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Allendale Township Board of Trustees approves sewer and water ordinance amendments and a franchise with Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative
Summary
At its Feb. 23 meeting the Allendale Township Board of Trustees approved three ordinances: Sewer Ordinance Amendment (Ordinance 2026-01), Water Ordinance Amendment (Ordinance 2026-02) and Ordinance 2026-03 granting a franchise to Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative Inc.; the motions passed and the Clerk and/or Supervisor were authorized to sign.
Adam Elenbaas, Supervisor, presided over the Allendale Township Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 23, 2026, at which trustees approved three ordinances and routine consent items.
The board approved Ordinance 2026-01, a Sewer Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 351, on a motion from Mr. Zeinstra with support from Mr. MacDonald. The motion authorized the Clerk and/or Supervisor to sign the ordinance and the minutes record that the motion passed.
On a motion from Mr. Vander Wall with support from Mr. MacDonald the board approved Ordinance 2026-02, a Water Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 452, Article III, concerning water system requirements. The motion authorized the Clerk and/or Supervisor to sign the ordinance; the minutes record the motion passed.
The board also approved Ordinance 2026-03, granting a franchise to Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative Inc. Mr. MacDonald moved the ordinance with support from Mr. Zeinstra; the motion passed and authorized signing by the Clerk and/or Supervisor. The minutes state the ordinance “outlines various provisions, and establishes an effective and term date,” but the minutes do not reproduce the ordinance text or specific effective/term dates.
Earlier in the meeting the board approved routine consent resolutions, including the Feb. 9, 2026 minutes (regular and closed session) and the general claims summarized in the Feb. 23, 2026 report: $469,046.39 in general claims and interim payments of $122,875.54. The minutes also record an informational notice of hire for Katie Glynn as Administration and Operations Lead.
The minutes do not record vote tallies for the ordinance motions; each is recorded as “the motion passed.” The board adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
