The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works of the County of Calhoun was held Wednesday, March 15, 2006 in their office located at 13300 Fifteen Mile Road, Marshall, Michigan.
Present: Commissioner David D. Veramay, Chairman
Commissioner Charles E. Monaweck, Vice-Chairman
Commissioner Chester E. Travis, Member
Pixie Coats, Human Resource Director
Kevin Henning, Finance Director
Also Present: Tom Frank, Albion Township Supervisor
Clarence Millard, Newton Township Resident
Robert Rice, Newton Township Resident
Tiffany Eichorst, Calhoun County Solid Waste Director
Chairman Veramay called the meeting to order at 10:29 a.m. There being no additions or corrections to the regular meeting minutes of February 15, 2006 they stand approved as printed and distributed.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Ms. Tiffany Eichorst provided the Board with the following information:
Meeting with Farmer's Home/Rural Development Authority On Tuesday, March 21 st at 10:00 A.M. They have a 4.5%, 40-year term loan available.
DLZ should have a pre-final set of drawings for Mr. Randolph to review by the end of next week.
Met with the Citizen Involvement Committee last week and they came up with a water softener survey to send out to residents around the lake. The Involvement Committee seems to be happy with the project plans so far.
Dennis met with the Inter-County Drainage Board last week; he said that the meeting went well. Blaine VanSickle asked to see the final plans when CCBPW receives them. After Blaine reviews the plans and makes comments we should be able to go ahead with the project.
- Greater Battle Creek Area Watershed Management Committee (GBCAWMC)
We recently submitted the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Initiative (SWPPI) to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The DEQ is overloaded with paperwork at this time so we are still waiting to receive their comments regarding this document.
The GBCAWMC has complied a Memorandum of Understanding as well as a budget for the group.
Working on the following Public Education Events:
- Super Soils Test Saturday
- Photo Contest
- Children's Water Festival
- Global Citizen's River Conservation Day
- Goguac Lake Swim
Currently the GBCAWMC advertises at the West Columbia 7 movie theater in Battle Creek and has radio advertisements announced at WBCK, also out of Battle Creek.
The next GBCAWMC meeting is on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 9:00 A.M. at the City of Battle Creek, Department of Public Works Building.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19, 2006 immediately following the 9:00 a.m. Board of Road Commission meeting. There being no additional business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:31 a.m. |
