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Mackinac County commissioners to continue talk on recycling, keeping St. Ignace transfer station open
Summary
At a Committee of the Whole meeting Aug. 25, 2025, Mackinac County commissioners discussed recycling options and letters supporting keeping the St. Ignace Transfer Station open; the board directed staff to place recycling on the Aug. 28 agenda for further consideration.
The Mackinac County Board of Commissioners met in Committee of the Whole on Aug. 25, 2025, and focused much of its discussion on recycling options and the future of the St. Ignace Transfer Station. Chair Mike Patrick opened the noon meeting, and the board approved the meeting agenda as amended.
City Manager Scott Marshall was noted in the record as attending and reported that the City of St. Ignace had renewed its trash pickup contract with GFL, the private hauler. Commissioners acknowledged written support for keeping the transfer station in St. Ignace from Moran Township and Mackinac Island and directed that recycling be added to the regular meeting agenda on Thursday, Aug. 28, for fuller consideration and next steps.
The board did not make a final decision about the transfer station at the Aug. 25 meeting. Public comment included a brief statement from resident Dick Pershinske suggesting that space in Engadine could be used to start a transfer station, which the commissioners noted as part of the community input to be considered at the Aug. 28 meeting.
Procedural notes: Commissioner Austin Kimberling moved to approve the agenda as amended; Commissioner Daryl Schroeder seconded. The minutes record the motion carried, but specific vote tallies were not provided. The meeting adjourned at 12:35 p.m. after a motion by Commissioner Daryl Schroeder, seconded by Commissioner Austin Kimberling; vote details were not specified in the record.
What happens next: Recycling and the transfer station will be discussed in detail at the board's regular meeting on Aug. 28, 2025. The board's Aug. 25 direction places the issue back on the formal agenda for potential motions or staff direction.
