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Hillman council handles routine business, charges normal rate on disputed water bill and hears local project updates
Summary
At its July 7 meeting the Village of Hillman approved routine agenda items and bills, directed a normal $54 charge on a disputed $1,328.73 water bill showing about 216,000 excess gallons, and heard updates on airport maintenance, the Master Plan, well drilling bids and local funding opportunities including a potential $1.2M grant listing in state SRF materials.
The Village of Hillman council completed routine business July 7, approving the agenda, minutes from June 16 and payment of bills. Trustee Jonathan Smith moved to approve the agenda and Trustee Steve Orlandi moved to approve the minutes; both motions were adopted unanimously.
Clerk/employee Emma Niswonger told the council a property’s utility bill in the packet showed a high usage of roughly 216,000 excess gallons and a bill for $1,328.73. DPW had not yet been able to replace the water meter, and after discussion President Dave Hornbacher moved (supported by Trustee Velma Brown) to charge the normal water bill rate of $54.00 for that account. The motion passed unanimously.
Manager Dave Post reported several operational updates: the EGLE cleanup grant for the "Black Squirrel" site is being closed out, culverts on Third Street suffered spring washouts and a rough design to fix the washout has been drafted, and bids for water well drilling have been issued and will run for three weeks. Post also said the Master Plan should be finished at the July 20 Planning Commission meeting and that changes to Planning Commission and ZBA bylaws will be presented at the August council meeting.
Trustee Velma Brown said airport tie-downs have been cleaned and mowing completed; windsocks are still needed and unauthorized dumping at the airport has been removed. Approach plans for the airport were tabled until the next meeting.
Judy Nichols of Brush Creek Mill thanked the council for support of the mill’s 20th anniversary and said the Mill’s July 12 golf outing funds community grants (she said the mill awarded $16,000 in grants last year). Nichols said the American Red Cross requested daytime use of the mill as a "safe shelter" during extreme temperatures; President Hornbacher said the mill lacks a generator and the Senior Citizen Center is being used for that purpose instead.
In his manager’s report (dated July 21), Post noted the paving contract with Payne & Dolan is signed, a HELP loan request is pending and materials from the State Drinking Water Revolving Fund identified more than $6 million in potential funding for projects (including an itemized possibility of $1.2 million in grant funding). Post also passed along a notice from Frontier about retiring copper connections in Michigan that could affect water well notifications.
The council adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
