May Meeting Minutes

​                                                     LYONS TWP REG. MEETING
MAY 5, 2025
The meeting was called to order with the Pledge to the Flag. There were 5 citizens, and 5 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.
Minutes to the meeting were presented for review. A motion to accept the minutes was made by J Thelen and supported by A Hengesbach. No one opposed. Motion carried.
Correspondence: There was no correspondence.
Cemetery:  Josh Wickham, the Sexton, said they will put the new flagpole up. He also said as soon as they get all the foundations done, they will get the wall fixed.
The fees for lot were discussed. A motion to raise the price of the Lyons Township Cemetery lot fees to $200.00 for residents and $300.00 for non-residents per lot was made by J Heckman and supported by K Gould. No one opposed. Motion carried.
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 J Heckman. No one opposed. Motion carried.
Bills in the amount of $16,928.59 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: Jeff Anderson, from MI CLASS, was here to talk about investing the township’s money. This company has been in business since 1991. There is no cost to join. They pay interest every day and there is no maturity date. You can take money out when it’s needed without penalty. The board will let Mr. Anderson know their decision at a later date after they have discussed all options.
Mindy Tolena and Neil Brown were here to discuss Portland Rec Department having things to do for people in Ionia County. They would like to know if we would be willing to spend some money on this project. The board tabled this discussion for a later date.
C Babcock brought the Gravel agreement to the table. A motion to approve the gravel agreement for N Spaulding and Dexter trail was made by A Hengesbach and supported by K Gould. A Roll call vote was Taken; A Hengesbach yes, K Gould yes, J Thelen yes, C Babcock yes, and J Heckman yes. No one opposed. Motion carried.
The board asked J Heckman to look into how much money was not collected in 2024 for fire and Ems billing.
A motion was made to reinstate the resident newsletter to put in with the tax bills twice a year and to put on the website by K Gould and supported by A Hengesbach. No one opposed. Motion carried.
The July meeting has been moved to Thursday July 10th @ 5:30 pm due to scheduling conflict.
C Babcock and the Township Board would like to thank A Hengesbach and the Bellamy Creek Building Trades for the Beautiful Podium they made for the township and also the election cabinet they made. They do beautiful work.
C Babcock made a public apology to K Gould for the way he talked at the last meeting.
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:55 was made by J Thelen and supported by A Hengesbach. No one opposed. Motion carried.
 
Clerk
 
Julie Heckman