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Green Township Committee adopts Hunts Road capital ordinance, approves BAN and multiple routine resolutions
Summary
At its Aug. 18 meeting, the Green Township Committee approved a $267,000 capital ordinance for Hunts Road, authorized a $214,200 bond anticipation note, extended the August tax deadline and approved a multi‑party cell tower lease that adds T‑Mobile and yields $1,000 per month to the township.
The Green Township Committee on Aug. 18 adopted a capital ordinance appropriating $267,000 for improvements to Hunts Road and approved several other fiscal and administrative measures, including a short‑term borrowing note and a monthly revenue agreement for the township's cell tower.
The meeting, called to order by Mayor Virginia "Ginnie" Raffay at 7:00 p.m., included routine votes to adopt Ordinance 2025‑07 (Hunts Road improvements), authorize a $214,200 bond anticipation note dated Aug. 7, 2025 and payable Aug. 6, 2026, and to approve the township bills list for July 18–Aug. 14, 2025. Committee members DeYoung, Phillips, Rose and Mayor Raffay voted aye on the measures.
Why it matters: the Hunts Road appropriation directs capital funds toward a local road project; the BAN provides interim financing that the township will retire or refinance, and the cell tower license adds recurring revenue to township coffers. Those votes signal routine fiscal stewardship and small revenue diversification for Green Township.
What the Committee decided - Hunts Road: The Committee adopted Ordinance 2025‑07, a general capital appropriation of $267,000 (funding split: $92,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund; $175,000 from the General Capital Fund Balance) to pay for improvements to Hunts Road. Phillips moved for adoption; Rose seconded and the ordinance passed unanimously. - Bond Anticipation Note: Resolution 2025‑130 designates a $214,200 BAN as a qualified tax‑exempt obligation and authorized officers to take steps necessary for tax compliance. The resolution passed on a unanimous roll‑call vote. - Tax deadline extension: Resolution 2025‑131 extended the Aug. 1 tax installment delinquency date to Aug. 22, 2025 (25 days after proper mailing). The Committee adopted the resolution unanimously. - Bills and escrow: The Committee approved the bills list (Resolution 2025‑134) and the Developers Escrow Trust payments (Resolution 2025‑135) by roll call vote. - Tax sale redemption: The Committee authorized refunding $40,206.07 plus an $18,000 premium to the lienholder following redemption of Tax Sale Certificate #948 (Block 046, Lot 06) under Resolution 2025‑136. - Cell tower revenue: By Resolution 2025‑137 the Committee authorized a multi‑party lease acknowledgement that adds T‑Mobile as a licensee on the municipal tower; the agreement specifies $1,000 per month payable directly to the township. Rose moved and Phillips seconded; the resolution passed unanimously.
Context and next steps: Several measures were procedural or routine: minute approvals, vendor payments and developer escrow bills. The BAN will provide short‑term liquidity for capital work and is subject to later refinancing or repayment in accordance with local finance law. The cell tower arrangement will begin monthly payments once T‑Mobile installs its equipment. The ordinances introduced for public hearing (Ordinance 2025‑08 and 2025‑09) will return to the Committee for final hearing on Sept. 3, 2025.
Attributions: All votes and motions are recorded in the official minutes; Mayor Virginia Raffay presided, Mark Zschack served as Township Clerk and motions were made primarily by Committee members Margaret "Peg" Phillips, Michael Rose and James DeYoung.
The Committee adjourned after an executive session on contract negotiations and potential litigation; no public action was announced on those matters.
