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Airport staff said a 2023 economic assessment showed the airport supports roughly 97 direct jobs and contributes an estimated $48 million in economic impact to the community. The committee heard that corporate flights to the airport exceeded 1,000 last year and that Jackson is one of the busiest flight-training airports in Michigan.

Presenters summarized several infrastructure projects completed in 2024: construction of two private hangars, opening of a second flight school in December 2024, asbestos abatement and interior and mechanical upgrades to the control tower building (originally built in 1961), and installation of solar panels intended to supply about 60–65% of the terminal and control tower electric load when finished.

The airport also reported environmental and utilities improvements. County funding of roughly $1 million connected the terminal, control tower and corporate hangars to municipal water after staff identified a previous on-site well system located on property that includes an abandoned landfill and known PFAS contamination related to historical firefighting foam use on airport property. \"We no longer use the well water, and now we use municipal water,\" the presenter said.

Planned 2025 projects described to the committee include a $2 million terminal building update that staff said was secured via a 2023 congressional earmark and, if approved, would carry an estimated funding split of 88% federal, 5% state and 7% local. Timeout-era boilers installed in 2001 were noted as operating at about 50% capacity. Taxiway B rehabilitation was reported as a project approved in October 2024 with a funding split of 90% federal, 5% state and 5% local.

Airport staff told the committee that Flagship Private Air, a non-scheduled air charter company, plans to relocate operations to Jackson County Airport and bring two jets and several jobs. The presenter also discussed drones: he said statewide and federal regulatory work is ongoing and that Jackson County currently has no large drones operating; reports of nighttime lights often come from newer aircraft with bright LEDs.

Committee members moved to receive the report; the committee voted unanimously to accept it.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Jackson County Board of Commissioners - Public Safety & Transportation Committee 3/10/25","oneSentenceSummary","Jackson County Airport reported nearly 42,000 takeoffs and landings in 2024, new hangars and a new flight school, completion of control tower rehabilitation and planned 2025 projects including a $2 million terminal upgrade with predominantly federal funding.","taxTitle","Jackson County, Michigan","taxId",4002,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6644060,"Friend of the Court reports improvement on performance factors and outlines GEMS employment program",297,130000,427000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2531408-dab83d346eae0961c424edc3ca8dc2c6&start=130&end=427","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2531408-dab83d346eae0961c424edc3ca8dc2c6/thumbnail_130000.jpg","/articles/6644060/Jackson-County/Michigan/Friend-of-the-Court-reports-improvement-on-performance-factors-and-outlines-GEMS-employment-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6644060-8cffab754b15ffcaec210feb50f5dedd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136158&Signature=VthgsqSwP884FljfyxQO78zAD7nxwPXETYF3A31mn2n1q31Ay~FzUrciZwSm2VGCDRupHeAsKrOZU4druqiamtUshv1aDVDzvfLcuOyRRWPkr7rt3JEzbyR7rpBhGAlUeEHVKZd5ZolHN2uDPrGXr6ECzsoe9NOICxj5NfmyYefaFFDL7d3Lc90DPL3~QwCZaT7KErNR3E0p9JNBxGGvByS091VKBCPuCCPycyP30qdt8MjjLSIESGmr20xtyPMgHXA-A8emgKwumW824~OgaI~mMnHim0wrQbJCpZMTanip6So~mXEqzWGgN5J8o2eWjThdLmrrLpR6UOOiQIBBBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Jackson County Friend of the Court reported improved performance on federal incentive measures and described a new local rollout of the GEMS employment program, which the office said will help parents gain employment and pause enforcement actions while they participate.

The office told the Public Safety and Transportation Committee on March 10 that, although two contract performance factors remained below the state-required 75% at fiscal year end, federal incentive measures improved overall from the prior year. The office said reorganizing processes with the prosecuting attorney’s office temporarily slowed some case work, but yielded higher engagement and more appropriate orders.

Friend of the Court staff said they closed non-enforceable cases, \"rightsized\" child support orders and created work-alternative opportunities to remove barriers to employment. \"We made some concerted efforts to improve and drill down on specific cases that were negatively impacting our cases,\" the speaker said, adding that the office had worked to ensure parents received notice and meaningful parenting-time orders.

The Friend of the Court presenter also described GEMS, which the transcript identifies by that name and the committee heard stands for “gain employment maintain support.” She said GEMS is a statewide initiative being rolled out in Jackson County and can be court-ordered in contempt proceedings or used voluntarily. Participants work with a career coach on job leads and planning, receive help securing transportation and on-the-job training, and, while participating, enforcement actions are suspended. \"When they are in the program and participating, we suspend all enforcement actions,\" the speaker said.

Commissioner Williams thanked the office for the work and called the results \"very impressive numbers today.\" Committee members moved to receive the report; the committee voted unanimously to accept it.

The report to the committee did not specify individual fiscal figures tied to the measures beyond noting two factors were below the 75% contract threshold at fiscal year end; the presenter said backlog issues are resolved and that engagement has increased.

The committee received the report and voted to place it on file.","Jackson County Friend of the Court reported improved federal performance measures, explained process changes that momentarily lowered some contract performance standards, and introduced GEMS, a court-ordered or voluntary program that helps obligated parents find and maintain employment while suspending enforcement actions during participation.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6644053,"Committee forwards $3.1 million MDOT shared-use path agreement to full board with 4-1 vote; county share $126,000",138,3354000,3492000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2531408-dab83d346eae0961c424edc3ca8dc2c6&start=3354&end=3492","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2531408-dab83d346eae0961c424edc3ca8dc2c6/thumbnail_3354000.jpg","/articles/6644053/Jackson-County/Michigan/Committee-forwards-31-million-MDOT-shared-use-path-agreement-to-full-board-with-4-1-vote-county-share-126000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6644053-aaa3c3c60bb02460cb483ecdf86662bb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136158&Signature=WYvkicryhz148S9RilDX4ZVp81OPEPlRktf7jI4863VZhONp4km3HW3svh27jnuUzUo7zhh2xYV~KArcrIfn45J3du~Alm-tHr6bWCn-YA0ejkGgM9thyJEV9Jwp1UnbLVRXVY4Pvq3XYfVaJfBNMVi-nNfQwNxLltFFvzv8PyEnOIT0~9~WNzzS~Hg08XL0SozxVUxK5o6sM44Z8rEhji~R87FJVDocyfAy~gshmnGa26w8bHMnMVCT4oMOw7tlKDsC0-brJKW-WioF-uw1h0n4mPj39E~TkkpWBMAnGbZdqehZVirxC0PuViSqTr6mdzOiIK5Ca~vY0iLw7GkAxA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Jackson County Public Safety and Transportation Committee on March 10 voted 4-1 to forward an MDOT contract and funding agreement for a shared-use path to the full county board. The total project cost described in committee materials is $3.1 million; JCDOT's attributable share for a road-diet element was listed at $126,000.

Staff asked committee members to reference the map included in meeting materials to identify off-road path sections and the portions funded by Jackson County Parks and JCDOT. Committee discussion confirmed the committee asked the project sponsor to remove a road-diet element on Parnell Road; the portion that remains for JCDOT relates to Lansing Avenue.

Blackman Township concurrence was raised and staff said the township was agreeable. Committee members voted to forward the MDOT contract documents for chair and county administrator signature and the vote to forward the item to the full board was recorded as 4 in favor and 1 opposed.

Staff will bring the MDOT contract and signature documents to the full board for final action.","The Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted 4-1 to forward an MDOT contract for a $3.1 million shared-use path to the full board. The county's Department of Transportation share for a road-diet element on Lansing Avenue was listed at $126,000; other portions of the project involve Jackson County Parks.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6644057,"Committee forwards contracts, bids and project submissions to full board; most approvals unanimous, one 4-1 vote on shared-use path",2057,2102000,4159000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2531408-dab83d346eae0961c424edc3ca8dc2c6&start=2102&end=4159","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2531408-dab83d346eae0961c424edc3ca8dc2c6/thumbnail_2102000.jpg","/articles/6644057/Jackson-County/Michigan/Committee-forwards-contracts-bids-and-project-submissions-to-full-board-most-approvals-unanimous-one-4-1-vote-on-shared-use-path","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6644057-8c442a589e70aced299d506ffdfcfc55/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136158&Signature=dfFRhE7nSTR7TKobC9AwCnWGrMR2F1y4ua6yhrq-GViWCE8UyVnXH~ESTLBGNDM-kPTnBPbiMG7l2rkai03ITj2CLVZyLh6cmiIx6iUt5IBXvoioKuT6cybC1EW2cZfZDH~P-zltc5hFLTsXvsvFisDyRWebLgKnJQUbGCTsBfzRimfMptgi9itmZ3ymkIfBbDcmRDwV6ebVWUzJ8Pnnqz9dXadJsjQGgwR17-waH3KH5y--Jxi1d9eeuXttZLdXjvj5FNOgT0~i4yRJiclOlo1uRVAiQwOm1MVLlU3v~Tb4ZUoz0x2hdpCod4fJwdGbtM35E7ASf8hn5RScMH2Jvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Jackson County Public Safety and Transportation Committee on March 10 received reports and approved motions to forward contracts, bids and grant submissions to the full board, including maintenance contracts, material purchases, bridge program submissions and consultant contracts.

Key actions the committee approved or forwarded included awards or recommendations for: a two-year catch-basin cleaning contract to M & K Jetting (not to exceed $100,000); hot-mix asphalt pickup contracts to Michigan Paving and Reith-Riley (not to exceed $2,000,000); a sodium-chloride (road salt) contract to Detroit Salt (not to exceed $2,500,000); culverts from Jensen Bridge and Supply (not to exceed $30,000); topsoil screening to Carr Brothers and Sons (not to exceed $60,000); trucking and hauling vendors for road material transport (up to eight vendors; not to exceed $400,000); and a request to award a countywide Comprehensive System Safety Action Plan consultant contract to Kimberly Horn (grant-funded, $500,000 with a $125,000 in-kind match). The committee also approved forwarding three local bridge program applications (Bend Road replacement, Mill Street rehabilitation, and Palmer and Wolf Lake Road replacement) for state grant consideration, and approved a Hanover Road bridge project that includes a local match estimate of $59,560 alongside roughly $2.2 million in state and federal funds.

Most motions recorded in the meeting passed unanimously. The MDOT shared-use path contract and funding agreement — a $3.1 million project referenced in committee materials that includes a $126,000 JCDOT share for a road-diet element — was forwarded on a 4-1 vote; the transcript shows the committee vote passed 4 to 1.

The committee also received (filed) routine reports including the Department of Transportation draft financial statements as of Dec. 31, 2024, and the regular monthly DOT report. The committee approved the usual motion to pay claims.

Votes recorded in the transcript were entered on the record and, where noted, were unanimous except for the shared-use path contract forward, which carried a 4-1 vote to the full board.","The Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted on a series of motions to receive reports, award contracts, and forward grant and project submittals to the full county board. Most items passed unanimously; the MDOT shared-use path contract was forwarded to the full board on a 4-1 vote.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6644058,"Emergency management reports recent spills, avian influenza monitoring and federal grant reimbursement pause",660,1339000,1999000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2531408-dab83d346eae0961c424edc3ca8dc2c6&start=1339&end=1999","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2531408-dab83d346eae0961c424edc3ca8dc2c6/thumbnail_1339000.jpg","/articles/6644058/Jackson-County/Michigan/Emergency-management-reports-recent-spills-avian-influenza-monitoring-and-federal-grant-reimbursement-pause","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6644058-6359edc01cf631cd13cc61fdfe18a882/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136158&Signature=LYHWIgYTAoZi7LkZCpUY~Rqc7UfWryvQ0btSVpUL63aZWjk-GCJAChAQUeDQL9hbb9sFtDyO3abFgtBykODWfM2Eo7qVH3~rw5dE-wIT7qCpQMd~czmT0GbA6eNRcz48VXi5UfJrTKviiiniTWsXd0gVSHpF3OnJ7DcaiiQN1oDf8kUUEPjvgIhdHAVRKFq6Gqr4~PtwhEZ3ysPzX6sp2eLrdepXPVwSD4NIGMAxisCtOfzC0rd7XtkbVSCFaS~gXq3SwzvW9mT1a5Wi1zOd9OsoPFggSHD8mLv6y1JzdzRwr0NRzhZEI73CWjvJ6KCAF~3xcq3Xm4Bwl2Nmg4J7yw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jackson County emergency management briefed the Public Safety and Transportation Committee on December and January incidents, training exercises and a federal funding pause affecting reimbursements for several grant-funded projects.

Emergency management staff told the committee on March 10 that on Dec. 11 a semi-truck saddle-tank diesel spill in Parma Township released an estimated 150 gallons into a roadside ditch; the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy was notified and a cleanup contractor responded. On Dec. 13, staff said the City of Jackson water treatment plant issued a boil-water advisory after elevated turbidity; that advisory was rescinded Dec. 15 after follow-up samples cleared.

On Dec. 29, emergency management said Michigan State Police Emergency Management and MDARD alerted county officials to a reported case of avian influenza in a backyard flock in Jackson County; information was shared with the local health department for monitoring. Committee members asked whether there was an action plan; staff replied the event is in a monitoring state and that state and local health departments are coordinating. \"There's not any major concern for transmission to humans at this point,\" staff said.

The office also described training and exercises held in the quarter, including a Jan. 29 tabletop exercise based on a train derailment and a Feb. 5 regional medical response surge exercise. The office reported ongoing site updates including new HVAC installations and an online Tier II hazardous-substance reporting subscription; staff said 127 active facilities currently report and 75 have extremely hazardous substances above threshold planning quantities.

A prominent operational issue reported to the committee was that federal grant reimbursements are paused; emergency management said FEMA and the state are working on the issue and that an additional manual review step for reimbursements is anticipated but not yet outlined. Staff noted specific grant-funded purchases that are awaiting reimbursement, including hazmat equipment and an EOC video-conferencing project.

Committee members moved to receive the emergency management quarterly report; the committee voted unanimously to accept it.","Jackson County emergency management briefed the committee on a December diesel spill, a December boil-water advisory, an avian influenza detection in a backyard flock, multiple school threats, training and exercises, and ongoing delays in federal grant reimbursements that have left several projects temporarily on hold.","actionData","errors"]

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Jackson County Airport reports near-record operations, infrastructure upgrades and PFAS remediation; $2 million terminal grant pending

Friend of the Court reports improvement on performance factors and outlines GEMS employment program

Committee forwards $3.1 million MDOT shared-use path agreement to full board with 4-1 vote; county share $126,000

Committee forwards contracts, bids and project submissions to full board; most approvals unanimous, one 4-1 vote on shared-use path

Emergency management reports recent spills, avian influenza monitoring and federal grant reimbursement pause