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QUINNESEC -- Breitung Township will be served by an additional sheriff's deputy starting in July.
The township board was introduced Monday to deputy Brian Polzien, who has been with the Dickinson County Sheriff's Department for 16 years and is very familiar with the township.
The township contracts with Dickinson County for deputies assigned full-time to the township. With Polzien coming on board, the township now has two deputies with 24-hour coverage going forward.
The township this year renewed a three-year contract with the sheriff's department to provide supplemental patrol services, agreeing to add a second deputy. The total cost to the township is about $213,000 annually. The initial contract was $108,000 when it began for one deputy in 2020.
The updated agreement is effective July 1.
During public comment period, Kingsford resident Robert Goodreau of 445 Maple St. expressed concerns about activity on a neighboring property within the township's boundaries that previously contained a condemned house.
Goodreau stated there are a number of old buses and other equipment on the property and there is noise at unreasonable hours from motorcycles and parties.
Superintendent Steve Mulka said he had informed the code commission about the situation and had a deputy make contact with the owner. With an open building permit, there is not much that can be done at this point but there are limits, he said.
The board voted to hire retired Department of Public Works employee Bill Bailey to provide site and installation overview of upcoming water line projects.
Bailey's rate of $50 an hour for up $8,000 is $20,000 less than a proposal received from Coleman Engineering Co. of Iron Mountain.
Bailey will be hired as a temporary township employee.
In other business, Supervisor Denny Olson was appointed to the Dickinson County Construction Code Commission with Superintendent Steve Mulka being the alternate.
The board also approved a donation of $500 to the Sons of the American Legion to help with the cost of Fourth of July fireworks, to help with not only the cost of the fireworks but also equipment rental, insurance and promotion.
While most local governments contribute to the Sons of the American Legion to help with the costs associated with the Millie Hill display, a majority of the funding comes from donations by businesses and individual citizens.