PARK TWP. The Park Township board is divided on whether to apply for grants for a pair of projects that would bring outdoor fitness equipment to the former Park Township Airport property and the Ottawa County Fairgrounds.
The board ultimately voted at a Thursday meeting 4-3 in favor of moving forward with the fairgrounds improvements grant from the state and 5-2 in favor of moving forward with the grant for a project on the airport property. The township is expected to hold a formal public hearing and vote on the submittal of the grant applications at a future special board meeting.
A mere 10 years after Henry Ford started producing the Model A in 1903, motoring parties became a popular pastime. Situated between Washington D.C. and Philadelphia, Cecil County was often traveled by these new motorists. However, since there were no maps for roads that were often not suitable for car travel, crossing through the county was often quite an adventure.
Cecil County sat in the path of many proposed roads to connect cities along the northeast corridor (just like Route 40 and I-95 serve that purpose today). Prior to the automobile, roads in the county were either dirt or sand, depending upon the location. As the need arose for better roads, in 1909, âThe Good Road Commission of Marylandâ was asked to choose a route through Cecil County. They proposed the southern route, Perryville to Elkton, as opposed to Conowingo to Newark. They felt that in order to accommodate cars the bridge at Conowingo would need rebuilding, which would leave residents there without a way
By Peg McNichol
Feb 22, 2021 1:04 PM
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) Park Township board of trustees have a special virtual meeting set for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. today, Feb. 22.
On the agenda:
a. Evaluating consultants for former airport property visioning process
b. Reviewing Supervisor’s draft letter to EGLE for The Reserve on Lake Macatawa. Park Township Supervisor Howard Fink’s letter expresses concern that the planned unit development was approved in 2019 and included a boat dock. But, Fink’s letter says, township officials are concerned that the 24-boat-slip dock would impede recreational use of Lake Macatawa. Fink’s letter says the developer told township officials the boat dock request was withdrawn. Fink’s letter said township officials expect some kind of boat dock as part of the development.
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PARK TWP. Park Township budget deliberations began Thursday when trustees reviewed the proposed 2021-22 budget, which includes funds for several parks projects and a consultant to gather public input for the former airport site.
Trustees will host a public hearing and vote on the budget in March. The next fiscal year for the township begins April 1.
The budget calls for holding the township s general operating tax rate flat at .9076 mills. The combined tax rate levied by the township will decrease due to planned reductions to the dedicated millage for police and fire.
Several years ago, the township renegotiated agreements with the Ottawa County Sheriff s Office, resulting in lower costs. As a result, the township is lowering its Police/E-Unit millage below what s needed to fund operations and dipping into its fund balance of more than $1.3 million, in order to reduce the fund balance to be more in line with current costs and cashflow needs.