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Kalkaska commissioners approve multiple 2026 township law-enforcement contracts
Summary
The board approved 2026 law-enforcement contracts with eight townships — Bear Lake, Blue Lake, Boardman, Coldsprings, Excelsior, Kalkaska, Rapid River and Springfield — totaling individual line-item amounts as recorded and carried by roll call (mostly 6–0 with one absence).
The Kalkaska County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of 2026 law-enforcement contracts with several townships during its March 18 meeting. Motions carried by roll call votes (typically 6 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent) for contracts with: Bear Lake Township ($23,405.72), Blue Lake Township ($8,623.16), Boardman Township ($17,246.32), Coldsprings Township ($12,318.80), Excelsior Township ($8,623.16), Kalkaska Township ($27,594.11), Rapid River Township ($8,623.16), and Springfield Township ($12,318.80).
County Administrator Patrick Whiteford presented the items and individual commissioners moved and supported acceptance of each contract. The motions authorized the chair to sign the agreements; no fiscal objections defeated the measures during the meeting. These approvals allow the Sheriff’s Office to provide contracted law-enforcement services to the named townships for 2026 under the stated contract amounts.
