​                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag. There were 2 citizens, and 5 board members present.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review. A motion to accept the minutes was made by J Thelen and supported by R Scheurer. Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery:  R Scheurer said the asphalt company reassured him the asphalt would be done before the season was over. J Wickham has not fixed the wall yet.
Public comment:  There was no public comment.
Treasurer’s report:  A motion to accept the treasurer’s report as presented was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
Bills in the amount of $31,960.63 to the general fund were presented for payment. A motion to pay the bills was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
TWP Business:   C Babcock was talking about putting in an oversized culvert on Reeder Rd. Linda at the road department thinks it can be done for a reasonable price. Portland Township and Ionia County Drain Commissioner want to go in on the project also.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:07 was made by A Hengesbach and supported by R Scheurer. Motion carried.
 
Clerk
 
Julie Heckman

​                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
October 7, 2024
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag. There were 3 citizens, and 4 board members present. J Heckman was absent.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review. A motion to accept the minutes was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery: R Scheurer called American Asphalt twice. They are backed up for about 2 weeks. Josh Wickham called R Scheurer and said they would try to get the wall fixed this week.
Public comment: Pewamo Fire Chief M Yerge asked before the bills were paid if he could add a bill. The board agreed to pay the bill.
Treasurer’s report:  A motion to accept the treasurer’s report as presented was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
Bills in the amount of $70,490.50 to the general fund were presented for payment. A motion to pay the bills was made by A Hengesbach and supported by R Scheurer. Motion carried.
TWP Business: J Thelen let the board  know that J Heckman had to have a camera put up outside for the ballot box. Also, J Heckman is having a combination lock put on the front door.
There was a discussion about Weber Dam. C Babcock said he has another meeting this week about Weber Dam.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:20 was made by A Hengesbach and supported by R Scheurer. Motion carried.
 
 
 Deputy Clerk
 
Kim Thelen

​                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag. There were 8 citizens, and 5 board members present.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review. A motion to accept the minutes was made by R Scheurer and supported by J Thelen. Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery: The road has been completed in the cemetery, but it was done incorrect. They paved by the flagpole but not the approach. They were supposed to do the approach and not by the flagpole. R Scheurer will contact them to see what they will do about it. There is a wall that needs fixing.
Public comment:  There was no public comment.
Treasurer’s report:  A motion to accept the treasurer’s report as presented was made by A Hengesbach and supported by R Scheurer. Motion carried.
Bills in the amount of $31,996.53 to the general fund were presented for payment. A motion to pay the bills was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
TWP Business: Pewamo firefighters were here to discuss the ambulance contract we signed with Life Ambulance. Thomas Miller was the main spokesperson  for them. They are concerned that Life will not get to the scene in good time. They feel they do not work well together. They have asked the board to check facts for both Life Ambulance and Portland Ambulance. The board reminded the firefighters that Portland Ambulance contract skyrocketed. That is why the board felt we had to give Life a chance. It is on a trial basis.
C Babcock announced there  is a Webber Dam meeting on September 10, 2024.
J Heckman read the bid from Sid’s Floral for Christmas decorations. The board decided to discontinue decorations from Sid’s Floral.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:07pm  was made by J Thelen and supported by R Scheurer. Motion carried.
 
Clerk
Julie Heckman

​                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
August 5, 2024
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag. There were 5 citizens, and 4 board members present. A Hengesbach was absent.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review. A motion to accept the minutes was made by J Thelen and supported by R Scheurer. Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery: R Scheurer reported there were a couple of limbs down driving in the second drive. There are now 3 stones that are tipped over that need to be fixed. J Heckman will contact J Wickham to get the stones fixed and the limbs trimmed. R Scheurer has reached out to the asphalt company to see when they will redo the road in the cemetery, and they said they will have to get back with him on a timeline.
Public comment: There was no public comment.
Treasurer’s report:  A motion to accept the treasurer’s report as presented was made by R Scheurer and supported by J Heckman. Motion carried.
Bills in the amount of $98,269.23 to the general fund were presented for payment. A motion to pay the bills was made by R Scheurer and supported by J Heckman. Motion carried.
TWP Business: Life EMS James Nave was here to discuss the contract they sent over. There was a lot of discussion back and forth on it. R Scheurer made a motion and J Heckman supported signing the contract for 5 years @ $15.50 per capita knowing we can terminate it if we feel we need to. A roll call vote was taken; R Scheurer yes, J Heckman yes, C Babcock yes, and J Thelen yes. Motion carried.
J Thelen made a motion and R Scheurer supported paying the Life EMS contract quarterly. A roll call vote was taken; J Thelen yes, R Scheurer yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:15 was made by J Thelen and supported by R Scheurer. Motion carried.
 
Clerk
 
Julie Heckman

​                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
JULY 8, 2024
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag.  There were 6 citizens, and 5 board members present.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review.  A motion to accept the minutes was made by J Thelen and supported by R Scheurer.  Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery:  R Scheurer reported the cemetery looked good. J Wickham had a complaint reported about a foundation sinking. R Scheurer and A Hengesbach will take a look at it.
Public comment:  There was no public comment.
Treasurer’s report:  A motion to accept the treasurer’s report as presented was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
A motion to let our CD mature in September was made by R Scheurer and supported by J Heckman. Motion carried.
Bills in the amount of $35,617.86 to the general fund were presented for payment.  A motion to pay the bills was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach.  Motion carried.
TWP Business: Dan Soules was here to discuss the Ambulance contract for Portland Ambulance. Dan explained that Portland went so long without charging enough money that now he is trying to play catch up to make it sustainable. The consensus of the board was to table this again until we have a special meeting with Life Ambulance.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:23 was made by R Scheurer and supported by J Thelen. Motion carried.
 
Clerk
 
Julie Heckman

​,                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
June 3, 2024
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag. There were 4 citizens, and 5 board members present.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review. A motion to accept the minutes was made by  R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery:  The Spaulding Cemetery and the Lyons Twp Cemetery look great.
Public comment:  There was no public comment.
Treasurer’s report:  A motion to accept the treasurer’s report as presented was made by A Hengesbach and supported by R Scheurer. Motion carried.
Bills in the amount of $29,016.73 to the general fund were presented for payment. A motion to pay the bills was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
TWP Business: The Portland Ambulance Contract was read. This contract is being tabled until we can have the Director of Portland Ambulance come to a meeting and discuss why the price per capita is going up $10 over last year’s price.
C Babcock had a bill for patch work done in Marsh Ridge that was done last October. C Babcock will get the information for the HOA in March Ridge to send them this bill.
Gravel is being put on roads in the next week or so.
A motion to have the individual mow the 46.6 miles of gravel roads in Lyons Twp. for $3300 was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried. This is usually done every other year.
There was a window shot in J Thelen’s office this past month. The police officers were called, and a report was made. There were several places that had window shot out in both Lyons and Muir. The window should be fixed before the next meeting.
Our next meeting will be July 8th, 2024 @ 5:30 instead of the 1st.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:27 was made by A Hengesbach and supported by R. Scheurer. Motion carried.
 
Clerk
 
Julie Heckman 

​                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
MAY 6, 2024
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag.  There were  citizens 2, and 4 board members present. J Thelen was absent.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review.  A motion to accept the minutes with corrections made to the Cemetery and change the word conservatories to depositories under treasurer report was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach.  Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery:  A motion was made to have Wickham’s repair the last 8-9 foundations in the Spaulding cemetery this year was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach.
All the limbs and logs have been cleaned up in the cemetery. All looks good.
There is a stone tipped over in the old part we will ask Wickham’s to fix it.
Public comment: There was no public comment.
Treasurer’s report:  A motion to accept the treasurer’s report as presented was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
Bills in the amount of $20,240.49 to the general fund were presented for payment.  A motion to pay the bills was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach.  Motion carried.
TWP Business: Lawn mowing bids for the Township Hall were read: JBM Lawncare LLC approximately $1525.00 ($100 spring, $225 fall, $50 per mowing), Blair Rowland approximately $800 ($8o spring, $120 fall, $25 each mowing), Bernie Russell $1200.00 for spring, fall clean up and all mowing, Peter Grobbel $2100 spring and fall clean up and all mowings. A motion to accept the bid from Bernie Russell was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. A roll call vote was taken; R Scheurer yes, A Hengesbach yes, C Babcock yes, J Heckman yes and J Thelen messaged her vote as yes.  Motion carried.
Asphalt bids for the Lyons Twp Cemetery roads were road:  American Asphalt 7035 sqft. $22,500, Grand Ledge Paving LLC 7470 sqft. $20,428.01 and Snyder Asphalt Inc. 5976 sqft. $17,500. A motion to accept the bid from American Asphalt was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. A roll call vote was taken; R Scheurer yes, A Hengesbach yes, C Babcock yes, J Heckman yes and J Thelen messaged her vote as yes.  Motion carried.
Julie Bennett has been our cleaning lady since we moved to our new building and has never asked for a raise, and she only gets $90 a month and goes above and beyond what needs to be done without saying anything or being asked to do so. A motion was made by J Heckman and supported by R Scheurer to give J Bennett our cleaning lady a raise to $125.00 a month. Motion carried.
L Randall sent a message in to say the Chrouch’s bill for the 3 sirens will be around $7500 to be split 4 ways between the 4 entities. J Heckman will check with Crouch’s to see if they will split the invoice 4 ways.
 
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:20 was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach.  Motion carried.
 
Clerk
 
Julie Heckman

​                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
APRIL 1, 2024
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag. There were 3 citizens, and 5 board members present.
The 2024-2025 Budget was presented for review. A motion was made to accept the 2024-2025 Budget by A Hengesbach and supported by R Scheurer. A roll call vote was taken: A Hengesbach yes, R Scheurer yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review. A motion to accept the minutes with the correction of B Scheurer to R Scheurer twice was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery: R Scheurer will be getting bids for doing the roads in the cemetery.
Public comment: There was no public comment.
Treasurer’s report:  A motion to accept the treasurer’s report as presented was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
A motion to keep Independent Bank and Mercantile Bank as the township depositories was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
Bills in the amount of $31,222.18 to the general fund were presented for payment. A motion to pay the bills was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
TWP Business: L Randall sent a bid from Robert woods for his part in wiring the siren which is $2,280.50. He also said Chrouch’s part will be $2000.00-$2200.00 for a total of $4200-$4500.
The gravel agreement was presented for review. A motion to accept the gravel agreement to pay $54,367 for 7000 yards of gravel at $11.65 yd; with Reith Reily paying $27,183 was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. A roll call vote was taken; R Scheurer yes, A Hengesbach yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:20 was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
 
Clerk
 
Julie Heckman

​                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
MARCH 4, 2024
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag. There were 5 citizens, and 5 board members present.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review. A motion to accept the minutes was made by  R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery:  There was no cemetery comment.
Public comment: There was no public comment.
Treasurer’s report:  A motion to accept the treasurer’s report as presented was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
Bills in the amount of $20,427.11 to the general fund were presented for payment. A motion to pay the bills was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
TWP Business:  A motion to accept the gradall agreement of paying no more than $3,000 for material for culverts was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. A roll call vote was taken R Scheurer yes, A Hengesbach yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
A motion to accept the 2024 Brine agreement was made by A Hengesbach and supported by B Scheurer. A roll call vote was taken A Hengesbach yes, R Scheurer yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
B Krueger approached J Heckman about looking into having Lyons Twp Fire Department bid to do North plains Twp. A motion was made to table this discussion until we had more information by A Hengesbach and supported by R Scheurer. Motion carried.
J Heckman brought to the attention of the board all the amendments needed. A motion to make all the amendments needed by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. A roll call vote was taken R Scheurer yes, A Hengesbach yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
We need to put an ad in the paper for lawn mowing contract.
Next winter we need to put bids out for snow removal.
C Babcock brought up that we do not need to keep a recording of our meeting minutes. A motion was made to erase the recording after minutes are typed by A Hengesbach and supported by R Scheurer. Motion carried.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:36 was made by R Scheurer and supported by A Hengesbach. Motion carried.
 
Clerk
 
Julie Heckman

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THE LYONS TOWNSHIP BOARD WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TOWNSHIP BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 THE TOWNSHIP OFFICE AT 505 E BRIDGE ST LYONS MI 48851
THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE SUBJECT AT THIS HEARING.
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 2024-2025 AT THE TOWNSHIP OFFICE AT
 505 E BRIDGE ST LYONS MI 48851
THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE SUBJECT AT THIS HEARING.TOWNSHIP BOARD WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TOWNSHIP BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR
 2024-2025 AT THE TOWNSHIP OFFICE AT
 505 E BRIDGE ST LYONS MI 48851
THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE SUBJECT AT THIS HEARING.ISCAL YEAR
 2024-2025 AT THE TOWNSHIP OFFICE AT
 505 E BRIDGE ST LYONS MI 48851
THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE SUBJECT AT THIS HEARING.NS TOWNSHIP BOARD WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TOWNSHIP BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR
 2024-2025 AT THE TOWNSHIP OFFICE AT
 505 E BRIDGE ST LYONS MI 48851
THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE SUBJECT AT THIS HEARING.