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Village Dips Into VOLUME 74, NUMBER 45 CASCITY, MICHIGAN-THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26,1981 Twenty-fib, SIXTEEN PAGES Village dips into ; surplus, financial statement shows Cass City spent more praise for the Cass City ing lots. money than it took in last officials’ securing of federal The fee paid had stayed year, but less than planned, funds for various projects, the same for the past five and emerged with a finan- including the sewage treat- years. cial clean bill of health. ment plant project now The increase the first year The village council, in underway and the Doerr under the new lease will be addition to receiving the Road-Garfield Street recon- 18.2 percent, 7.7 percent the annual audit Tuesday eve- struction project done last second year, and 7.1 percent ning, approved the bid docu- year. the third. ments for the new tennis The village isn’t accumu- The owner of the Jackson courts. If all goes well, the lating healthy surpluses, he parking lot property behind first balls could be served on observed, but, “overall is the Gamble’s store, who had the four courts this summer. not in bad financial shape,” been receiving $3,300 an- The audit was presented and is going through the nually, will get $4,500 the by Robert Gentner and Gary same financial crunch as third year; Gross parking Kellar of the certified pub- are other municipalities and lot behind Sommers’ Bak- lic accounting firm of Yeo school districts. ery, from $810 now to $1,105 and Ye0 of Saginaw and “All in all, I think the the last year, and the Fort Marlette. village has done a very good parking lot, behind the Fed- Of the numerous financial job over a number of years,” erated store, from $195 to accounts, the major one is he commented. $266. the general fund. OVERFLOW -- Part of the Clair Auslander farm on Decker Road, north of Shabbona, Revenue in 1980 totaled TENNIS COURTS OTHER ITEMS became a lake when the middle branch of the Cass River overflowed its banks. Photo was $415,252, while expenditures taken Saturday. totaled $421,661. That meant The council approved the The council committed the the village had to dip into its blueprints and bid package village to participate in fund balance to the tune of for the new tennis courts, preparation of a countywide $6,409; however, the original prepared by the engineering solid waste management plan had been to deplete the firm of Tosach and Sobczak plan. That means a local Area governments plan little savings account by $30,000. Associates of Saginaw. They contribution to pay for it, but Cass City ended 1980 with now must be approved by probably not over $100. (See a balance of $133,661 remain- the Department of Natural story elsewhere on this ing in its general fund. Resources. Federal funds, page. Revenues for all funds in funneled through the DNR, Solicitation of bids for the ‘1980 totaled $3.06 million, of are paying half of the pro- village’s property and liabil- change in trash disposal srstem which $1.96 million was for jected $so,ooO cost of the ity insurance was approved, due May 15. They will be the wastewater treatment project. Village and locally Representatives of most of primarily with landfills and to let the East Central Mich- .plant project (mostly fed- awarded no later than June officialMarch 4willingness as possible tostating par- said, provided the local unik donated funds will pay the the townships and villages in the present means of trash igan Planning and Develop- can come up with a total of eral funds). rest. 29. Present policies expire Tuscola county voted last disposal (primarily done by June 30. ment Region prepare the ticipate in preparation of the $1,200 as a local match. Total expenditures were The most optimistic fore- Thursday to prepare a private contractors). plan and if it declined, then $3.01 million, of which $1.93 plan. It wasn’t decided at the cast presented at the meet- A request from Keith Gos- county trash disposal plan. The more involved plan the DNR would do it. The significance of meeting whether each unit million was for the treat- ing, which no one thought lin of Gagetown to empty a The representatives of the required by the newer state From the standpoint of Wednesday, March 4, is that ment plant. will happen, calls for the will provide an equal share drain from a 50-acre tiled 17 units present at the law approved in 1978 is preparing a plan best suited another meeting will be held ofby the34 money equals ($1,200 $35.29) divided or The cash balance remain- DNR to give their approval meeting at the Caro Munici- designed to ensure that solid to local needs, neither‘ of the then, at which DNR ,repre- ing at the end of the year field at the northwest corner in time for the council at its of Milligan and Cemetery pal Building, plus two voting waste is collected and dis- two alternatives was felt sentatives will be told what totaled $97,653 for all regular whether it would be appor March 23 meeting to author- Roads into the village storm absentee, voted unanimous- posed of in facilities which desirable. has been decided. The village funds, $84,921 in the ize advertizing for bids. Bids tioned on basis of popula- sewer was denied. Council ly in lavor comply with state law. It The resolution called for meeting will be at 7 p.m. in tion. debt service fund and could be opened a montn The plan will emphasize must also address the feasi- the group to file a letter of $140,783 in the capital proj- members feared such a the Car0 Municipal Build- Since it might cost more later and construction could drain might someday over- continuing presenl mclhods bility of resource recovery intent with the DNR by the ect fund for the treatment start soon afterward. ing. than $7,200, units may have load the storm sewer sys- of trash collection iitd dis- (recycling) in connection April 22 deadline stating it plant. Although that timetable THE OTHER DECISION to contribute more than 635 tem. posa 1. with lanafill bperations and will prepare the solid waste reached last Thursday, ac- each. Gentner expressed a note probably won’t be met -- the the present method of dis- plan and that the plan will of caution concerning the An annexation request Tuscola county, as are all cording to LaPonsie, who delay is expected at the from Harris-Hampshire In- counties in the state, is posal in each township. indicate a desire to continue represented Cass City along VILLAGES REPRE- major and local street funds, DNR -- it is hoped the new The county Board of Com- with present methods of sented at the meeting, in which had a fund balance of surance for its property on facing a July 11, 1982, dead- with Village President Lam- courts will be ready for use E. Cass City Road, was line to prepare a plan to missioners could have waste disposal. bert Althaver, was that a addition to Cass City, were only $619 and $532 respect- before summer is over. approved along with water undertaken preparation of Cass City and Caro oper- Caro, Millington, and Akron. ively at the end of the year. submit to the state Depart- delegation will be sent to the and sewer service. The an- ment of Natural Resources the plan, but declined to do ate the only two landfills in county board, asking it to Townships represented Declining gasoline and LOTS PARKING nFxation to the village must (DNR 1 detailing how solid so by the December dead- Tuscola county. Most trash designate the county Plan- were Elkland, by Supervisor weight tax revenues from now be approved by the hauling, to those landfills or ning Commission as the Jack Gallagher, Novesta, by the state, the major revenue The council approved a Tuscola County Board of to privately owned ones in agency to be in charge of Supervisor Bill O’Dell, Elm- source for work on village new three-year lease agree- other counties is done by wood, by Supervisor Roy streets, he said, could mean Commissioners. preparing the disposal plan. ment with the owners of A request from Don Ball of private contractors. If the county commission- Messer, and Ellington, Day- problems in the future. property on which the vil- ton, Arbela, Kingston, THERfr: 34 TOWN- ers agree, the Planning Ak- lage maintains three park- Please turn to page 4. ARE The accountapt had high ships and villages in the Commission could hire ron, Watertown, Juniata, Columbia, Gilford and In- county. According to Cass a consulting firm to perform City village Superintendent dianfields. the task. Voting absentee were Lou ’LaPonsie, all will be The DNR can provide Mayville and Fremont town- asked to individually ap- about $6,000 to pay for ship. Glaza produces prove a resolution as close to preparation of the plan, he 1 la,st watts for Milliken fete Thumb Electric a I John Glaza began working Weber Construction Co. of at Thumb Electric Co*per- Bay City, the contractor stcrs controversy 1 ative the day it generated its building the building. dI first watt of electricity. When the building was Gov. William G. Milliken’s made no mention . of the arrived about 5:40 and left That was June 18, 1938. done, he was hired by Fair- wblic appearances usually senator’s candidacy for the by 7. Reportedly, he left After more than 42 years banks-Morse, the manufac- 8th district chairmanship.
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