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Council approves fill agreements and schedules public hearing for water easement; staff says graves will not be disturbed
Summary
Ishpeming council approved municipal fill agreements for two dump sites (including a 25,000-cubic-yard water-tower site) and scheduled a public hearing to consider granting an easement to the water authority; staff confirmed the work will not disturb grave sites.
The Ishpeming City Council approved two municipal fill agreements and authorized a public hearing on a proposed easement for the city parcel where a water line for a regional water authority is routed. Council members said the fill agreements will create buildable area for future development; contracts discussed included one with Payne and Dolan and another with a company transcribed as Lindberg/Bergen for additional dump-site work.
Council approved a motion to accept the Payne and Dolan fill agreement for the water-tower location, described in meeting discussion as 25,000 cubic yards, and a separate motion to approve a fill agreement for the Molton Road location (the transcript references both Payne and Dolan and another contractor for the second location). Members praised DPW staff and the city manager for progressing the projects.
On the proposed easement for the water authority, the council approved moving forward with the easement process and scheduling a public hearing at the next regular meeting. During discussion, council members addressed public concern that burial sites might be affected; a staff member, Jake, confirmed engineers had adjusted the alignment and stated the planned route would not disturb graves. The council set the public hearing for the next regular meeting and agreed to post required public notices.
Each motion passed per the meeting transcript; individual vote tallies were not read into the record. These are council approvals to proceed with agreements and to seek public input on the easement, not final construction permits or easement conveyances. Public comment and detailed engineering plans will be part of the upcoming hearing record.
