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QUINNESEC The Breitung Township Board and Dickinson County Board on Monday contributed $3,000 each to the Lake Antoine Association for herbicide used to combat the spread of Eurasian watermilfoil in Lake Antoine.
The amount is twice what the township contributed in 2020, as the cost of the herbicide has increased, Breitung Township Superintendent Steve Mulka said.
“Like everything else this last year, there are shortages,” Mulka said, a reference to how the pandemic has affected supply.
Eurasian watermilfoil is an aquatic invasive plant. The LAA will use the money to treat 5.15 acres of milfoil beds in Lake Antoine with two herbicides to compare effectiveness, according to a memorandum from LAA Secretary-Treasurer Jeff Jayne.
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QUINNESEC The Breitung Township Board agreed Monday to give Quinnesec and East Kingsford residents who have not paid their water bill up to 30 days from their next statement to pay the balance or set up a payment plan.
A statewide moratorium on water shutoffs due to nonpayment expired March 31.
Quinnesec and East Kingsford residents who are delinquent in payment will receive a notice with their next water bill. After 30 days, penalties would apply to the balance and residents may face shutoff.
About125 of 1,000 accounts are past due, Breitung Township Superintendent Steve Mulka said.
In other business, the board bought a 2-by-4-inch advertisement in the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce’s tabloid for $172.80. A quarter of the revenue goes back to the chamber for its 2021 advertising fund.
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QUINNESEC The Breitung Township Board passed Monday a resolution honoring Dickinson County Clerk-Register of Deeds Dolly Cook.
Cook, who has served more than three decades in the position, announced in early February her intent to retire effective Feb. 28.
“I think it would only be fitting that the township do a resolution wishing her well and thanking her for years of service to all the citizens of Dickinson County,” Board Supervisor Denny Olson said.
The resolution passed unanimously.
In other business, the board: Extended poverty exemptions for property taxes. Those exempt from tax collection in 2019-2020 will remain exempt in tax years 2021-2023 without reapplying, provided there has not been a change in ownership or occupancy status.
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The Dickinson County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. today in the circuit courtroom of the courthouse. The agenda includes adoption of the 2021 budget and the Lake Antoine Park fee schedule.
The Breitung Township Board of Trustees will meet at 7 tonight. The meeting is accessible by teleconference by dialing 1-224-501-3412 with access code 406-423-117. The agenda includes a COVID-19 update, salary resolutions and 2020 budget amendments.
The Iron County Board of Commissioners will meet at 8 a.m. Tuesday via Zoom. The meeting ID is 92757285512. The audio option is available by dialing 1-312-626-6799. Agenda items include courthouse security and central dispatch deficit elimination.