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GLADSTONE The city of Gladstone is looking for a new commissioner following the resignation of Commissioner Darin Hunter.
“I leave my post early due to a new position I have accepted that will ultimately establish a conflict of interest allowing me to serve. I hope the best for the Commission, Staff, and Citizens of Gladstone with the various projects that have been completed and ones yet to come,” wrote Hunter in his letter of resignation approved during the commission’s regular meeting Monday.
Hunter who has served in various capacities with the city including on the parks and recreation board, the board of review, the downtown development authority and as the city’s mayor will be taking a position later this year with the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority. Since the MMRMA is the city’s insurance provider, the position could create a conflict of interest.
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GLADSTONE The Gladstone City Commission held budget work sessions last week. While City Manager Eric Buckman said the commission won’t have solid numbers on upcoming projects until the middle of March, he was able to confirm that the General Fund will be coming in under budget.
“We’re looking at coming out under budget and on the positive side, bringing the fund balance back up to where the auditor would like it to be,” said Buckman.
In the Major Street Fund, the city will be chip-sealing 6,000 feet of road. They will also be applying emulsified sealer to new pavement on 9th Street and 4th Street.
GLADSTONE The Gladstone Downtown Development Authority discussed adding electric charging stations downtown.
Two options were discussed, a five-hour charging station priced at $30,000 each, and a one-hour charging station at the cost of $90,000 each. A state grant for the charging stations would award up to $13,000.
While the DDA agreed the five-hour stations work well for larger hotels, the one-hour stations would be more desirable to those looking to charge their vehicles while traveling through town and stopping for lunch. DDA board member Linda Howlett suggested that the extra spend would be worth it for the one-hour stations, so the town doesn’t have something that will become quickly obsolete because travelers will not want to stop for five hours to charge.
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GLADSTONE The Gladstone City Commission discussed the Stormwater Asset Management and Wastewater Program (SAW) its recent meeting. The SAW grant gives money to develop asset management plans for wastewater and stormwater systems.
A presentation was made by Civil Engineer Ashley Hendricks of engineering and architecture design firm C2AE to discuss the data compiled. “The main goal of SAW was to determine or identify what needs the most attention. From there, more detailed analyses would need to be done to identify project scopes, street by street, coordinate with the replacement of other utility replacements such as water or storm and come up with more accurate project costs. So this just kind of outlines what should be kind of looked at in the future,” said Hendricks.
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