The
regular
meeting
of the
Ensley
Township
Board
was
called
to order
at 8:00
PM by
Supervisor
Starr.
The
meeting
was
opened
with the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
to the
Flag and
a
Prayer.
Board
members
present
were
Phillip
Starr,
Cynthia
Harwood,
Faye
Folkema,
Brenda
Bird,
and John
VanderMeulen.
There
were
five
guests
in
attendance.
Minutes
of
Previous
Meetings:
There
was a
motion
by Bird/VanderMeulen
to
approve
the
Minutes
of
August
4,
2009.
All
Affirmed.
Treasurers
Report:
General
$284,444.77
CD #1
General
30,000.00
Checking
976.56
Roads
238,544.42
Total
$553,965.75
Receipts
#5157 -
5176
were
used
totaling
$5,181.46.
There
was a
motion
by
VanderMeulen/Harwood
to
accept
the
treasurer’s
report.
All
affirmed.
Bills:
Checks
#11389 -
11427
were
used
totaling
$53,446.33.
The
General
Fund was
$28,747.64,
the Road
Fund was
$23,155.42,
the
Building
Inspection
Fund was
$843.27
and
Escrow
account
was
$700.00.
There
was a
motion
by
VanderMeulen/Bird
to pay
the
bills.
All
affirmed.
Reports:
Park
Enforcement
Officer:
Officer
Hedlund
was not
present.
This
position
will be
done
after
Labor
Day.
County
Commissioner:
Mr.
Scholtens
told
about an
emergency
drill
that was
conducted
in
Grant.
Zoning
Administrator:
The
VanKampen
PUD is
complete.
The
Clerk
will
advertise
having
Ryan
Coffey
at the
Planning
Commission
on
9/28/09.
There
was a
motion
by
Harwood/VanderMeulen
to
approve
the
recommendation
of the
Zoning
Administrator
to move
the lot
line at
the
Baptist
Lake
property.
All
ayes,
motion
carried.
Assessor:
Mr.
Rosenzweig
is
almost
finished
with the
re-appraisal
of the
Township.
Building
Inspector:
There
was one
building
permit
and two
electrical
permits.
Planning
Commission:
The
Master
Plan was
adopted
with a
resolution.
The
Township
Board
would
like to
thank
the
Planning
Commission
for all
their
diligent
work on
the
Master
Plan.
There
was a
motion
by
Folkema/Bird
to allow
the
Planning
Commission
to
become a
member
of the
West
Michigan
Strategic
Alliance.
All
affirmed.
They
would
like to
have an
intern
work on
wind
energy.
Forest
Committee:
Ordinance
09-09
was
offered
by Bird,
supported
by
Harwood
with
three
changes
(#14)
walking
trail
changed
to foot
trail,(#22)
civil
infraction
fines
reduced
to
$50.00,
and
(#18)
moving
the
words
“or any
similar
item” up
to
follow
fauna.
There
was a
roll
call
vote
where
all
voted
aye.
The next
meeting
will be
held on
9/17/09
@
7:30PM.
Public
Comment:
9:00 PM
to 9:03
PM
Unfinished
Business:
1.
Crandall
Cemetery
Driveway:
The
drive is
settling
nicely.
There
was a
motion
by
VanderMeulen/Starr
to
remove
the
ornamental
statue
at the
Crandall
Cemetery.
The
Clerk
will
send a
letter.
All
Ayes,
motion
carried.
There
was a
motion
by
Bird/Starr
to
pursue
permission
slip for
permission
to add
cemetery
accessories.
The
sexton
and
clerk
are to
get this
made.
All
ayes.
Joann
VandenBerg
volunteered
to spray
the
fence
and be
reimbursed
for
poison.
All
ayes.
2.
Roads:
The
brine
has been
done two
times.
D & B
has been
told to
hold off
on third
application.
Wedging
has been
done,
reseal
has
not.
There
was a
motion
by
Starr/Bird
to go
ahead
and
approve
the
estimate
for
paving
Beech/Butternut
between
112th
and 120th
Street
for
$139,000.00
contingent
on a
letter
from the
Road
Commission
stating
that it
would be
OK to
pay the
bill
when
taxes
start
coming
in. All
ayes.
3.
Town
Hall
Building
Addition:
There
was a
motion
by
VanderMeulen/Folkema
to not
approve
a
building
addition
but
appoint
a
committee
with the
approval
of the
Board to
investigate
all
options
and make
a
decision
after
that.
All
ayes,
motion
carried.
Clerk
will put
add in
River
Valley.
New
Business:
1.
L-4029:
VanderMeulen/Bird
moved to
approve
the
L-4029.
All
affirmed.
2.
Snowplowing:
VanderMeulen/Harwood
made a
motion
to
advertise
for
snowplowing.
All
ayes,
motion
carried.
Supervisor’s
Report:
Correspondence:
Public
Comment:
9:58 to
10:00
PM.
Adjourn:
There
was a
motion
to
adjourn
at 10:00
PM.
Submitted
by,
________________________
Cynthia
Harwood,
Clerk
