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Calhoun County commissioners approve tax borrowing, several road contracts and a trailhead grant application
Summary
At its March 19 meeting in Marshall, Calhoun County commissioners approved short-term delinquent tax notes, awarded multiple road-construction and pothole-patching contracts (including Lakeland Asphalt for 2026 paving), and authorized a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant application for a new trailhead providing access to 256 acres at the MAJOR Campus.
Calhoun County commissioners on March 19 approved a package of routine finance and road-construction items, and authorized a grant application for a new trailhead that county staff said would open public access to 256 acres at the MAJOR Campus.
The Board unanimously approved a resolution authorizing short-term delinquent tax anticipation notes, an annual measure that lets the Treasurer’s Office advance funds to make local units whole while delinquent property taxes are collected later in the year. "This is the standard annual authorization that allows the Treasurer to manage cash flow for local units," Administrator/Controller Kelli Scott said. The motion (Res.039-2026) passed on a roll-call vote: yes — Commissioners Derek King (chair), Monique French, Al Morehart, Dominic Oo, Dan Strowbridge, Matt Saxton and Gary Tompkins.
Commissioners also awarded multiple contracts for road work. The Board approved contractor selections…
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