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Township Board Meeting Minutes — March 11, 2008

The Lincoln Township Board meeting on March 11, 2008, approved the February 12 minutes, treasurer’s report, and payment of bills. Resolutions were passed to refund fees to Modern Metal Craft and to place millage renewals for building/emergency services and water main bond payments on the November and August ballots, respectively. The meeting adjourned at 8:19 PM.

Summary written automatically. The full text below is the record.

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Called to order
7:00 PM
Adjourned
8:19 PM
Presiding
Supervisor Wray
Present
Wray, Oswald, Ensign, Trinklein, and 15
Absent
Briggs
Decisions in these minutes (7)

LINCOLN TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING

March 11, 2008

THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LINCOLN TOWNSHIP BOARD WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY THE SUPERVISOR AT 7:00 PM, WITH WRAY, OSWALD, ENSIGN, AND TRINKLEIN PRESENT AND BRIGGS ABSENT, AND 15 GUESTS.

Motion: Carried

THE AGENDA WAS APPROVED AS PRESENTED AFTER MOTION BY ENSIGN, SECOND BY TRINKLEIN.

PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE HEARD AND CORRESPONDENCE WAS READ.

Motion: Carried

THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 12, 2008 WERE APPROVED AFTER MOTION BY OSWALD AND SECOND BY ENSIGN.

THE TREASURER’S REPORT WAS HEARD.

Motion: Carried 4 to 0, roll call

PAYMENT OF BILLS WERE APPROVED (AFTER ADDITION OF VERIZON WIRELESS INVOICE FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WAGES AND EXPENSES TO BOARD OF REVIEW MEMBERS) BY ROLL CALL VOTE AFTER MOTION BY ENSIGN AND SECOND BY TRINKLEIN. WRAY-YES; OSWALD-YES; BRIGGS-ABSENT; ENSIGN-YES; TRINKLEIN-YES.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, PLANNING COMMISSION, BUILDING INSPECTOR, WATER AUTHORITY, AND SOLID WASTE REPORTS WERE READ.

DISCUSSION WAS HELD ON RESEARCHING AND PREPARING A RESOLUTION SETTING GUIDELINES FOR REFUNDING OF TRASH COLLECTION FEES.

Motion: Carried

APPROVED FINAL PAYMENT TO WADE-TRIM IN AMOUNT OF $2588.09 FOR SERVICES RENDERED FOR STARK ROAD WATER MAIN EXTENSION UPON RECEIPT OF INVOICE AFTER MOTION BY ENSIGN AND SECOND BY OSWALD.

Motion: Carried 4 to 0, roll call

APPROVED RESOLUTION TO REFUND MODERN METAL CRAFT APPROXIMATELY $2128.82 FOR TOWNSHIP NOT FILING PREVIOUSLY APPROVED INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES TAX (IFT) EXEMPTION BY THE DEADLINE, CONTINGENT ON THE IFT EXEMPTION BEING APPROVED BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. MOTION WAS APPROVED BY ROLL CALL VOTE: WRAY-YES; OSWALD-YES; BRIGGS-ABSENT; ENSIGN-YES; TRINKLEIN-YES.

Motion: Carried

APPROVED PLACING MILLAGE RENEWAL FOR BUILDING AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ON THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT AFTER MOTION BY TRINKLEIN AND SECOND BY OSWALD.

Motion: Carried

APPROVED PLACING MILLAGE RENEWAL FOR WATER MAIN BOND PAYMENTS ON THE AUGUST PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT AFTER MOTION BY OSWALD AND SECOND BY TRINKLEIN.

MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:19 PM BY SUPERVISOR WRAY.

Signature line for MARK TRINKLEIN

TOWNSHIP CLERK

CERTIFICATION: STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF MIDLAND I, THE UNDERSIGNED, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING IS A TRUE AND COMPLETE COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF LINCOLN TOWNSHIP, MIDLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN, HELD ON THE 11TH OF MARCH, 2008

This page was converted from the original web page on September 25, 2026. If anything here differs from the original, the original is the official record.

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