Grosse Ile trustees outline 3‑year priorities: toll bridge, wages, public safety and ordinances

Grosse Ile Township trustees used an Oct. 8 study session to lay out priorities for the next three years, frontloading bridge operations, a multi‑year budgeting process and a formal wage‑scale study while also discussing public‑safety staffing, ordinance enforcement and e‑bike safety.

The board’s discussion centered on practical steps to implement several goals, including continuing work to stabilize toll‑bridge operations, commissioning a wage scale and entry‑audit, evaluating the viability of paramedic‑level ambulance service and exploring ordinance staffing increases and public engagement on enforcement. Trustees assigned follow‑up work and asked staff to return with more detailed implementation plans.

The study session gave the board a chance to consolidate goals that trustees described as financial planning, future projects and current operations. Supervisor (name not specified) opened the meeting by saying the session was meant to set “goals and objectives and what we'd like to see the township... go” over the board’s next three years.

“A lot of the list is about resources, future planning and current operations,” Trustee Jamieson said, identifying workforce recruitment and retention as a top priority: “My number 1 priority is improving opportunities for younger families… to retain and attract young families with school‑aged children.” Jamieson also urged the board…