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Bridgman council approves Presidents Day holiday, Weko Beach sewer engineering contract and easement resolution
Summary
At its Jan. 5 meeting the Bridgman City Council unanimously approved establishing Presidents Day as a paid holiday, hired Abonmarche for engineering work on a Weko Beach campground sewer connection for $32,800, and adopted Resolution 2026-02 to accept utility easements for the Trails of Bridgman development.
Bridgman — The Bridgman City Council on Jan. 5 unanimously approved a series of routine and project-focused measures, including establishing Presidents Day as a paid city holiday, hiring engineering services for a sewer connection at Weko Beach & Campground, and accepting utility easements for a new housing development.
The council approved the consent agenda, which included minutes from Dec. 1 and Dec. 15, payment of bills totaling $270,347.80, and adoption of Resolution 2026-01 updating the city’s 2026 poverty-exemption eligibility requirements. Council Member Stine moved to accept the consent agenda and Council Member Bonkoske seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
On separate action items, Council Member Blackwell moved and Council Member Hahaj seconded a motion to formally designate Presidents Day as a paid holiday for city employees; the council approved the measure without recorded dissent. The council also voted to retain Abonmarche to provide professional engineering services for the West Campground sewer connection at Weko Beach and to abandon the existing septic system for $32,800. Mayor Jan Trapani moved that contract approval and Council Member Bonkoske seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
The council adopted Resolution 2026-02 to vacate and accept utility easements for the Trails of Bridgman development after a motion from Council Member Blackwell and a second from Council Member Stine; that motion also passed unanimously.
Votes at a glance: - Agenda approval (amendment to add Dec. 15 special-meeting minutes): motion by Council Member Boyd; second by Council Member Hahaj; motion carried unanimously. - Consent agenda (minutes, bills $270,347.80, Resolution 2026-01 poverty exemption): motion by Council Member Stine; second by Council Member Bonkoske; motion carried unanimously. - Establish Presidents Day as paid holiday: motion by Council Member Blackwell; second by Council Member Hahaj; motion carried unanimously. - Abonmarche engineering services for Weko Beach West Campground sewer — $32,800: motion by Mayor Jan Trapani; second by Council Member Bonkoske; motion carried unanimously. - Resolution 2026-02 (vacate/accept utility easements for Trails of Bridgman): motion by Council Member Blackwell; second by Council Member Stine; motion carried unanimously.
The meeting record shows no roll-call vote tallies beyond the notation "motion carried unanimously." The council listed seven members present at the meeting.
