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CASS CITY CHRONICLE .'OLUME73, NUMBER 50 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN -THURSDAY, APRILS, 1980 TWENTY PAGES Oppose landf^ s say Novesta township electors for it (the church building)." which is located in Novesta would not need to be rezoned Saturday decided they Despite the large number of township. for the trailer park. wanted their township hall people at the meeting, he The 1980-81 budget, pre- Gould is in the process of to remain right where it is. said, there was still plenty of sented at the meeting, allo- obtaining various permits They voted 24-14 that the room. cated $5,000 for use of the from government agencies, township should not pur- The $20,000 the church is landfill by township resi- O'Dell indicated, and to stop chase the old Novesta asking for the building, he dents. (Townships pay Cass the project would first re- Church of Christ building on suggested, was only the tip City $3.75 per resident, which quire a petition drive. Cemetery Road, to instead of the iceberg, as there allows residents or trash (Gould later told the keep the present building on would be other expenses, collecting firms which serve Chronicle essentially the Deckerville Road on the plus there were other needs them the right to use the same thing, that he is learn- west edge of Deford. in the township. landfill.) ing all the requirements he Some of those present also Linda Yost questioned the The alternative discussed must comply with, such as indicated they didn't like the lack of parking there and was contracting with a priv- those of the Health Depart- Cass City landfill and a suggested the present town- ate waste disposal firm from ment and Department of proposed mobile home park ship hall could be fixed up, Bad Axe, which would haul Natural Resources, in order in their township. possibly including installing trash to its own landfill. BIG CATCH -- Especially when you're only 3V2 years old. Matt Anthony of to obtain the needed per- The annual meeting drew an inside bathroom. According to O'Dell, the mits.) Ubly was fishing for perch Sunday morning off the breakwall at Caseville with about 40 persons, one of the A question was raised township would have to pro- his father, Kim, and Uncle Kevin Anthony. Instead of a perch, Matt hooked this largest turnouts ever. about heating the church vide a one-acre fenced in site It was suggested there Dan Allen used the turnout building, to which Keith for location of a large refuse may be no legal means to 11-pound, 30-inch Coho, which his uncle helped him land. as an example why, "We Little, the church board box. Township residents stop the project, though one definitely don't have a need president,responded that the would bring their trash there person commented that if restrooms have a separate and the disposal firm would the proposed project were heater, that the rest of the empty the container twice a taken to court by opponents, building doesn't need heat month. That would cost the the developer might have to when it isn't being used. township half or less what it drop the idea because of the More money needed for roads legal expense. The church is now using pays to Cass City, he said. its new building across the The supervisor said the BUDGET road from the old one for landfill was "getting to be Sunday services. Little said quite a monstrosity out there Novesta township finished later in the discussion that and it will continue to be," the 1979-80 fiscal year with a the old building had not been which led to discussion balance of $27,386. 2 townships slate millage votes offered yet to anyone else, about its continued exist- Major expenditures dur- that church members ence in the township. ing the year included road wanted the township to have One person suggested that construction, $31,278; sal- Voters in Elmwood and board in May to discuss money to be spent on roads. Kingston - A request was first choice to buy it. aries, $8,262; cemetery, equal share. made by some township if Novesta starts contracting Grant townships will be Township board members contracting to provide the Because the township will Arguments used in favor with the private trash dis- $6,340 (including replace- asked to approve special received pay raises at sev- service within the township. have to help pay for five residents to be served by the ment of a stolen tractor- Lamotte Township Fire De- of the purchase included its posal firm, the loss of in- millages later this year to eral meetings: The new budget allocates drain projects this year, central location in the town- come to Cass City might mower) ; landfill, $4,455, and finance road improvements, Highlights in area town- $3,500 to Cass City for the $25,000 had to be allocated partment as they are closer ship, larger size kitchen and ambulance subsidy, $3,420. to that department's fire eventually force the village electors decided at their ships are as follows. right to use its landfill; the from the general fund for restrooms. Supervisor Bill to close its landfill. The 1980-81 budget pre- respective township annual aim will be to see if the that purpose, and only $5,000 station than the one in O'Dell suggested the build- sented at the meeting proj- meetings Saturday. TL'SCOLA COUNTY private firm can provide the for roads. Another $6,000 in Kingston. ing would serve as a com- MOBILE HOME PARK ects total expenditures of The request will be for- Road conditions took the service at less cost. federal revenue sharing munity center, and thereby $64,379. warded to the Kingston spotlight at several annual Ellington -- Of the general Salaries will remain the funds will be spent for roads. be used much more than the More opposition was ex- The largest single item is meetings Saturday. fund budget for 1980-81 of same: Supervisor, $2,420 an- The general fund budget township department, which present township hall. pressed to a proposed mo- $28,000 for road construc- Discussed at. the Green- $73,540, there is $43,212 allo- nually, plus $2,178 for as- projects total expenditures will discus:; it with the It was Allen who made bite home park, to be located tion, which includes paving leaf township meeting was cated for roads. sessing; clerk. $2,541; treas- of $76,300 and revenues of township board. the motion lo not buy the near the southwest corner of of one mile of Severance the board's decision to pay In addition, the three mills urer, $2,783, and trustees, $80,560. Of $82,880 budgeu-il in church. Severance and Cemetery Road between Crawford and $10,000 per mile for paving of levied for the same purpose $290. Salaries remain the same general fund expenditures, After the vote, O'Dell ex- Heads. Developer is Ray- Englehart Roads. That will four miles of Germania will contribute $54,075 and Nine persons attended except for supervisor who $70,263 will be spent on pressed the opinion the vote mond Gould of Spencer cost the township $12,000 for Road. The Sanilac County the estimated $6,000 in fed- plus board members. receives a $500 increase for roads, $16.000 for drains might be different if a public Road, C.'ass City. crushed stone and $10,000 for Board of Commissioners is eral revenue sharing funds Elmwood - It was decided assessing duties, bringing (plus $10,000 is being put referendum were held on the O'Dell had suggested it paving, O'Dell said, with the willing to put up $10,000 will be spent for roads. that voters will be asked his total pay to $5,000. aside for the purpose in 1981) question. He said some per- would be an asset to the Road Commission picking more per mile, but the Road A representative of a solid during the Aug. 5 primary Only one person attended and $4,500 for fire protec- sons h;td caller! him to say township, as well as adding up the rest of the cost. Commission has yet to de- waste hauling firm from Clio election to approve a 3-mill in addition to board mem- tion. they favored buying the to the tax base, but ihose The supervisor received a cide whether it will put up an will meet with the township levy for five years, with the bers. Board members received church building but wouldn't wiio spoke on the subject pay raise from $3,000 to an 8 percent pay increase, weren't agreeable. $3,500 and treasurer and •^•i TM ^h be able to attend the meet- from $4,0(10 to $4~320 for the ing. Planned are 105 lots on 16 clerk, each from $1,750 up to supervisor; clerk and treas- A petition di ive, he sug- acres. S2.000. Pay for trustees re- urer, each from $2.300 to gested, could put the issue of "How can they get that mained the same at $35 per g lucky to be alive $2,485, and trustees, from buying the building on the many units on that small meeting and for the ambu- $25 per meeting to $27. ballot or it could come up at area and not bother any- lance board representative, Twelve electors plus another township meeting. body''." asked William $25 per meeting. board members attended. Shaw of Severance Road. Fire protection was budg- LANDFILL "How can we stop this eted at $5,500; cemetery, SANILAC COUNTY A motion was approved by before it gets too far?," $2,000; ambulance subsidy, after farm accident electors that the township asked another man.

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