Wednesday August 12, 2026, 7:00PM
Location: 53640 Parkville Rd. Three Rivers, MI 49093

Minutes

1. Call to Order

Ed English called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m.

2. Roll Call

Roll Call was taken and members present were:

  • Tom Springer
  • Bill Brislen
  • Ed English
  • Cindy Fenwick
  • Lari Roberts

3. Pledge of Allegiance

Ed English asked all present to stand and Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.

4. Set/amend agenda

A motion was made by Bill Brislen with support from Tom Springer to approve the agenda as written. The motion carried.

5. Invited Representatives/Speakers

  • Assessor, Dale Hutson – absent
  • Zoning Administrator, Matt Jorgenson
  • Visitors: None

6. Public Comments

The meeting was open for public comments:

  • Sandy Brown had a concern about the exiting door at the election, needs to be more handicap accessible.

7. Approval of minutes from the July 8, 2026 Regular meeting

A motion was made by Lari Roberts with support from Bill Brislen to approve the minutes of the July 8, 2026 regular meeting. The motion carried.

8. Treasurer’s Report – Cindy Fenwick

Cindy Fenwick presented the Treasurer’s report and noted that there is $1,202,448.29 in the general account. A motion to accept the Treasurer’s report was made by Bill Brislen with support from Lari Roberts. The motion carried.

9. Correspondence

a. Review of Building Inspectors Report
b. The Board reviewed the minutes as presented.
    Review of Mike Haydon, Code Violation Report
c. The Board reviewed the report as presented.

10. Unfinished Business

None

11. New Business

a. Midwest Tandem Bike Resolution – Sept. 6, 2026
A motion was made by Tom Springer with support from Lari Roberts to approve the Resolution for Special Use of Roads for the Tandem Bike Rally. Roll call vote was taken with all voting yes. Roads include S. Fisher Lake Road, Parkville Road, Mint Road and Moorepark Road. The roads will not be closed but residents should be aware of the bike ride.

b. Fire/Ambulance millage
Ed English stated that the millage will not change and will be at the 1.3 just like this year.

c. Online Permitting
Matt Jorgensen presented iWorQ Application and Services to the Township. He stated that the manual forms are incomplete and the manual system is very slow. The new online service won’t allow incomplete forms to be submitted. He also noted that residents can still use the manual paper forms if requested. Ron Bellaire and Dobberteen Inspections are not in favor of the new system and will continue doing business the way they are. The Board wants the contract to be reviewed by the attorney before a decision will be made. Ed English made a motion to approve the contract as long as it’s approved by the attorney with support from Bill Brislen. Motion carried.

d. Short Term Rental
Matt Jorgensen will be in charge of the Short-Term Rentals and will send invoices out in December for the following year. He will be in charge of inspections etc.

e. Land Split – 10677 M216 68-acre parcel 1 time split
Matt Jorgensen and Dale Hutson agreed with the land split. Bill Brislen made a motion with support by Cindy Fenwick to approve the one-time land split. The motion carried.

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12. Board Reports

a. Governmental Relations – Cindy Fenwick

    • Chamber Update – Christy Trammel
      The next Coffee and Connections will be Thursday, September 3 from 8-9:30 am at the Chamber.
      There will be a Golf Outing on August 18 th at 11 a.m. at Pineview
      The Switzerland Informational Meeting will be August 24 th at the Chamber at 5 p.m.
      HR Roundtable will be Tuesday, September 29 at the Chamber
      Annual Chamber Dinner will be on Tuesday, September 29 at Kline’s Resort
    • Three Rivers Hospital (Beacon Health) – Maria Behr was absent
    • St. Joe County Clerk – (Gina Everson) – absent
    • St. Joe County – (Jarad Hoffmaster) – absent.
    • Centreville – (Pattie Bender)
      Even with the iffy weather, the Covered Bridge days went well
      The Council approved Holly Gregory to be on the DDA, to replace Rick Shaffer, who no longer works in the District
      The Spring flowerpots were judged by the last 3 Centreville Citizens of the Year. It was a tie so they drew their names from a hat. First name drawn was Mill Race Storage, the 2nd was the Baptist Church and #3 was the Methodist Church.
      The Movie on the Courthouse lawn will be on Saturday, August 29 around 8:30 ish. The Lions Club will provide popcorn; Zae and Zeb’s will sell pizza by the slice; and Chill Bean will be open for drinks and desserts.
    • Constantine – (Jim Bontrager – interim Village manager for the next 6 months)
      They are working on an electric bike ordinance
      Saturday, September 12 – Harvest Fest
      Saturday, October 3 – October Fest
    • Lockport Township – absent
    • City of Three Rivers – Mayor Angel Johnston – absent
    • Fabius Township – (April Wooden, trustee) – absent
    • Flowerfield Township – absent

The next Government Relations meeting will be on Tuesday, September 1 at 8:00 a.m.

b. Community Development –

None

c. Fire Board –

Open House was held on August 1, 2026 Roofs are being repaired on the building.

13. Approval of bills for payment

A motion was made by Tom Springer with support from Bill Brislen to approve the bills for payment. The motion carried.

14. Adjournment

A motion was made by Cindy Fenwick with support from Bill Brislen to adjourn the meeting at 8:26 p.m. Motion Carried.

Downloadable PDF is provided for convenience.
Download August 12, 2026 Park Township Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes