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Houghton County commissioners approve deficit plans, wedding fee hike and public-safety radios; discuss drain maintenance after spring flooding
Summary
At its May 9 meeting, the Houghton County Board of Commissioners adopted deficit-elimination resolutions for airport, solid-waste and treatment-court funds, raised the clerk’s wedding ceremony fee to $50, approved purchases of radios for first responders and discussed creating county drains to reduce future flood damage.
Houghton — The Houghton County Board of Commissioners on May 9 approved a series of budget and policy actions intended to stabilize county finances and respond to recent flooding while endorsing investments in public safety and airport infrastructure.
Chairman Tom Tikkanen opened the meeting at 4:00 p.m. and the board heard a brief public hearing to close out a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) housing grant that ended in 2018. Mary Ellen Hyttinen of the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR) said the grant funded homeowner repairs and noted one open grant remains.
On the consent side of the agenda, commissioners approved the April 11 minutes, the meeting agenda and bills totaling $1,292,071.90.
The board adopted Amended Resolution #23-5 recognizing the Houghton County Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Fund will show a perpetual deficit in unrestricted net assets because of the Federal Aviation Administration’s timing of collections and expenses; the resolution approves projected budgets for 2023–2027. Commissioner Joel Keranen moved to adopt the resolution; Commissioner Gretchen Janssen seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Administrator Ben Larson…
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