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Harrisville council adopts bond ordinance, approves sewer rate increase and budgets
Summary
The Harrisville City Council on March 10 adopted Bond Ordinance #2025‑01, approved a $26 sewer rate increase effective April 1 to support a sewer project grant balance, and accepted preliminary general and major/minor street budgets; multiple motions carried 4‑0.
The Harrisville City Council adopted Bond Ordinance #2025‑01 on March 10, 2025, and scheduled publication of the ordinance in the Alcona County Review on March 19, 2025. A motion to adopt the ordinance, moved by Alderman Mason and supported by Alderman Schwanz, passed with ayes Claseman, Mason, Schwanz and Vanderheuel and no nays.
Council voted to publish a sewer rate increase that will take effect April 1. The council recorded the increase as $26, citing the adjustment is intended to support the sewer project grant balance; a motion to publish the rate increase by Alderman Vanderheuel, supported by Alderman Schwanz, carried 4‑0.
Treasurer Luenberger presented preliminary budget reports for the general fund and the major/minor street funds. Motions by Alderman Mason, supported by Alderman Schwanz, accepted the General Fund budget and the Major/Minor Fund budget; both motions carried 4‑0.
On routine business, the council approved the meeting agenda and the minutes of Feb. 17, 2025, and authorized payment of city bills (motion by Alderman Mason, supported by Alderman Vanderheuel) with a corrected amount recorded as $65,467.85; those motions also passed unanimously.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn carried by the same vote margin. Absent council members were Bean and Mckenzie.
The council listed the next regular meeting for April 14, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
