Nancy L. Howse

The board discussed several items including presentations from the Iosco Regional Educational Service Agency and the Iosco County Commission on Aging. Actions taken included the recognition of the Oscoda Robotics Booster Club and Huron Housing Hope as nonprofit organizations. The board addressed new business such as a FOIA fee appeal, the authorization to issue an RFP for legal services, engagement of NEMCOG for parks and recreation planning, tree lighting requests, zoning administration strategies, corridor improvement boundary amendments, police hiring, and the use of Furtaw Field. Additionally, various infrastructure payment applications were reviewed.

The board conducted a public hearing regarding the 2026 CWSRF Project Plan for wastewater system improvements. Several resolutions were adopted, including updates to the drop-off refuse program, the establishment of a Recreation Master Plan Ad Hoc Committee, and the finalization of the wastewater system improvement project plan. Business matters included approving a change in employment status for a police officer, authorizing the purchase of large-diameter fire hoses, and approving various infrastructure-related invoices. Reappointments were made to the Corridor Improvement Authority and appointments were confirmed for the newly formed Recreation Master Plan Ad Hoc Committee. Additionally, community events were discussed, and reports were provided by various departments and subcommittees, with a particular focus on the community response to recent local flooding.

The agenda for the meeting includes a public hearing regarding the 2026 DWSRF project plan and several financial consent items. Key discussions will focus on township manager reports, multiple resolutions including authorization for a MDOT grant application, final project planning for wastewater improvements, and a first-quarter budget amendment. Unfinished business covers community event authorizations. New business items include a regulatory ordinance for data and bitcoin mining, routine bill payment authorizations, a personal watercraft purchase, zoning appointments, zoning map amendments, and infrastructure payment applications for various water and sewer projects.

The board conducted a public hearing regarding the 2026 DWSRF Project Plan. Resolutions were passed to submit an application for a Michigan Department of Transportation grant for the Iosco Exploration Trail, approve the 2026 DWSRF final project planning document, and adopt the fiscal year 2026 first quarter budget amendment. New business included the adoption of a zoning ordinance to regulate cryptocurrency mining and data centers, authorization for routine bill payments, the purchase of personal watercraft and a trailer for the Fire Department, a Zoning Board of Appeals appointment, and a zoning map amendment for a specific property. Additionally, the board approved several infrastructure payment applications for ongoing water and sewer projects.

The board conducted a public hearing regarding the 2026 CWSRF Project Plan. Financial actions included the approval of various bill payments and the review of fund distributions. Resolutions were adopted concerning the drop-off refuse program, the recreation master plan committee, and project planning for wastewater system improvements. New business items addressed staff status changes, fire department equipment procurement, and various requests for road closures and community event authorizations. Appointments were made to the Corridor Improvement Authority and the Recreation Master Plan Ad Hoc Committee, and infrastructure-related invoice payments were processed.