Novesta Township picked for new spray program
Mary Drier, For the Tribune
April 21, 2021
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NOVESTA TOWNSHIP The Tuscola County Road Commission is offering a new service, and Novesta will be the second township this summer to take advantage of it.
Jay Tuckey, who is with the road commission, attended the township’s board of trustee’s meeting to explain the commission’s roadside spraying program to vegetative growth in ditches.
“There would be no cost to the township for this,” said Tuckey. “(Spraying) would be 16 feet back from the edge of traveled roads if there is no definitive line on the right of way.
Energy efficient lights slated for Deford
Mary Drier, For the Tribune
March 16, 2021
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NOVESTA TWP. Things will soon brighten up in the community of Deford.
During the last Novesta Township meeting, the cost of providing street lights in the unincorporated community of Deford was discussed.
“When we were looking at the budget, the lights in Deford seemed high,” said Supervisor Chad Daniels. “So Pennie reached out to DTE for an explanation.”
Township Clerk Pennie Rienas was informed by DTE that Deford has one LED light, one high pressure sodium light, and the remaining 13 lights are mercury vapor lights.
“The mercury vapor lights cost way more to run,” explained Rienas. “So DTE gave me an estimate that if we would change all of our lights to LED, it would cost about $2,424 and we would get a rebate of $433 from DTE, so the final cost would be $2,009.