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Trenton council approves court budget, asbestos abatement, Westfield lighting and routine disbursements

November 25, 2025 | Trenton, Wayne County, Michigan


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Trenton council approves court budget, asbestos abatement, Westfield lighting and routine disbursements
The Trenton City Council unanimously approved several items on the Nov. 24 agenda.

Court receipts and budget: Councilman Benedetti moved to receive and place on file the 30th District Court report showing $12,001.45 in fines/costs for October; the council also approved the 2026 30th District Court budget for Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2026 (SEG 820–833). Motions were supported and recorded as approved.

Asbestos abatement at former VFW Post 1888: City Administrator (S19) presented a proposal from BDS Environmental for testing and abatement at the former VFW site in the amount of $48,200. The council moved, supported and approved the proposal as presented (SEG 846–861).

Westfield Center lighting replacement: Parks & Recreation Director Dan Beaker (S22) reported that LMC Electric submitted the lowest qualified bid at $39,891.51 and requested authorization to spend up to $55,000 to add lighting or outlets as needed. Council moved and supported the award to LMC Electric (SEG 918–931).

Authorized disbursements and reports: Mayor Pro Tem Hornback moved to approve authorized disbursements dated 11/24/2025 totaling $3,429,164 and to accept a package of routine reports (financial summaries, commission minutes and the police monthly report). Both motions were moved, supported and approved unanimously (SEG 1138–1166).

All motions referenced above were recorded as moved, supported and unanimously approved during the meeting. The transcript shows no roll-call vote tallies attached to these motions; the mayor declared the motions unanimously ordered.

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