Board Meeting Minutes – December 9, 2025
Meeting: Called to order at 7:02 pm by Supervisor Jager
Pledge of Allegiance: Led by All
Roll call by Clerk Murat: Trustee Brant, Treasurer Halbower, Supervisor Jager, Trustee Jager, Clerk Murat, all present.
Motion 1-12-25 by Trustee Jager to approve November 11, 2025, meeting minutes, with corrections, support by Treasurer Halbower. Motion carries.
Motion 2-12-25 by Trustee Jager to approve payment of the bills as presented, support by Trustee Brant. Motion carries.
Business from the floor:
Commissioner Herman, 11385 Sherman, came to check in with the board and gave them an opportunity to answer any questions and address and concerns.
Motion 3-11-25 by Trustee Jager to approve Treasurer’s report as presented, support by Clerk Murat. Motion carries.
Department reports:
Inspections- 20 new permits for a total of $3,244.00
Ordinance- See attached reports for October and November 2025
Library- Christmas in Holton was a success, with around 130 in attendance. ABC’s of Cooking that meets every Tuesday and Friday has around 9 families in attendance. Staff are currently working on Spring 2026 programming.
Reminder: Library hours will be changed as follows, starting January 1st, 2026
9-5 Monday, Tuesday and Friday
9-6 Thursday
9-2 Saturday
Fire Department- 22 calls, 14 for Holton Township and 6 for Cedar Creek Township with 2 Mutual Aids
Correspondence:
Holton Township received a letter from the City of Montague’s Clerk inviting us to use senior millage money for vouchers for their famers market, which has been well received by seniors from multiple townships.
Motion 4-12-25 by Trustee Brant to approve the following increases (list below) to the cemetery burial price sheet to align with the increase from our supplier, West Michigan Burial, effective January 1st, 2026, support by Clerk Murat.
Full burial from $450 to $500
Non-Resident from $500 to $550
Oversize from $650 to $700
Child from $450 to $500
Sunday – Additional charge from $500 to $550
Holiday – Additional charge from$675 to $725
Roll call vote: Supervisor Jager, yes. Clerk Murat, yes. Trustee Brant, yes. Trustee Jager, yes. Treasurer Halbower, yes. Motion Carries.
Motion 5-12-25 by Clerk Murat to approve the 2026 Poverty Guidelines as presented, support by Trustee Jager Motion carries.
Motion 6-12-25 by Clerk Murat to approve the purchase of 2 new tires for the snow blower in the amount of $280, support by Trustee Jager. Motion failed.
Future business:
None.
Motion 7-12-25 by Trustee Jager to adjourn at 7:48 pm, support by Trustee Brant. Motion carries.
Respectfully submitted by Clerk Candy Murat
ORD ENF OCTOBER STATUS REPORT
5964 Crystal Lake Rd: received a complaint that junk was laying around the property.
Notice sent to homeowner to clean up the property and I will check the property for
compliance on October 31, 2025
7950 Marvin Rd: complaint about yard full of salvage vehicles. Several what appear to
be salvage vehicles occupy the property. I sent homeowner a notice to clear yard of any
vehicles that are not running and unlicensed. Because of the extensive number of salvage
vehicles, I gave homeowner until 01/01/2026 to have property cleared of the vehicles. I
checked on property 10/31/2025 and there appears to be no action taken to clear
vehicles.
5487 Brunswick Rd: A complaint was received from the neighbor at 5515 Brunswick
Rd regarding the neighbor at 5487 Brunswick Rd. The complaint allegeds blight, odors
and noise. The blight was said to be trash in the yard, the odors pertain to a chicken coop
filled with several chickens, and a lack of cleaning up the chicken feces, the noise is from
the chickens crowing all hours of the day and night and the pen is near complainant’s
bedroom window. I visited the property twice at different times and observed the property
from the complainant’s property, at no time did I hear chickens crowing nor did I see any
goats running around the yard, nor was there any trash in the yard that would constitute
blight. Additionally I did not smell any fence odors. Maybe on a hot summer’s day the
odor from the chicken pen was eminent, but there was none on either days that I
observed.
7834 Holton Rd: I had been observing the property and then received a complaint about
the blight, someone living in a camper, and the never ending garbage piling up. The
property owners do not live at the address, it is a lot with a garage. I observed two travel
trailers, one that appeared to be lived in, and the other one with a large blue tarp covering
it, an old mattress, several garbage bags stacked, broken bicycles and toys.
I sent the property owner two notices and a final date of 10/28/2025 to have the property
vacated and cleaned up. I revisited the property on 11/01/2025 and although the travel
trailer that was being lived in was done, there is still clean up on the property that needs
to be completed. I will send the property owner a letter to clean up the property.
7841 W. Lake Rd: Complaint received that the property is a mess with stuff scattered all
over the yard. I observed some old equipment in the yard, and some garbage bags, not
many. Homeowner lives out of state and I sent a notice to clean up the property, and bring
it ordinance complaint.
ORD ENF NOVEMBER STATUS REPORT
7834 Holton Rd: second letter to homeowner regarding clean up of property. Following week garbage was removed, travel trailer was removed from property.
7950 Marvin Rd: Complaint was received regarding several non running and non licensed vehicles on property. Homeowner was given until January 1st to remove all non running and non licensed vehicles. A check on the progress reveals that homeowner has removed some vehicles. January 1st I will extend the date due to the winter impeding removal.