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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: Vern Best, Connie Guerne, Ricke Guerne, Jeff Harthun, Howard Higley, Don Hyrns,Michelle Mortenson, Ron Ronning, Carol Urbanus and Glen Moore.

Guests: Carver Edwards, Bill Howe, George Schafer and Wanda Schafer.
Minutes: The July minutes were approved as read with corrections.

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Treasurer’s Report: Motion by Carol seconded by Ron to accept the Treasurer’s Report as read. Motion carried.

Culverts: Motion by Ron seconded by Ricke to accept repairs made to home on Hancock St. as completed. Motion carried.
Motion by Vern seconded by Don to allow Schafers to put a culvert in or return ditch to original status by mid September. Motion carried.

Campground: Motion by Ron seconded by Vern to replace outdated shower timers at the campground. Motion carried.

Grant: Motion by Carol seconded by Don to allow engineering plans for the fishing pier to be re-submitted to the Little River Casino Revenue Sharing Grant board. Motion carried.

Sidewalks: Motion by Vern seconded by Carol to have T. Edinger replace a total of 13 sections of sidewalks for a total of $1,900.00 Motion carried.

Trees: Motion by Don seconded by Ron to contribute up to $50 for a tree replacement in front of the Julie Beebe residence. Motion carried.

Equipment: Motion by Ron seconded by Ricke to purchase a new power washer. Motion carried.

Audit: Motion by Don seconded by Ron to approve audit. Yes votes: Ricke Guerne, Jeff Harthun, Don Hyrns, Ron Ronning, Carol Urbanus and Glen Moore. No vote: Vern Best. Motion carried. (Correction: A motion was made by Vern but received no support to adopt the auditor’s seven points of financial recommendations.)

Library: Motion by Don seconded by Ron to approve revisions (Corrected: originals) to the Keddie Norconk Library Charter. Motion carried.
Motion by Don seconded by Ron to approve revisions to the Keddie Norconk Library By-Laws. Yes votes: Ricke Guerne, Jeff Harthun, Don Hyrns, Ron Ronning and Glen Moore. No vote: Vern Best. Abstain: Carol Urbanus. Motion carried.

Correspondence: No response from CenturyTel regarding payphones.
Thanks you's will be sent to: Bruce & Lynn Cunningham and the MI State Police.
A letter will be sent to Bear Lake Marine regarding lease payment due.

Discussions Held On:
Vandalism in the park and culprits apprehended.
Marine infringement on campground property.
Repainting of deck on hold until spring.
Testing of water wells in the near future.
Leak on Euclid Street in process of being located.
September Newsletter.
Removal of trees and stumps on local streets put on hold until next meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michelle Mortenson, Clerk

Bills Paid For July:
Bear Lake Ace Hardware, $90.61; Bittner & Hyrns, $34.50; Chippewa Trails, $349.95; Hyde Equipment, $8,423.49; Kent County Health Dept., $48.00; Napa Auto Parts, $7.64; Pioneer Group, $11.50; Pioneer Press Printing, $78.00; Ron Brown & Sons, $4,863.60; Sam's Club, $71.63; Shoreline Waste, $158.00; Thompson Tree Removal, $1,460.00.

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