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Council approves equipment purchase, lowers speed limit near Baldwin Lake and authorizes Renaissance Faire license
Summary
On May 5, 2026, Greenville City Council unanimously approved a firefighter PPE purchase not to exceed $21,857.20, set 15 mph speed limits around Baldwin Lake, authorized a special-license application for a Renaissance Faire on Sept. 19, 2026, and approved the consent agenda including payroll and an accounts-payable item.
Greenville City Council on May 5, 2026, voted unanimously on several administrative and operational items including a firefighter personal protection equipment purchase, a new 15-mile-per-hour speed limit in park-adjacent lake-drive areas, and authorization to apply for a special license for a Renaissance Faire.
Among the formal actions the council took:
- Firefighter personal protection equipment: Councilperson Mangus moved to award the bid to Phoenix Safety of Freeland, Michigan, in an amount not to exceed $21,857.20; Councilperson Johnson seconded and the motion was unanimously adopted. The purchase was for Public Safety Department gear as presented.
- Traffic Control Order 26-01: Councilperson Johnson moved to approve a Traffic Control Order setting the legal speed limit on West Baldwin Lake Drive (through Baldwin Lake Beach Park) and East Baldwin Lake Drive (through the Boat Launch Park area) to 15 miles per hour; Councilperson Seppala seconded and the council unanimously adopted the order. Resident Linda Weger later asked how speed violations around the lake will be monitored.
- Resolution No. 26-07 (Renaissance Faire license): Councilperson Seppala moved and Councilperson McBride seconded approval of a resolution authorizing application for a special license in connection with the Renaissance Faire with the Greenville Area Community Center scheduled for Sept. 19, 2026; the motion was unanimously adopted.
- Consent agenda and administrative items: The council unanimously approved the consent agenda, which included approval of minutes (April 21 and April 28 special meeting), payroll for the pay period ending April 25, 2026 ($202,108.54), an accounts payable report (listed in the minutes as $100), Planning Commission minutes (April 9), training information, and setting a May 19 public hearing regarding Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) assistance for water-system planning.
During closing statements, resident Jeff Hines addressed conduct at public meetings; resident Ray Winnie raised concerns about an alias issue that he said harms his family. Councilperson Johnson moved to adjourn; Councilperson Seppala seconded and the meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Note on transcript figures: the meeting minutes list an accounts-payable amount of $100 in the consent agenda; that figure appears unusually small for an accounts-payable report and may be a typographical error in the record, but the article reports the value exactly as shown in the meeting transcript.
