April Meeting Minutes

                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
April 7, 2025
The meeting was called to order at 5:45 with the Pledge to the Flag. There were 3  citizens, and 5(all)  board members were present.
The agenda was presented for review. A motion to approve the agenda was made by K Gould and supported by A Hengesbach. No one opposed. Motion carried.
A motion to approve the 2025-2026 budget was made by A Hengesbach and supported by J Thelen. A roll call vote was taken; A Hengesbach yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, K Gould yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review. A motion to accept the minutes was made by and supported by. No one opposed. Motion carried.
Correspondence:  There was no correspondence.
Cemetery:  C Babcock brought 2 bids for review for the Lyons Township Cemetery Road project. The 1st bid received from CL Trucking was $4350.00 and the 2nd bid received from Feehan and Sons was $9850.00. After discussion on the bids a motion was made to accept CL Trucking bid for $4350.00 was made by K Gould and supported by A Hengesbach. A roll call vote was taken; K Gould yes, A Hengesbach yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes. Motion carried.
Discussion on the Cemetery ordinance was tabled until next month.
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 K Gould. No one opposed. Motion carried.
There was discussion on whether or not to have J Thelen Treasurer, look into CD’s. The consensus was yes, look into rates for CD’s.
Bills in the amount of $37,840.94 to the general fund were presented for payment. A motion to pay the bills was made by A Hengesbach and supported by K Gould. No one opposed,  Motion carried.
TWP Business: Doug Hyland, President of Muir Village was here to discuss recycling. Muir will be a host for recycling in Ionia County. They hope to be operation by the end of May. D Hyland also said that Muir Village received a 1.4 million dollar grant for a special needs park. Everyone can use it, but it is specialized so kids with special needs can use it.
 C Babcock said he and D Hyland were at an MDOT meeting and are trying to get a school zone established on M21. In order to help get that status there are certain things that need to happen. One thing that needs to happen is there needs to be a sidewalk put in from Hayes Road to Twin Rivers School. D Hyland is getting bids for the sidewalk now. The consensus on the board is to help monetarily with this project. Further discussion will be had on this matter when the project gets underway.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:55 was made by A Hengesbach and supported by J Thelen. No one opposed. Motion carried.
 
Clerk
 
Julie Heckman