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Committee approves several economic development items; veterans grant and airport clearing among actions forwarded to board
Summary
The committee accepted a Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency grant, approved an IIJA/MDOT airport approach‑clearing agreement, recommended a lease addendum for airport parking, and recommended a short contract extension for billing and SCADA services to Commerce Township; the items were forwarded to Finance or the Board as appropriate.
The Economic Development & Infrastructure Committee considered several shorter items from the county’s economic development docket and recommended or approved them as follows:
• Veterans grant acceptance (11a): Tom Holmes and manager of veteran services Garth Putin asked the committee to accept a Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency grant for FY26 to support the county’s veterans resource fairs and minor vouchers (e.g., grocery/gift cards) to incentivize attendance. Staff described earlier state accounting changes that reduced prior awards and said the county will supplement where needed. The committee recommended acceptance (5 yeas, 0 nays).
• Airport IIJA/MDOT agreement (11c): Staff described a $156,000 IIJA award for clearing trees in the approach to Runway 8/26 at Oakland Southwest Airport; staff said the work is on county‑owned property and is a housekeeping step before additional phases. The committee approved forwarding to the board (5 yeas, 0 nays).
• Airport land lease addendum (11d): Staff recommended an addendum to a land lease with Mister Hanger, LLC for under a quarter acre to provide about 20 additional parking spaces adjacent to a corporate facility at airport property at the standard county rate ($0.31 per sq ft). Committee recommended the addendum to the Board.
• Billing/SCADA services to Commerce Township (10b): Water resources staff presented a short‑term contract to continue billing and SCADA services through the end of the third quarter while the township transitions operations back to its staff; the committee approved the contract and noted staff can return to extend the agreement if additional time is required (6 yeas, 0 nays).
Ending: Each item will be forwarded to Finance or the Board per committee practice; staff will return with any contract extensions or additional details as needed.
