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Board adopts revised Road Department policies and grandfathering resolution for local bridge applications
Summary
The board adopted revised Road Department policies 03 & 04 and passed a resolution to grandfather local bridge applications submitted before Jan. 1, 2026. The resolution passed by roll-call vote (Yes: Hodges, Wirtz, Hesche, Kelley, Frewen; No: Tiejema, Shattuck).
The Ionia County Board of Commissioners approved revisions to Road Department policies 03 and 04, following a presentation and recommendation from Road Department Director Linda Pigue. Commissioner Gordon Kelley moved to adopt the revised policies and the motion carried.
Separately, the board approved a resolution to grandfather local bridge applications submitted before Jan. 1, 2026. The resolution passed on a roll-call vote: Yes — Hodges, Wirtz, Hesche, Kelley, Frewen; No — Tiejema, Shattuck. The minutes record the roll-call result but do not include the resolution text or the list of affected bridge applications.
