Unadilla Township Regular Board Meeting Minutes

November 9, 2006

Meeting called to order at 7:03 p.m.  Pledge to flag.  Present: Peterson, Topping, Mahler, Krueger, Cowan.  Absent: None.  Motion Krueger support Mahler to approve agenda as amended.  Carried.  Motion Krueger support Cowan to approve Minutes of Oct. 12, 2006.  Carried.  Motion Krueger support Cowan to approve bills as amended.  Carried.  Call to Public:  Concerns with Lakeland Trail and horses.  Planning update by Krueger.  Police report by Chief Cook, officers will volunteer for “shop with a cop."  Fire report by Chief Schroeder.  Received another grant for $2100.00 with $1050.00 township match for various apparatus to go on trucks.  Brian Shehan has been named new apparatus technician with the resignation of current one.  Got quotes for door openers.  Senior report by treasurer.  Seniors will be conducting a can drive for Christmas.  Zoning report:  written report available.  Show cause hearing began at 7:18.  Resident of Holmes Road didn’t show up.  Enforcement officer to issue tickets.  Show cause ended at 7:20 p.m.  Second show cause began at 7:21 for Bullis road junk cars, and illegal business.  After much discussion show cause adjourned to next month pending board state exactly what is violations and after some research.  Show cause ended at 7:40 p.m.  Multi-Lakes amendment to sewer use and regulations adjourned to next meeting pending some clarifications.  Motion Krueger support Cowan to sign planning consultant with County Planning.  Carried.  Zoning text change.  Motion Krueger support Peterson to amend text “airport” language in various spots in the ordinance, changing “private landing strips” to “airports”.  Carried.  Zoning text change.  Motion Krueger support Cowan to amend fence height from 5’ to 6’.  Carried.  Zoning text change.  Motion Peterson support Mahler to add Bed & Breakfast to the A-1, B-1 and B-2 districts.  Opposed Krueger.  Carried.  Snow plow bids opened.  Three were same.  Motion Cowan support Peterson to approve bid from Brian Stanfield, pending insurance verification.  Carried.  School lease discussion.  Mr. Brown wants to amend utility costs by 2500.00.  Much discussion on heating problems in building.  Consensus is to wait until heat is fixed before paying additional because the heat is so hot we have to keep windows open all winter, which raises utility costs.  Planning survey discussed, a survey will go out with the tax bills.  Motion Peterson support Mahler to print out own tax bills.  Carried.  Motion Krueger support Peterson to adjourn at 8:18 p.m.  Carried.

Linda Topping, Clerk