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Pierson Township board approves $36,200 electronic sign; several budget and equipment items also approved
Summary
The Pierson Township Board on March 20 approved a $36,200 electronic sign to be paid from remaining ARPA/COVID funds and General Fund contributions (4–1). The board also approved road bids totaling about $253,883, a $120,000 parks fund transfer and several maintenance and personnel items.
Pierson Township Board approved the purchase of an electronic sign from Viking Sign Solutions at a cost of $36,200 during its March 20, 2023 meeting, with the cost to be covered by remaining ARPA/COVID funds and a General Fund contribution.
The motion to purchase the sign passed on a 4–1 roll call. Board member Burkholder moved the motion and Bergman seconded; Buyze, Bergman, Burkholder and Orcutt voted yes and Sower voted no. The board directed that a deposit be made immediately to begin construction.
The vote was one of several administrative and budgetary actions taken by the board during a meeting that began at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned at 8:08 p.m. Other approvals included the following: an electronic lock and installation from Hoogerhyde Safe & Lock for the police/sheriff entrance; an engagement letter for Siegfried Crandall; exterior building lights from Ark's Electric for $1,615; and road-work contracts for the 2023 season.
Road bids approved by the board total $253,883.41 and include chloride applications ($30,327.41), ditching ($5,000), Main Street seal coat ($9,013), Wood Lake Road resurfacing at a net $176,010 after a $50,000 county discount, and Maple Hill resurfacing at a net $33,533 after a $15,825 county discount. The board approved those contracts by roll call.
On personnel matters, the board set the supervisor sewer salary at $530 effective April 1, 2023. That motion passed with four yes votes and one abstention from Buyze.
Parks & Recreation items on the agenda included an April 1 Easter Egg Hunt listed as a Community & Economic Growth event and a $150 reimbursement from CE&G for supplies. The board approved a transfer of $120,000 from the General Fund to the Parks Fund—previously approved by motion on March 30, 2022—to prepare the 2023–24 parks budget.
Amy Thomas, identified on the agenda as the 9-1-1 Director of Montcalm County Dispatch, was listed as the guest speaker. The transcript records her presence on the agenda but does not include remarks or details of her presentation.
The board approved the consent agenda at the start of the meeting, which included February minutes, registers of warrants/checks/payroll for Feb. 13–Mar. 14, 2023, and a small budget amendment (JE 2051) of $64.50 tied to Village of Howard City fire contract pricing. A zoning citation was noted on the agenda; the transcript does not provide further detail.
The board set a Budget Hearing for March 29, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. The meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m.
(Reporting based on the March 20, 2023 Pierson Township Board transcript; motions, vote tallies and dollar amounts are taken from the meeting record.)
