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Clawson approves ARPA application, tentatively adopts 2025–26 budgets and clears several operational items
Summary
At its meeting, the Clawson governing body voted to apply for $70,000 in ARPA recreation funds for park and playground improvements, approved tentative FY2025 and FY2026 budgets, and approved a set of operational items including restroom-floor coating and tractor servicing; a streetlight request was tabled.
Clawson’s governing body voted Monday to apply for $70,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) recreation funds for playground and park improvements, approved tentative FY2025 and FY2026 budgets and cleared several maintenance and capital items.
The motions came during a regularly scheduled council meeting where members also approved epoxy coating for the outside restroom floors, authorized tractor servicing, and accepted the treasurer’s report. A request to add a streetlight on the town’s north end was tabled for further follow-up.
Why it matters: The ARPA application and the tentative budgets set near-term priorities for parks, cemetery and capital projects; the council must hold a public hearing on the revised FY2025 budget before final adoption. The operational approvals authorize immediate maintenance work the council said it wants completed ahead of the busy season.
Most important votes and outcomes
- Motion to apply for $70,000 in ARPA recreation funds for playground shredded rubber, new playground equipment and park improvements. Mover: Speaker 4 (Resident). Second: Jamie (town staff). Outcome: approved.
- Motion to approve the revised FY2025 budget as presented (tentative approval and to hold required public hearing next month). Mover: Speaker 5 (Resident). Second: Speaker 4 (Resident). Outcome: approved (tentative).
- Motion to approve the tentative FY2026 budget as presented. Mover: Speaker 5 (Resident). Second: Speaker 4 (Resident). Outcome: approved (tentative).
- Motion to approve epoxy/floor paint for the outside restroom floors (town buildings). Mover: Speaker 4 (Resident). Second: Speaker 3 (Resident). Outcome: approved.
- Motion to get the town tractor serviced. Mover: Speaker 3 (Resident). Second: Speaker 4 (Resident). Outcome: approved.
- Motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Mover: Speaker 4 (Resident). Outcome: approved.
- Motion to table agenda item 3 (adding a streetlight on the north end of town) for board follow-up. Mover: Speaker 9 (staff member). Second: Speaker 5 (Resident). Outcome: tabled.
Discussion and context
Council members said the ARPA funds must be applied for quickly because the program has deadlines; the parks budget and capital-outlay lines were discussed in detail during the meeting. Town finance staff reported current budget balances and explained that $22,840 remains as an outstanding capital amount for allocation in FY2026 if the council chooses. The treasurer reported recent payments, noted savings from an online payment tool for water accounts, and fielded questions about specific line items for cemetery and parks maintenance.
Several maintenance items the council cleared are small-dollar, short-term actions intended to prepare parks and facilities for spring and summer use, such as restroom floor coatings and service work for mowing equipment.
What’s next
The council will publish a public notice and hold the required public hearing next month on the FY2025 revised budget before final adoption. The town will proceed with procurement and scheduling for the approved maintenance items and file the ARPA application for park/playground improvements.
