The regular meeting of the Bruce Township Board was held on March 8, 2007 at the Bruce Township Hall with board members Gallagher, Marsh, Avery, Sawyers and LaJoie present. Absent none. Also in attendance were 8 township residents. The Supervisor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Public Comments: There were no comments.

The minutes of the regular meeting held on February 8, 2007 were presented. Motion was made by Marsh, seconded by Avery to approve the minutes as presented. All were in favor, motion carried.

Motion was made by Avery, seconded by LaJoie to pay the bills. Checks # 4353 through # 4400 were issued for a total of $15,076.07. All were in favor, motion carried.

County Commission Report: Commissioner LaJoie attended a meeting with the DEQ and the Health Department concerning wetlands.

He also attended a meeting with MDOT on traffic that will incur with the new Wal-Mart store.

We are encouraged to support the Chapter MTA meetings. Evelyn David from MTA will be the guest speaker at the next meeting.

Special Meetings: The Supervisor and Lou MacDonald attended the Septic Installer’s Conference on March 7, 2007 in Kinross.

The Board of Review members, Ken Brown, Assessor and the Supervisor attended a Board of Review School in St. Ignace on February 28, 2007.

Board of Review will be held on Monday, March 12^th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, March 13^th from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

Zoning Administrator: There were no new permits issued.

The Complaint Form that was presented to the Board was discussed. The form would be filled out by the person with the complaint and be given to the person that needs to take care of the problem. Motion was made by Gallagher, seconded by LaJoie to adopt the proposed Complaint Form. Motion carried.

Planning Commission: The Planning Commission met on Tuesday, March 6, 2007.

One item of business was the reclamation plan submitted by Burton Excavating for the pit on 15 Mile Rd.

A proposal was discussed on Marina Development. There will more about this on a later agenda.

Now that the Master Plan has been adopted, discussion was held on zoning districts areas.

Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurers report was read. The balance of all funds is $474,915.90. Motion was made by Marsh, seconded by Avery to accept the Treasurers report as presented. All were in favor, motion carried.

Clerk’s Report: The Annual School Election will be held on May 8, 2007

The Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 9:00 a.m.

There will be a seminar on Michigan’s New Cable Franchising Law in Gaylord on March 21, 2007.

Firemen’s Report: The Department had one structure fire.

There is a tanker truck with a 3000 gal tank for $8,900.00 in Holland, MI. The Fire Department will pursue the availability of the tanker.

Grounds and Parks Report: The Supervisor attended a Land Grant School and learned that we can only apply for the land acquisition grant this year.

Any decision was tabled until we have more information and we have finished the 2007-2008 budget.

Old Business: A letter was received from Sault Area Schools informing us that the school district is not equipped to loan out archived items. Information can be viewed by the public by making arrangements with the Librarian.

New Business: A list of clean-up rules for the Township Hall will be posted in the kitchen and will be given to the hall renters along with the contract.

Board members will be notified of a meeting to work on the 2007-2008 budget.

Public Comments: There were no comments.

Motion was made by Marsh, seconded by Avery to adjourn the meeting. All were in favor, motion carried. The Supervisor adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.

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Wanda Sawyers, Clerk

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Daniel Gallagher, Supervisor