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Police, fire and public works report staffing and storm, training and repaving updates
Summary
Carson City department heads reported May activity: the police department logged 14 complaints and added a part-time officer; the fire department led tornado damage assessments and reported 33 year-to-date calls; public works completed repaving and reported storm damage to a well-house fence.
At the June 16 Carson City Council meeting, department heads briefed the council on public safety, emergency response and public works activity.
Police Chief Sparkes reported 14 complaints in May, 3 citations, 15 warnings and 30 business checks. He said reserve officer firearm qualification through MCOLES was completed May 31, the department has a new uniform patch and has started a patrol vehicle changeover. Chief Sparkes also reported that the department added a part-time licensed officer, Kevin Pettigrew.
Fire Chief Crawfis said the Carson City Fire Department responded to four reported calls in May and 33 calls year-to-date. He described attending township and planning meetings, teaching a fire extinguisher class at MCC, participating in parades, and leading a FEMA, MSP Emergency Management and Small Business Administration team that performed door-to-door tornado damage assessments after April’s storm; he reported the department remains staffed at 15 personnel.
DPW Director Nate Plath said repaving of Mercantile and Williams streets for the 2025–26 budget was completed, though driveway, lawn and sidewalk repairs remain. He said new park bathrooms have been rough-plumbed and await inspection, and that a storm knocked a tree onto the fence at the well house — the fence needs repair but the generator was not damaged. Plath said park paths will be repaved only in areas that are currently used.
City Administrator Nan Hagerman asked councilmembers to indicate who plans to attend the Michigan Municipal League conference in October, said the city must complete a Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) for the EPA because of its population, and reported filing a Play It Forward grant for new playground equipment.
Public comments were noted but not transcribed in the minutes.
