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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: Connie Guerne, Ricke Guerne, Jeff Harthun, Howard Higley, Michelle Mortenson, Carol Urbanus and Glen Moore.
Absent: Vern Best, Don Hyrns and Ron Ronning
Guests: Carver Edwards, Bill Howe, Dave Long and Gary McBride
Minutes: The September minutes were approved as presented.

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

Correspondence: A Thank You letter will be sent to Mr. Peterson and the Manistee County Road Commission for their help in resolving the ditch cleanup in the Village.
A letter was received from the Bear Lake Promoters thanking the Village Council for permission to do landscaping at the "Bear" site.
New Business: Motion by Carol seconded by Jeff to transfer $1,000 to capital outlay in the Equipment Fund. Motion carried.
Motion by Jeff seconded by Ricke to transfer $3,000 to Repair and Maintenance in the Minor Street Fund. Motion carried.
Motion by Jeff seconded by Carol to purchase two Lexar Media portable hard drives at a cost of approx. $41.00 each. Motion carried.
Streets: Motion by Ricke seconded by Carol to have the drains on Wise Street and Virginia Street vacuumed out at a cost of approx. $1,000. Motion carried.
Auditor: Motion by Carol seconded by Jeff to have Dale Stanton continue as the Village auditor for the next two years. Motion carried.
Campground: Motion by Ricke seconded by Carol to have Gary McBride expand the water line in the Village Park to the west end of the campground. Motion carried.
Equipment: Motion by Jeff seconded by Carol to have McLeod's fix the oil leak in the Village truck. Motion carried.
Christmas: Motion by Ricke seconded by Carol to purchase colored light bulbs for the Christmas decorations. Motion carried.
Village Accounts: Motion by Jeff seconded by Ricke to invest a portion of the Building Fund, Park Fund and Water Fund into Time CD's with a higher interest rate at National City Bank. Motion carried.
Discussions Held On:
- Hammerstrom Election Consolidation Law was discussed with further action to be taken at next meeting.
- Wellhead Protection Committee was approved with a $4,000 grant for the next year.
- Sidewalk on Virginia street was repaired at no cost to the Village.
- Storm drain covers Lynn & Cody and Maple & Cody streets were put on.
- Leak on Euclid street fixed and street repaired.
- CenturyTel fixed payphones on U.S. 31 by Curves.
- Village of Onekama's Hydrology Study not in booklet form yet.
- Two children's picnic tables will be donated by Girl Scout Troop #134 for use in Hopkins Park.
- Updating and/or changing the Village website.
 
Meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,
Michelle Mortenson, Clerk

Bills paid for June:
Bear Lake Ace Hardware, $42.02; Kent County Health Dept, $48.00; McLouth Welding, $750.00; DEQ, $175.00; McLeod's Sales & Services, $127.63; Northern Fire & Safety, $25.00; OMS Compliance Services, $3.00; Ron Brown & Sons, $4635.00 and $825.31; Sam's Club, $838.12; Shoreline Waste, $80.00; Thompson's Tree & Stump Removal, $2950.00.

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