Politics & Government

Plymouth Township to Discuss 1.9 Million Capital Improvement Bond at Special Meeting

Plymouth Township Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Plymouth Township officials will meet Tuesday during a special meeting to discuss approving 1.9 million in capital improvement bonds to finance improvements that have been set aside the last few years. 

"What happened from 2008 through 2012, was nothing got improved," Supervisor Richard Reaume said. "Everything got put on the back burner - everywhere and anywhere. We're going to talk to our board and do some strategic planning and see what projects we can take on in the future."

If passed Tuesday night, the clerk will publish a public notice and the township must wait 45 days before issuance of the bonds. According to Tuesday's meeting agenda, the principle and interest of the bonds will be paid for by township general funds.

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The capital improvement bonds will be issued without an election by voters, unless a petition requesting a vote is signed by at least 10 percent of the township's registered voters and filed with the township clerk within 45 days of the public notice. 

Reaume said government bodies don't always have to go out for a millage and may choose to borrow money to build instead, citing Lake Pointe Soccer Park as an example. 

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The proposed capital improvement projects include:

Parks - $1.3 million

  • Pavilion
  • Parking lot
  • Footbridge
  • Two pathways
  • Amphitheater
  • Park upgrades 
  • Lake Pointe Soccer Park

Golf Course - $150,000 

  • Parking lot, curb cut 
  • Cart paths 
  • Sprinkler system upgrade

Water and Sewer $390,000

  • Light towers
  • Street sweeper
  • Easement machine, attachment for Vactor
  • Small dump truck

Also on the agenda Tuesday night is the sale or lease of township property. Trustee Chuck Curmi said he wants to have a discussion about the old township hall site on Ann Arbor Road and the Department of Public Works site on Port Street.

Curmi said that the township promised to sell these properties when voters approved the bond issue to build the current township hall. He said that by turning assets into cash or increasing revenue through leasing, the township could pay for some of the capital improvement projects listed above. 

"That's what we would use the money for," Curmi said. "Instead of borrowing money, you take some of your assets and sell them. We all know what happens when municipalities borrow too much money. Bad things happen."


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