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Leslie council approves pathway project grant time extension and settlement with Spaulding DeDecker; hears USDA update and town-hall plan
Summary
Council approved amendments extending a Pathway Project grant timeline, approved a settlement and mutual release with Spaulding DeDecker stemming from Dec. 5, 2025 mediation, entered and exited a closed session under MCL 15.268, and reviewed a USDA project timeline and proposed town-hall schedule.
The Leslie City Council on Jan. 20 approved amendments extending the time for a Pathway Project grant, and later approved a settlement agreement and mutual release between the city and engineering firm Spaulding DeDecker that was derived from mediation on Dec. 5, 2025.
Councilmember Eggleston moved and Doane seconded approval of the grant time-extension amendments; the motion carried on a roll-call vote (Johnson — Yes; Beegle — Yes; Doane — Yes; Hunter — Absent; Eggleston — Yes; Sharick — Yes; Baker — Yes).
The council then moved into a closed session at 7:25 p.m. to consider material exempt under MCL 15.268 (motion by Beegle, seconded by Baker); the minutes record a roll-call vote approving the closed session. The closed session ended at 7:33 p.m. on a motion by Doane, seconded by Baker.
After returning from closed session, Councilmember Baker moved and Eggleston seconded to approve a settlement agreement and mutual release between Spaulding DeDecker and the City of Leslie related to the shared-use path project, the minutes state; the roll-call vote was recorded as unanimous among present voting members with Hunter absent.
In Items of Discussion, representatives from Williams & Works and Engineer Smaka presented a USDA project timeline and updated the council on the city’s USDA funding application status. Engineer Smaka and Clerk Chelsea Cox presented a proposed town-hall/public participation schedule; council consensus was to hold internal review meetings prior to the town hall to review proposed rate increases and ensure project cost accuracy.
The minutes do not include the monetary amounts for the grant, nor the financial terms of the settlement; those details were not specified in the transcript.
