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Delhi Township Board approves budget amendment, several infrastructure contracts and equipment purchases
Summary
At its May 19 meeting the Delhi Charter Township Board adopted Amendment No. 2 to the 2026 General Appropriations Act and approved multiple contracts and purchases including a $601,768 sewer cleaner truck, $109,500 paving work, $178,578 sewer replacement and $24,689 in manhole castings.
The Delhi Charter Township Board of Trustees on May 19 adopted an amendment to the township’s 2026 budget and approved a suite of infrastructure contracts and equipment purchases intended to maintain public services and advance local projects.
Key formal actions recorded in the minutes included authorizing the Township’s share of local road work with the Ingham County Road Department, repaving township parking lots, the purchase of a new combination sewer cleaner, purchase of manhole castings, and awarding a sanitary sewer replacement contract on Weswilmar Drive.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the minutes): - Consent agenda and routine approvals (minutes, claims, payrolls, polling locations, board reappointments) — approved by roll call as presented. - Elkhorn Pass planned development extension — approved (motion recorded; extends Final Planned Development to June 17, 2027 under Zoning Ordinance Section 5.23.8(5)). - Parking lot milling and repaving (Kiwanis Park and Ingham County Sheriff’s Office) — approved; minutes list the award to McKearney Asphalt & Sealing Inc. for $109,500 and record a roll call noting one member (Lenard) as the lone recorded dissent while the motion shows passage. - 2026 Agreement for Local Road Improvement with Ingham County Road Department — approved; the agreement formalizes a Township match process with up to $210,000 available as Township match for county-local collector projects. - Amendment No. 2 to Resolution No. 2025-009 (General Appropriations Act for FY 2026) — adopted; the amendment incorporates the DDA contribution and other fund transfers and adjustments. - Purchase of SECA 900 ECO combination sewer cleaner — approved; vendor Fredrickson Supply; unit price $601,768.15; disposal of the 2005 Vactor authorized. - Purchase of sanitary sewer manhole castings from EJ USA, Inc. — approved for $24,689.32. - Sanitary sewer replacement — Weswilmar Drive: bid awarded to Joe Raica Excavating for $178,578; award contingent on required insurance and contract documents.
Several of the actions included attachments and supporting memos from township staff and consultants: engineering review and recommendation for the Weswilmar Drive sewer replacement (Hubbell, Roth & Clark), vendor quotes for the vacuum truck and asphalt work, and budget worksheets supporting Amendment No. 2.
The meeting recorded public comment on a range of items, including concern about grass clippings on roadways and comments from residents about the Farmers Market funding request. The meeting adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
