The regular meeting of the Bruce Township Board was held on September 14, 2006 at the Bruce Township Hall with board members Gallagher, Marsh, Avery and Sawyers present. Absent LaJoie. Also in attendance were 10 township residents. Supervisor Gallagher 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 August 10, 2006 and the special meeting held on August 25, 2006 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 Marsh to pay the bills. Checks # 4069 through # 4131 were presented for a total of $46,516.09. All were in favor, motion carried.

County Commissioner Report: Commissioner LaJoie was unable to attend the meeting.

Reports of Special Meetings: The Chippewa Chapter MTA meetings will start on Thursday, September 21, 2006 at the Kinross Township Hall.

Zoning Administrator: There has been 1 new permit issued this month.

Discussion was held on the letter from Bret Gardella regarding the dumpster pad screening. The matter was tabled until next month when we can obtain more information.

Planning Commission Report: The Planning Commission met on Tuesday, September 12, 2006.

The Commission discussed details that are recorded in their public comment minutes.

The Commission is working on Phase 1 of the Land Use Plan.

A public hearing for the Master Plan will probably be in January.

Treasurer’s Report: There was no report due to the absence of the Treasurer.

Clerk’s Report: A card was read from Jason Oberle reminding us that he is our representative on the MTA Board of Directors. If we have any comments or suggestions to better represent us in Lansing with MTA pleased do not hesitate to call him.

A maintenance agreement with National Office Products on the Konica Copier was presented for $441.00. Motion was made by Gallagher, seconded by Avery to accept the maintenance agreement for $441.00. All were in favor, motion carried.

The Clerk ask permission to attend a class on QuickBooks at Soo Township Hall on Saturday, October 14^th at the cost of $100.00. Motion was made by Marsh, seconded by Avery for the Clerk to attend the QuickBooks class on October 14^th. Motion carried.

Motion was made by Marsh, seconded by Avery to have a compression check on the hood of the stoves and check the exit lights and batteries. All were in favor, motion carried.

Firemen’s Report: The Department had 2 fire calls this month.

The pig roast dinner will be held on October 21, 2006 from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m.

There will be a MTA Emergency Services Series in Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday, October 25 and Thursday, November 30. Motion was made by Gallagher, seconded by Avery to send 2 members of the Fire Department to the meetings. All were in favor, motion carried.

Grounds and Park Report: The report was given by Marcy Misner. The playground continues to progress with work being done on the basketball court. This weekend the National Guard will be available to help with several of the projects. Next month the National Guard hopes to be able to bring in equipment if they can get approval to do some extra work. Motion was made by Gallagher, seconded by Marsh to pay for the fuel that would be used for the extra work the Guards would be doing. All were in favor, motion carried.

A letter of resignation was received from Joe Colvin, resigning from the Parks and Recreation Committee. The committee is waiting for Dave Norman to get back in town to vote on the resignation.

A work session is planned for Saturday at 9:00 a.m.

Old Business: There was no old business.

New Business: General Fund Budget Adjustment – Motion was made by Sawyers, seconded by Marsh to increase#740, Fuel by $500.00 and decrease #694, Contingency by $500.00. All were in favor, motion carried.

The Senior Citizen Dinner will be held on October 7, 2006 at 5:30 p.m.

Discussion was held on charging for special township board meetings. Decision was tabled until next meeting.

Land Division was presented for Central Savings Bank for property by the Ferry Dock. Motion was made by Avery, seconded by Marsh to accept the land division as presented. All were in favor, motion carried.

Discussion was held on a barrier free entrance for the office. Motion was made by Avery, seconded by Marsh to get some prices as to the cost of the project. All were in favor, motion carried.

Public Comments: Judie Fischer commented on setback lines.

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WANDA SAWYERS, CLERK

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DANIEL GALLAGHER, SUPERVISOR