Holland village council addressed a number of road projects at the July 16 meeting.
Council authorized Tim Bock, engineer, to place legal advertisements for the Kipling and Springfield drives project.
Bock reminded council that to pay for the project the village is using its remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Council also appropriated funds for four paving projects at Strawberry Acres Park and the community building totaling $56,700. Allied Paving Co. of Holland will extend parking lots at: Lodge at Strawberry Acres, $10,900; Clarion Avenue at the park, $25,850, and the community center on Clarion, $13,700.
Allied Paving also will remove and replace the existing walking path from Clarion Avenue to the club house for $6,250.
Bowers Asphalt and Paving of Walbridge will perform paving at the park A change order for $8,524 was approved for temporary striping during the McCord Road project.
Council also approved a joint application with the Lucas County engineer’s office for a surface transportation block grant administered by the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments.
The funds would be used from Angola Road between Whisperwood to Hamilton Drive.
Other Business
In other business, council:
•Accepted with regret the retirement resignation of Officer Tom Sturm, effective August 10. Mayor Spangler said the officer has been on medical leave.
Sturm has been an officer since 1990, serving Swanton and the village for 29 years, the last 17 in Holland.
“He was my field trainer when I started my career,” said Police Chief Jim Piotrowski. “It’s hard to see him go. He is not easily replaced.”
“We thank him for his dedicated service and wish him well in retirement,” said the mayor.
•Modified an ordinance regarding the public use of parks within the village to reflect park hours. It states “all public spaces located within the Village of Holland shall be closed to the public during the period from sunset through sunrise” and defines those times as “officially designated by the National Weather Service.”
Those who violate the order “shall be guilty of trespass within a public space,” a minor misdemeanor.
The ordinance was changed after several residents near Strawberry Acres Park complained about the noise from pickleball and other activities continuing beyond sunset.
•Set a special meeting for 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 30 to address a petition for maintenance of the Swan Creek watershed and the village’s contract with the Springfield Township Fire Department.
•Revised the village committee list. Serving on the income tax board of review will be Chief Piotrowski, Amy Kelly and Ryan Lockwood, Springfield Schools treasurer. Their terms are retroactive to January 1 and expire December 31, 2025.
•Levied special assessments for property owners in the following lighting districts: Holland Business Center, $999; Holland Business Center phases two and three, $736, and Orchard Centre, $1,709.
•Set a public hearing for 6 p.m., Tuesday, August 20 to consider food vendor code recommendations by the plan commission.
•Extended for an additional six months a moratorium on marijuana establishments in the village.
The mayor recommended the extension because “there are still a few unknowns out there.”
He also pointed out that the state legislature will not be reconvening on any issues until after the November election.
•Created an account for the purpose of depositing settlement funds from the Opioid agreement.
•Learned that the last picture in the park summer film series will be held in August at Strawberry Acres Park.
•Paid bills totaling $712,887.
•Agreed to let the Ovarian Cancer Society tie teal ribbons around light poles in recognition of ovarian cancer awareness month in September.
Council’s next meeting will be at 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, in council chambers, 1245 Clarion Avenue, and is open to the public.
