See the agenda for tonight’s meeting and the draft minutes from last month’s meeting at the link below at the end of comments. (These are excellent minutes prepared by contractor Ingrid Kliffel. She also does Parks minutes and used to do our Board minutes until early 2013 when the 2013-2016 Board decided to include only the legally required minimum information in Oakland Township Board minutes.)

There is a lot of good information in this packet. I won’t try to summarize it all. Several issues directly effecting Oakland Township are:

A resident at 4763 forest Ridge Court whose yard backs up to the trail just south of Gallagher Road seeks permission to continue the encroachment of her steps that were there when she bought the house recently and were actually advertised by the realtor as an advantage. She just replaced the rotting wood and added a handrail which suddenly made the steps visible. I think her request is reasonable, especially since she allows all her neighbors access.

Minutes say that Supervisor Robin Buxar will have a porta-potty installed outside near Paint Creek Cider Mill. (Too bad the 2013-2016 Oakland Township Board of trustees “shot down” Parks Director Mindy Milos-Dale plan including a grant application, that included very nice outdoor restrooms in that area among other things.)

The Commission will undertake revision of their master plan with public input scheduled for June-July 2024

A resident raised several trail maintenance issues – enlarged chipmunk holes that have been a hazard to kid’s bikes, poor slope that cause bad drainage and ruts after heavy rains caused by improper slopes, and the need for periodic grading to knock down bumps.

I raised the issue of the high levels of dust in an email to the Trail Manager. The Trail Manager made the Paint Creek Trailways Commissioners aware of my concern in his monthly memo. (I’d like to see our future Township Manager do the same for issues we residents raise with him/her.)

Of our two Commissioners and one alternate only Commissioner Brian Blust attended the February meeting.

https://paintcreektrail.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/March-19-2024-Meeting-Packet.pdf