| VIENNA TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING | |||||||||
| MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2002, 5:30 P.M. | |||||||||
| RICHARD E. SCOTT, CLERK | |||||||||
| Due to the amount of people, the meeting was moved to Carter Middle School. | |||||||||
| Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag | |||||||||
| Roll Call: | Present: | Supervisor McKerchie, Clerk Scott, Treasurer Luttenbacher | |||||||
| Trustees: Corba, Preseau, Ridley | |||||||||
| Absent: | Zinn | ||||||||
| Previous Minutes: | Moved by Corba, seconded by Ridley to accept the previous minutes of the March | ||||||||
| 18, 2002 minutes with the following changes. Chuck Hall should be Chuck Howell. | |||||||||
| All in favor. | |||||||||
| Bills: | Bills in the amount of $3,220.67 were presented. Moved by Corba, seconded by | ||||||||
| Ridley to pay the bills in the amount of $3,220.67. | |||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Ridley, Preseau, Corba, Luttenbacher, Scott, McKerchie | ||||||||
| Nays - None | All in favor | ||||||||
| Additions: | Moved by Corba, seconded by Ridley to remove items 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 from the | ||||||||
| agenda. | |||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Corba, Ridley | ||||||||
| Nays - McKerchie, Scott, Luttenbacher, Preseau | Denied | ||||||||
| Correspondence: | Approximately 4,800 letters were sent to residents discussing the Special Assess- | ||||||||
| ment. 33 residents sent letters to the Township stating that they were against the | |||||||||
| Special Assessment. | |||||||||
| Visitors to Adress the Board: | |||||||||
| 1. | Mayor Yost, supports the Fire Authority and wants unity between the 3 | ||||||||
| municipalities. | |||||||||
| 2. | Otis Stout, introduced Don Rockwell, 67th District Court Judge. | ||||||||
| Open Public Hearing at 6:20 p.m. | |||||||||
| Visitors to Address the Board: | |||||||||
| 1. | Dave Nicholson, McKenna & Assoc. reviewed the information that was in their report. | ||||||||
| 2. | Greg Mason, CHMP Architect reviewed the findings in their report. | ||||||||
| 3. | Jerry Black, DEQ, stated that building the proposed Fire Station next to Webster | ||||||||
| & Garner is in compliance with DEQ regulations. | |||||||||
| 4. | Judy Smela, C & M Ambulance, spoke of the needs of their ambulance service. | ||||||||
| 5. | Louis Weller, 4475 Wilson, asked if McKenna & Assoc. considered combining | ||||||||
| C & M with the Fire Station. | |||||||||
| 6. | Dick Taylor, 545 Elms, supports the Fire Authority and building the Fire Station. | ||||||||
| 7. | Steve Pace, 2310 Lake, agrees that there is a need for a station, but feels | ||||||||
| that we should utilize what there is in the Township first and C & M should be own | |||||||||
| their own. | |||||||||
| 8. | Kathy Taylor, 545 Elms, supports building the Fire Station. | ||||||||
| 9. | Mike Laurin, 12244 Webster, feels that if the station is built, it should be built with | ||||||||
| contractors from Vienna Township. | |||||||||
| 10. | Kevin Dodge, 522 Poplar, approves of the Special Assessment and supports the | ||||||||
| firefighters and building the station. | |||||||||
| 11. | Alan Robb, representative of several residents, compared stations in other areas | ||||||||
| and wondered why Vienna's proposed stations cost is higher. Robb presented | |||||||||
| Ridley with a petition with approx. 1200 signatures opposing the special assess- | |||||||||
| ment. | |||||||||
| 12. | Debbie Wilkes, 11187 Webster, is in favor of building the new fire station and feels | ||||||||
| the cost is fair. | |||||||||
| 13. | Mike Babinger, 9062 Forrest Pine, feels that the station shouldn't be put next to the | ||||||||
| gas station and is against the special assessment. | |||||||||
| 14. | Herb Nelson, 1385 Vienna, feels that there is a need for the station but is concern- | ||||||||
| ed with the cost. | |||||||||
| 15. | Karianne Barber, C & M, stated that the money made at C & M goes back into the | ||||||||
| business. | |||||||||
| 16. | Phil Harrison, 2423 Wilson, stated that it's against the law to build the fire station | ||||||||
| so close to storage tanks. | |||||||||
| 17. | Greg Mason, CHMP Architect, stated that it does not appear to be against | ||||||||
| regulations to build in the proposed area. | |||||||||
| 18. | Mrs. Short, 14154 Tuscola, feels that Supervisor McKerchie and Chief Bronson | ||||||||
| have personal goals. | |||||||||
| 19. | Paul Edie, Acting Battalion Chief, Thetford resident, stated that he's willing to pay | ||||||||
| the $36.00 a year for the fire station. | |||||||||
| 20. | Laura Hope, Thetford Twp., stated that residents should trust the Board to make | ||||||||
| the right decision. | |||||||||
| 21. | Randy Taylor, Vienna Twp., is against the price of the station and feels that it | ||||||||
| should be on the other side of the tracks. | |||||||||
| 22. | Jeff Harrington, 3096 Wilson, doesn't see how the tanks can be any threat to the | ||||||||
| firefighters. | |||||||||
| 23. | Luther Hatchett, Thetford Twp. Supervisor, supports the fire fighters and feels that | ||||||||
| there is a need for the hall, he stated that residents should support the decision | |||||||||
| of the Board. | |||||||||
| 24. | Mr. Howell, asked if it was going to be a full-time station and if so, how much | ||||||||
| would it cost to run it. | |||||||||
| 25. | Dave Wojahn, 12433 Webster, is not against the fire fighters but feels that the | ||||||||
| Board should wait untill there is a commitment between the 3 municipalities. | |||||||||
| Public hearing closed at 8:07 p.m. | |||||||||
| NEW BUSINESS: | |||||||||
| 2. | Special Assessment Roll for Vienna Twp., District No. 1, (Resolution No. | ||||||||
| 04-01-02-07). Moved by McKerchie, seconded by Luttenbacher to adopt | |||||||||
| Resolution No. 04-01-02-07. | |||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Scott, Luttenbacher, Ridley, Preseau, McKerchie | ||||||||
| Nays - Corba | Motion carried. | ||||||||
| 3. | Plans and estimate costs for the proposed Fire Hall, (Resolution No. 04-01-02-08) | ||||||||
| Moved by McKerchie, seconded by Luttenbacher to adopt Resolution | |||||||||
| No. 04-01-02-08. | |||||||||
| ROLL CALL: | Yeas - Luttenbacher, Ridley, Preseau, McKerchie, Scott | ||||||||
| Nays - Corba | Motion carried. | ||||||||
| Moved by McKerchie, seconded by Ridley to pull items 4, 5, 6 from the agenda. | |||||||||
| All in favor. | Apposed - Corba | ||||||||
| Supervisor McKerchie appointted Bob Sanborn, Scott, Ridley, and Preseau to a | |||||||||
| committee to look into the issues of cost and safety. | |||||||||
| Moved to adjourn at 8:40 | |||||||||
| _________________________ | |||||||||
| Richard E. Scott | |||||||||
| Vienna Township Clerk | |||||||||
| CERTIFICATION: | ) | ||||||||
| STATE OF MICHIGAN | ) SS: | ||||||||
| COUNTY OF GENESEE | ) | ||||||||
| I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the minutes of the | |||||||||
| regular meeting of the Township Board of the Charter Township of Vienna, Genesee County, Michigan, held | |||||||||
| on the 1st day of April, 2002. | |||||||||
| _______________________________ | ___________________________ | ||||||||
| Anthony R. McKerchie | Richard E. Scott | ||||||||
| Vienna Township Supervisor | Vienna Township Clerk | ||||||||