âIt also was Lorraineâs first in-person meeting as supervisor. He was voted in November 2020.
ââI love it. I felt very comfortable,â he said. âIâm having a lot of fun.â
âThe last in-person board meeting at the township was March 2, 2020.
âThe meeting room, in the lower level of the Fenton Township Civic Community Center, doesnât look like it did pre-pandemic. Fewer chairs are placed around the room. However, six large screens show how the board is committed to maintaining virtual access for anyone who wishes to attend a meeting.
âMeetings will take place on Zoom and in person. Two large monitors are placed behind the township board, which show the audience whoâs talking on Zoom, and two screens are placed to the side of the board. These large monitors display the agenda and information from the meeting packet.
âThe Fenton Township Board of Trustees voted to award a contract for lawn, landscape and beach maintenance services to Michigan DPW, LLC.
âDuring a virtual meeting Monday, April 5, the board approved the four-year contract, from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2025, for an estimated annual cost of $19,997.
âThis includes handling seasonal and regular lawn maintenance at the Fenton Township Civic Community Center, Fire Station #1 and Fire Station #2, Podunk House and Museum, Gage Cemetery, Odell Cemetery and Long Branch Cemetery and the U.S. 23/Thompson Road interchange.
âThomas Broecker, operations manager and deputy clerk, wrote in the meeting packet, âMichigan DPW has been providing lawn services to Fenton Township since 2011 and they do an excellent job. Based on the proposal analysis and prior experience, I recommend that the township board award the contract to Michigan DPW, LLC, and approve the attached lawn, landscape and beach maintenance services