Township approves one of two contracts with city
The Daily Reporter
Coldwater Township trustees renewed one contract with the City of Coldwater, but are discussing a second with their attorneys.
The township board Monday night approved, for a 15th year, a contract for compost services with the city. The annual fee remains at the original $15,000.
This allows residents from the township to take yard waste and brush to the site at 45 Industrial Ave., weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The operation is closed from the end of November to April 1.
Loading and unloading is the responsibility of the resident, while the brush may not be larger than 8 ft in diameter or longer than 8 ft. Yard waste cannot be in plastic bags and no root balls are allowed.
The Daily Reporter
The Coldwater Township Board Monday declined to allocate more than $15,000 to repave 5.1 miles of its local roads this summer after Branch County Road Commission Manager Jay Miller informed them the proposed township share would be $22,542.
The dispute rekindles an old issue of whether townships must contribute at all to local road construction or maintenance under Michigan law.
Township Supervisor Don Rogers, a member of the Michigan Township Association Board of Directors said “The township is not responsible for maintenance of local roads. The township is not responsible for roads, period.”
This includes any liability for local roads.