At the regular meeting of the Ironwood Township Board on
Monday, the board approved to take what ever legal action
was necessary to collect the past due utility fees for the
Trailer Park located at 10356 Lake Road. There were two
significant water line breaks between the meter and the
property. The resulting loss water equated to $40,000 owed
to the City of Ironwood, which sells the water to the
township. The township attempted to get a credit on the bill
but the city management refused to give any credit for the
loss.
The property was sold by Mr. and Mrs Hughes to Edmund
Palmeri, who subsequently sold the property to Jay Stewart.
Neither Palmeri nor Stewart have responded to the Township's
communications. Monday evening the Township Board voted to
go ahead and do whatever is necessary to collect the fees
due to the Township. It's alledged that the owner has been
collecting water fees from the tenants and not paying the
water bill. According to the Township's attorney this may be
a cause for criminal prosecution. The township will contact
the State Attorney in Bessemer for a decision on the
possibility of a criminal complaint against the purchasers.
The board also gave the go ahead to disconnect the water
service to the trailer park.
In other business Monday afternoon the Township board voted
to revise its black top plans for Orchard Road. The board
voted to use an alternative method to pave the road, that
being "Double Chip Seal" The board felt that Orchard Rd
would make a good test site for the Double Chip Seal method,
which is used a great deal in Wisconsin. The cost savings
will permit the Township to used the funds saved from
Orchard Rd. to start the pulverizing process on Nyland Road
so that it can be paved next summer.
The board also voted to undesignate (taking down) a $62,000
designated funds on the books for the last 15 years.. The
Parks and Recreations reserve was required at the time by
the state, however, the money had been spent on the
designated project and the reserve take down is a mere
formality. In its place the board also approved putting
$10,000 back into the account for future grant applications. |
