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Oscoda Township approves $395,314.67 in bills, including $167,410 Rowe invoice for water services inventory
Summary
At its Jan. 27 meeting the Oscoda Township Board approved payment of bills totaling $395,314.67 and multiple consultant invoices — including a $167,410 Rowe invoice for a CDSMI Water Services Inventory — and scheduled work sessions and administrative steps including superintendent recruitment.
The Oscoda Township Board approved payment of bills totaling $395,314.67 at its regular meeting on Jan. 27, 2025, including a $167,410 invoice from Rowe Professional Services Company for a CDSMI Water Services Inventory to be paid from the township water fund.
The consent agenda the board accepted listed a prepaid check run of $159,282.76, a check run of $184,957.68, a CWSRF charge of $3,711.48 and a DWSRF charge of $47,362.75, for a combined total of $395,314.67. Separately, the board approved several project and consultant invoices by roll-call vote: a CWSRF pay request to RCL Construction for $66,330; a DWSRF Rowe invoice #0116854 for $2,160; Rowe invoice #0116857 (C2R2 Phase VII) for $2,565; Rowe invoice #0116858 (CDSMI Water Services Inventory) for $167,410; an EPA Community Grant Rowe invoice for $4,922.50; engineer invoice #1033 split across accounts (CWSRF $1,368.75; DWRF $1,575; EPA $2,231.25; 2022 C2R2 $1,556.25); and John Henry invoice #2024-168 for $6,875 from CWSRF. All motions to pay these invoices were recorded as carried by roll call.
Board members also scheduled work sessions: Thursday, Feb. 6 beginning at 5 p.m. (location to be determined) and Monday, Feb. 3 from 1–3 p.m. for additional board work. The board postponed approval of the Nancy Schwickert/Northern Assessing contract until the Feb. 10 meeting to allow corrections.
The board approved two special-event requests: one from the Oscoda/AuSable Chamber of Commerce and one from Elyssa Stewart (approval contingent on event insurance and confirmation of logistics and costs with Mr. Apsitis). The meeting packet included informational items such as an Oscoda Township Water Loss Report for December 2024 and a Fire Department boat purchase request; those items were listed for information and no formal appropriation was made at the meeting record for the boat purchase.
Public commenters raised water-loss concerns and urged clearer contracting standards; several speakers encouraged coordination with AuSable Township’s DPW on water issues and recommended working on grant applications. The board’s approvals allow the township to proceed with planned engineering, grant and water-system work while staff complete procurement, contract corrections and recruitment steps.
Next steps: work sessions in early February will address job-description and hiring details for the superintendent post and follow up on the postponed Northern Assessing contract at the Feb. 10 meeting.
