The Lima Township Board of Trustees met on Monday, Dec.8 and during public comment, Lou Kidder, a resident member of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Roads Funding Subcommittee, addressed the board about finding creative ways to fix and maintain county roads.
According to a memo presented by Kidder, “The subcommittee is now working on a more long-term plan for primary roads.”
Kidder asked that the board prioritize what primary township roads should be fixed first. He said that he will present this information the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners.
According to Kidder’s memo, Lima Township has 24.55 miles of primary roads, needing a total of $1,066,050 worth of work, with $128,550 of this work done this year. This is a mere 12 percent of the work that needs to be done.
The Lima Township Board of Trustees also made the new appointments and reappointments to several local posts where the terms expire this year:
Board of Review: Mary Tobin, Archie Bradbury, Marlene Consiglio, with Larry Grant as alternate.
Planning Commission: Howard Sias, Kenneth Prielipp, Sr.
Western Washtenaw Recycling: Nanette Havens, with Greg McKenzie as alternate.
Huron River Watershed Council: Donald Laier, with Nanette Havens as alternate.
CAPT/DART: Edwin Greenleaf, with Craig Maier as alternate.
SEMCOG: Greg McKenzie, Thomas Borton.
WAVE: Arlene Bareis, Greg McKenzie.
The board also scheduled a public hearing for the Verizon application 2014-007 to erect a tower. The hearing will be held at the board’s next regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. 12, 2015 at 7 p.m.
