Escanaba council actions at a glance: loans, contracts, closures and appointments
March 21, 2024 | Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan
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The Escanaba City Council’s March 21 meeting included a slate of motions and votes on infrastructure financing, contracts and community events:
- State Infrastructure Bank loan applications: Council approved applying for a 20‑year SIB loan of $2,000,000 for Lington Street reconstruction and a 15‑year SIB loan of $2,000,000 for drinking-water work (motions approved).
- Planet Walk donation: Council approved a donation of up to $1,500 to the Delta Astronomical Society to close the funding gap on replacement placards (motion approved).
- Generator purchase: Council approved purchase and installation of an 80 kW generator for the Public Safety building from Master Electric and added a $5,000 contingency for extended warranty/service options (motion approved).
- Sanitation services and concessions: The council awarded the sanitation-services contract for 2024–25 to Stenberg Brothers and awarded Lettington Park food/drink concessions to Sticky Fingers (motions approved).
- DNR grant application: Council approved applying for a Michigan DNR trust‑fund grant (up to $400,000) for pickleball courts at Royce Park after debate over park priorities (motion approved).
- DWAM water‑service materials investigation: Council approved hiring a contractor for a grant-funded distribution system materials inventory and investigation not to exceed $321,700 (motion approved).
- Willow Creek property agreement: Council authorized an offer to adjacent property owners to buy a strip of city land along Willow Creek, subject to terms including owner-paid closing costs and verification of sump‑pump rerouting; one council member abstained on the final vote.
- Appointments: Howard Smil was appointed to the Housing Commission and staff listed several advisory-board vacancies.
Most motions passed by majority vote; where noted, votes and abstentions were recorded in the minutes. Several items (loan acceptance, grant awards, and final contracts) will return to council for final approval.
- State Infrastructure Bank loan applications: Council approved applying for a 20‑year SIB loan of $2,000,000 for Lington Street reconstruction and a 15‑year SIB loan of $2,000,000 for drinking-water work (motions approved).
- Planet Walk donation: Council approved a donation of up to $1,500 to the Delta Astronomical Society to close the funding gap on replacement placards (motion approved).
- Generator purchase: Council approved purchase and installation of an 80 kW generator for the Public Safety building from Master Electric and added a $5,000 contingency for extended warranty/service options (motion approved).
- Sanitation services and concessions: The council awarded the sanitation-services contract for 2024–25 to Stenberg Brothers and awarded Lettington Park food/drink concessions to Sticky Fingers (motions approved).
- DNR grant application: Council approved applying for a Michigan DNR trust‑fund grant (up to $400,000) for pickleball courts at Royce Park after debate over park priorities (motion approved).
- DWAM water‑service materials investigation: Council approved hiring a contractor for a grant-funded distribution system materials inventory and investigation not to exceed $321,700 (motion approved).
- Willow Creek property agreement: Council authorized an offer to adjacent property owners to buy a strip of city land along Willow Creek, subject to terms including owner-paid closing costs and verification of sump‑pump rerouting; one council member abstained on the final vote.
- Appointments: Howard Smil was appointed to the Housing Commission and staff listed several advisory-board vacancies.
Most motions passed by majority vote; where noted, votes and abstentions were recorded in the minutes. Several items (loan acceptance, grant awards, and final contracts) will return to council for final approval.
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