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MARSHALL TOWNSHIP
SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN BY TOWNSHIP BOARD
7-15-24This is a summary of actions taken by the Marshall Township Board of
Trustees at its regular meeting held on July 15, 2024, at 7 p.m. at the Marshall
Township Hall, 13551 Myron Avery Drive, Marshall, MI. Members present: Da-
vid Bosserd, Supervisor; Jeffrey Albaugh, Clerk; David VanArman, Treasurer;
Robert Lyng and Dan Walsh, Trustees. Absent: None.• The Supervisor called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
• The proposed agenda was approved.
• Received reports: Permits issued; Fire Chief; Treasurer; Clerk.
• Approved: Minutes of 6-17-24 Board meeting; bill list total of
$84,677.89; Resolution authorizing Execution of Closing Documents
for Station 1 Project; changing start time of August 19, 2024, Board
meeting to 6 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. to accommodate receiving an
update from the Township Attorney jointly with the Planning Commis-
sion concerning marijuana regulation.
• Next regular meeting is August 19, 2024, at 6 p.m.A complete copy of the public minutes of Marshall Township Board meetings
and all non-exempt documents referred to in the above summary will be avail-
able on the township website: http://www.marshalltownship.org or can be obtained
by contacting the township office at the address and telephone number below.MARSHALL TOWNSHIP APPROVED:
Jeffrey S. Albaugh, Clerk David Bosserd, Supervisor
13551 Myron Avery Drive
Marshall, MI 49068
269-781-7976 [email protected]8156 4 Mile Road, East Leroy, MI 49051
(269) 979-9421 • http://www.leroytownship.org
BOARD MEETING SYNOPSIS
July 18, 2024
Called to order at 9:30 AM. Board members pres-
ent: Supervisor Hardish, Clerk Hardish, Treasurer
Christoff and Trustee VanHouten. Absent: Trustee
Bolton. Guests: 3. Citizens: 0. Approved meeting
agenda, consent agenda and placed all communi-
cations and departmental reports on file. The Board
post approved payment of invoices from Kreis,
Enderle, Dependable Fire Apparatus, Michigan
Township Association, VFIS Insurance, Spectrum
Printers, Granger Waste Service, Consumers En-
ergy, & VC3 Technologies. Approved the signing
of a agreements with Quadient Leasing & VC3.
Accepted the recommendation from the Fire Chief
to hire a new volunteer fire fighter. Accepted the
recommendation from the Planning Commission
to re-zone 5753 B Drive S. Exercised denial of
first right of refusal on a foreclosed parcel 14-113-
015-00. Accepted the year-end audit report from
Siegfried Crandall and approved the signing of the
acceptance letter. Reminder: the Lyman Drive
Road Improvement Special Assessment Public
Hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 8th at
10:00 AM. Meeting adjourned at 10:33 AM. Next
board meeting is August 29th at 9:30 AM.Nicole Hardish
Township ClerkWILL KOWALSKI
Sports Editor/Asst. EditorThe Michael A. Dickinson II
American Legion Post 257 on B
Drive North in Battle Creek received
a special guest visitor on Tuesday,
July 9 when Lisa Williamson –
the American Legion’s National
Auxiliary President – stopped by the
post for a few hours to meet with
members there and share information
about the Legion’s national suicide
prevention and awareness program.
Williamson was formally wel-
comed for a session of eats-and-
greets in Battle Creek by Post 257
commander Brian Mohlman, who
on the afternoon of July 9 was
five days away from concluding
his one-year term as State Legion
Commander.
“Having Lisa here at our post
is just a wonderful thing,” said
Mohlman, who noted that Post 257
has a regular membership of 281, an
auxiliary membership of about 60
and a Sons of the American Legion
membership of about 45.
“Lisa’s main area of concern hereNational Auxiliary president visits B.C.’s American Legion Post 257
is the passing along and provid-
ing information about the Legion’s
national initiative of the prevention
of suicide of military veterans, cur-
rent serving military members and
family members. And that has to do
with ‘Be The One.’
“And that means ‘Be The One’ to
make a phone call to a vet and ask if
they’re doing all right. ‘Be The One’
who knocks on a vet’s door to see
how things are going. Because even
one single phone call, or checking
up with a vet, might just be the thing
that stops them from hurting them-
selves.
“It might just be,” Mohlman said,
“the thing that saves a vet’s life.”
Added Post 257 auxiliary and third
district president Penny Wright:
“I happened to be at the national
convention last year (in Charlotte,
NC) when Lisa was elected to the
national auxiliary post, and then andAmerican Legion Post 257 in Battle
Creek welcomed National Legion
Auxiliary President Lisa Williamson
(right) to its site on July 9. Also
shown in the photo are Post 257
commander Brian Mohlman (center),
who recently finished his one-year
term as State Legion Commander,
and Post 257 Auxiliary Commander
Penny Wright. (Shopper News photo by Will
Kowalski)Doug Borton (left) of the local band Lucid Vibe presents Ed Jinks (right) –
American Legion Post 257 2nd Vice Commander – with a check for $1,005
that was raised by Lucid Vibe for Post 257 during a benefit performance on
July 4 at Horrock’s. (Photo provided)See AUXILIARY on 30