Brief – Orion Township Consent Agenda

Dragon Dash Resolution -The 2012 Dragon Dash had a place on Orion Towhship’s consent agenda. The event, conducted by the Community Programs Department for a number of years, consists of an 8K run in May. It is necessary to have a permit from the Road Commission for Oakland County since the part of the 8K course is on subdivision streets where there are no sidewalks nor safety paths. The recomendation from Supervisor JoAnn Van Tassel was to pass the memorandum.

Parenting Awareness Month – March 2012 is Parenting Awareness Month, which emphasizes the importance of effective parenting in nurturing children to become healthy caring and contributing citizens. The Board of Directors of the Orion Area Youth Assistance had requested the support of Orion Township by adopting a resolution to declare March Parenting Awareness Month.

Waive Sign Permit Fee – The Orion Veteren’s Memorial needs to raise about $25,000 to complete the final piece of the memorial. The final piece is a bronze statue. They wanted a sign to promote the statue. The recommendation was to put the sign up on March 20, take it down no later than June 1 and charge a $25 permit fee.

Notice of solicitation – The Michigan Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church submitted a request to Orion Township on March 5 to conduct a summer mission in the township during June, July and August. The board approved the request as part of their consent agenda.
Paint Creek Trailway Commission – The township is represented on the Paint Creek Trailway Commission by Treasurer Alice Young and Edward Peters, both of who can rely on alternate members Trustee Mark Crane and Jeffrey Phillips. Phillips, however, had not attended a meeting in some time and when asked about the absense asked to resign. Director of Parks and Recreation for Orion Township Lisa Sokal, in the meantime, had shown a keen interest in the position. She also lives close to the Cider Mill in Goodison where the meeting are held in the winter months. The resignation and appointment were both approved under the consent agenda.