tel concerning the elimination of long distance charges to adjacent areas is in accordance with the state regulations due to the size of the service area.
EQUIPMENT: Glen and Don reported that a grant for $40,000 was requested for a new tractor. Jeff Harthun moved to sell a village computer for a sum of at least $400. Seconded and carried. Glen reported about finding a tractor for $34,000 and the council decided to wait to purchase any tractor until the amount of the grant is known.
LIBRARY: Vern reported that the brick work is nearly done. Author, Tim Smith of the Buck Wilder series will make an appearance along with Joanne Schroeder and her puppet show, during Bear Lake Days.
MAJOR AND MINOR STREETS: Jeff has not received word about changing a street from a minor street to a major street.
PARK: The slide for the park has been ordered. Vern Best moved to pay the Promoters Membership fee of $25. Seconded and carried. Vern moved to hire Bowlings Hydro Seeding to complete the Hydro seeding around the new drain field, at a cost of $300. Seconded and carried.
WATER: Glen reported that he spoke with the Carter family about the property around the water tank and they are interested in selling the property to the village in trade for water. We are waiting to hear back from them concerning the details.
Gary McBride reported that according to the ordinance on cross connection, the back flow prevention devices need to be inspected every year by a certified inspector.
Meeting adjourned at 8:53 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Pam Wade, Clerk
|
April 10, 2002: Bills submitted to be paid: |
|||
| Blarney Castle | $231.00 and $103.20 | Mathieu Insurance Agency | $85 |
| McLeod’s | $130.50 | Pioneer Group | $116.80 |
Page updated May 14, 2002
deertracks.com Inc.