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Harrison Township trustees award five-year waste-hauler contract to Tringali, approve multiple contracts and promotions
Summary
At its March 24 meeting, the Harrison Township Board of Trustees approved a five-year contract with Tringali Sanitation for waste hauling, recommended a liquor-license transfer to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission pending a Certificate of Occupancy, authorized several service contracts and upgrades, and approved fire-department promotions and a new shuttle driver hire.
Harrison Township trustees voted March 24 to enter a five-year solid-waste contract with Tringali Sanitation, approved a series of departmental contracts and upgrades, and advanced a liquor-license transfer for state review.
Supervisor Kenneth Verkest told the board the township has used single-hauler agreements for about 15 years to reduce vehicle traffic and curbside pickup days and said those arrangements have saved residents about $17 million over that period. Bids opened March 6, 2025; Priority Waste and Tringali Sanitation submitted proposals (Waste Management submitted a Letter of No Bid). The board approved a five-year contract with Tringali and directed the Supervisor and Township Attorney to execute a contract that includes language to provide recycling carts to residences that currently do not have one.
The board record shows the bid figures presented as $1,244.88 for Priority Waste and $1,404.00 for Tringali Sanitation for the described “three services” (the transcript does not specify the time period or per-unit basis for those figures). The Supervisor noted the township’s current trash-collection cost has been $13.56 per month, saying that figure is substantially lower than neighboring communities and that past contracts included curbside chipping services not widely available elsewhere.
The meeting included approval of several departmental contracts and expenditures. Trustees approved a three-year Ready Rebound subscription (a physician-specific network intended to speed employee injury recovery) for the Fire and Water/Sewer Departments, subject to Township Attorney review of the master subscription agreement. The board also authorized an Advanced Gateway Security Suite (AGSS) software and hardware upgrade for township servers and facilities at a total presented cost of $13,825.50, and approved GRS invoices related to the 2024 audit totaling $22,250.00 and the election-equipment annual maintenance expense of $10,731.00.
On capital and professional services, trustees accepted a proposal from Daniels and Zermack Architects (Seth Penchansky) for schematic design and design development of upgrades to the Township Office Campus at a cost not to exceed $83,039.00, and approved additional engineering services from Spalding DeDecker for the pedestrian bridge over the Spillway at Jefferson at a cost not to exceed $33,500.00.
The board approved personnel actions including promotions within the Harrison Township Fire Department, effective March 19, 2025, following the retirement of Battalion Chief Jason Groth: Lieutenant Czarnecki to Battalion Chief; Sergeant Bilinski to Lieutenant; Engineer Sahlaney to Sergeant; and Firefighter Panczyk to Engineer. Trustees also approved hiring Kurt Gersde as a CDL-licensed shuttle driver for the Senior Center, subject to a drug screening.
The Clerk’s Office presented an application by Bumpers Landing Boat Club, LLC to transfer a 2024 Class C & SDM liquor license (including Sunday sales permit(s), entertainment permit, specific purpose permit for food, outdoor service area and two bars) from Metry’s Crews Inn, Inc.; the board adopted a resolution recommending approval to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission pending receipt of a Certificate of Occupancy from the Building Department. The motion was recorded with ayes from Verkest, Tomenello, Batkins, Bratto, Brown and Olgiati and one excused member (Adam Wit).
A single public commenter, C. William Bardill, spoke during the public-comment period; the transcript records his participation but does not specify his remarks. The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
Actions recorded at the meeting included approvals of the consent agenda and bills totaling $1,433,340.51; the Ready Rebound contract; AGSS upgrade; GRS audit invoices; election-maintenance expense; architectural and engineering design work; fire-department promotions; the Tringali waste-hauler contract; the recommended liquor-license transfer to the state; and the hire of a shuttle driver.
