The board for the Village of Boyd met in regular session Monday, Oct. 14, voting to give Ayres Associates the go ahead for ITA and PERF submittal as well as a survey related to Patten Street, pending the signature of the village president and streets committee chairman. Motion to approve was made by Trustee Michael Eslinger and seconded by Trustee Casey Dorn. The vote opens the door for the next step in addressing the needs of Patten Street rebuild, but without starting the project itself.
Raised in new business, a conditional use permit was approved for a home business with Casey Zimmerman. The house on Murray Street had been a split duplex.
Also covered in new business, a sharp disposal box will be coming to the village hall courtesy of Chippewa County Health, while a new officer and Stanley-Boyd grad named Andrew Straszkowski has joined the Stanley Police Department. Motion to approve the new sharp disposal container was given by Dorn and seconded by Eslinger.
In other matters addressed at the Oct. 14 village board meeting, the village board discussed the possibility of a little league fence with opportunities for ad sponsors like at Stanley’s Fandry Park. Trustee Josh Walters had talked with Brad from Little League about the sponsor opportunity. Among questions to be determined were cost and whether people could volunteer to help put the fence up or if there would be a need to hire out fence installation. The fence if made would be 450 feet of black chain link fencing.
Also discussed and opted to continue work towards resolving the issue of a nuisance property at 121 Adams Street. Police Chief Lance Weiland had talked to the homeowner and it was thought there would be progress.
Open Book was set for Nov. 11 from 1 to 5:30 p.m while the budget hearing will take place Dec. 9 at 7 pm., both at the village hall.
In street matters, Bob LaMarche shared that sludge was hauled for the year while the transmission had died on the snow hauler truck, at Quality Truck and Auto as of the October meeting.
Last but not least for Monday, Oct. 14, was a Community Achievement Award, presented to Village President Bob Geist by Jean Geist Rygiel on behalf of the Stanley-Boyd Alumni Association.
“We all understood,” SBAA representative Geist Rygiel said of prior family obligations on Geist’s part Oct. 5 as she presented him with the SBAA Community Achievement Award.
Boyd village board meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in the village hall. The public is invited to attend.