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Peck council approves playground bid, orders condemnation of unsafe Elk Street house
Summary
At its Sept. 18 meeting, the Village of Peck council approved a playground equipment bid (two trustees opposed), authorized condemnation proceedings for 5531 Elk St. due to an unsafe structure, adopted MDOT Resolution No. 16-2024 and approved a $10,071 Rural Readiness reimbursement grant.
The Village of Peck council met Sept. 18, 2024, and approved a series of routine and infrastructure items, including a playground equipment bid and the start of condemnation proceedings for an unsafe house at 5531 Elk St. President Carie Bennett called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Trustee David Tyler moved to approve the minutes of Aug. 21, 2024; Trustee Phronsie Warren seconded and the council carried the motion unanimously. The council also approved the agenda as presented with DPW Supervisor Jeff Warren adding a discussion of the village's lead and copper water report.
The council voted to approve the Village Title VI Plan and to authorize the Clerk/Treasurer’s quarterly stipend. Trustees approved the playground equipment bid as recommended by the Parks Committee; Trustees Tiffany Surbrook and Craig Wissel voted no while the remaining trustees voted yes.
Trustee Andrew Warren moved and Trustee Phronsie Warren seconded to approve MDOT contract Resolution No. 16-2024 as presented; the motion carried unanimously. DPW Supervisor Jeff Warren briefed the council on the lead and copper report that is due to the state on Oct. 16, 2024, describing it in the record as "6 pages wide & 19 pages long." The transcript does not provide additional technical findings from that report.
Supervisor Tim Heiden presented zoning violations to the council and reported that no permits had been issued for the matters he raised. Later in the meeting, Mayor Pro-Tem David Tyler moved and Trustee Phronsie Warren seconded a motion to start condemnation and tear-down proceedings for 5531 Elk St. citing an unsafe structure; the motion carried with two trustees voting nay.
The council received a supervisor’s report (details not specified in the transcript), approved scheduling for fall clean-up (Oct. 25–27, 2024) with pickup Oct. 28–29, and set hydrant flushing for Oct. 14–25, 2024. The council also changed Trick-or-Treat hours on Oct. 31 to 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. (no Trunk or Treat this year), approved a bid to replace the furnace at Village Hall, and approved a Rural Readiness reimbursement grant in the amount of $10,071.
Votes at a glance: - Approve minutes (Aug. 21, 2024): mover David Tyler; second Phronsie Warren. Vote: Bennett Aye; Fretenborough Aye; Surbrook Aye; Tyler Aye; A. Warren Aye; P. Warren Aye; Wissel Aye. Outcome: carried. - Approve agenda with addition (lead/copper report): mover Phronsie Warren; second David Tyler. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: carried. - Approve cash disbursements: mover Andrew Warren; second Jason Fretenborough. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: carried. - Approve Title VI Plan: mover Phronsie Warren; second David Tyler. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: carried. - Approve Clerk/Treasurer quarterly stipend: mover David Tyler; second Phronsie Warren. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: carried. - Approve playground equipment bid (recommended by Parks Committee): mover Andrew Warren; second Jason Fretenborough. Vote: Bennett Aye; Fretenborough Aye; Surbrook Nay; Tyler Aye; A. Warren Aye; P. Warren Aye; Wissel Nay. Outcome: carried. - Approve MDOT Resolution No. 16-2024: mover Andrew Warren; second Phronsie Warren. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: carried. - Start condemnation/tear-down of 5531 Elk St. (unsafe structure): mover David Tyler; second Phronsie Warren. Vote: Bennett Aye; Fretenborough Aye; Surbrook Nay; Tyler Aye; A. Warren Aye; P. Warren Aye; Wissel Nay. Outcome: carried. - Change Trick-or-Treat hours (Oct. 31): mover David Tyler; second Jason Fretenborough. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: carried. - Approve Village Hall furnace replacement bid: mover Phronsie Warren; second David Tyler. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: carried. - Approve Rural Readiness reimbursement grant $10,071: mover Phronsie Warren; second David Tyler. Vote: unanimous. Outcome: carried.
The meeting record shows no public comments during the open-comment period. The council adjourned at 7:43 p.m.
What happens next: the lead and copper report is due to the state on Oct. 16, 2024; the transcript records the council’s vote to begin condemnation proceedings for 5531 Elk St., which will proceed according to the municipality’s follow-up code-enforcement procedures (the transcript does not specify timeline or next procedural steps).
