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Ellsworth council approves installment plan for new DPW pickup, hears costly repair estimates
Summary
The Village of Ellsworth on June 8 approved Resolution 6-8-26 permitting installment financing for a new Department of Public Works pickup and reviewed repair estimates for village equipment, including a backhoe and dump truck with repairs estimated at more than $28,000 and $28,459.20 respectively.
At a regular meeting June 8 at Banks Township Hall, the Village of Ellsworth Council approved Resolution 6-8-26, allowing the village to make installment payments for a new Department of Public Works (DPW) pickup. The motion was made by Council member L. Spearing and seconded by Council member M. Bennett; the minutes record the vote as "CARRIED 6-0." The meeting attendance lists seven members present.
Why it matters: The resolution provides a financing path for replacing a DPW vehicle and signals near-term budget decisions that may affect borrowing and repair priorities for public-works equipment.
Council members also reviewed several equipment repair estimates during the President’s Report. According to the minutes, J. Rasmussen (referred to in the record as "JR") reported that the backhoe frame is bent and that repair estimates exceed $28,000; the dump truck requires repairs estimated at $28,459.20. Council members gave general consensus to obtain an estimate to repair the sander and to check interest rates on a potential loan to fund dump-truck repairs.
Other operational items raised during the President’s Report included the upcoming installation of a kayak launch (anchor holes will need to be dug), notification that the village’s vehicle known as the "Nugget" likely will not be cleaned up before the Pig Roast Festival, and a proposal to remove police paraphernalia from the village car so the DPW can use it; council recorded general consensus on that point. The minutes indicate the proposed laundromat business was denied by EGLE and that JR has meetings scheduled with Gordie Frasier to address sewer work and with Frontier regarding poles and a nonworking alarm system.
The motion to approve Resolution 6-8-26 and related discussion were recorded in the meeting minutes; the minutes show the resolution vote as 6-0 even though seven council members are listed as present on the attendance roster. The council adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
