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Votes at a glance: Grand Rapids Town Board actions on May 13, 2026
Summary
On May 13 the board approved multiple routine agenda items including gravel purchase, a temporary liquor license, municipal court fee increases per Act 113, mowing enforcement protocols, and temporary building inspection services; vote tallies are recorded as available in minutes.
At its May 13 meeting the Grand Rapids Town Board approved several routine but consequential items summarized here. Each action listed below is drawn from the meeting record and formal motions taken by the board.
• Gravel bid award: The board accepted the low responsive bid from Boom Trucking & Excavating at $17.05 per ton for gravel supply (motion and voice vote).
• Temporary Class B liquor license: The board approved a temporary Class B liquor license for the "Bluegrass on the Lake" event scheduled for June 11–13 (motion and voice vote).
• Municipal court fee increase (Act 113): The board approved updates to the municipal court fee schedule to implement an allowed $10 increase to the court cost column (moving that column from $38 to $48 under the new table) consistent with 2025 Act 113; Saratoga had already approved the change and this board approved it to take effect in the coming month.
• Waiver/negotiation authority on moving permit fee request: The board approved granting the chair and zoning administrator flexibility to negotiate with a resident on a moving-permit fee waiver to avoid repeated board hearings.
• Mowing/ordinance enforcement protocols: The board accepted the Public Works Committee recommendation to maintain current ordinance language but adopt enforcement procedures: major town roads mowed to full right-of-way; residential areas mowed once later in the season with a 5–6 foot pass in residential zones (motion carried).
• Temporary building inspection services: The board authorized the chair and zoning administrator to enter short-term agreements for building inspection services (including electrical/plumbing when the town's inspector cannot perform them). The temporary arrangement would include paying the inspector/service provider 80% of the building permit fee per the town's schedule while the arrangement is in force.
All motions were made, seconded and approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted in the meeting record. Specific roll-call tallies were not provided for each item in the transcript excerpt; the meeting minutes and clerk's record contain the official vote tallies.
