ALBION CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO APPLY FOR USDA LOAN FOR NEW EMERGENCY SERVICES BUILDING

Albion city government is hoping a decision Monday night by the Albion
City Council will eventually lead to a new emergency services building
that could house the city’s fire trucks and provide a permanent
place
for Albion Community Ambulance.

By a 6-0 vote the Council authorized Mayor William Wheaton to sign on
to an application requesting a USDA loan for $700,000 that would fund
a
new building in the 200 block of North Clinton Street.

City officials have been contemplating a new site to house the Albion
Department of Public Safety’s fire trucks for some time now. The
department has outgrown the current site squeezing three fire engines
into a
tight space that limits the department as to what kind of fire engines
it can house.

Albion Community Ambulance came into the picture earlier this year
after losing their longtime home behind the old Trillium Hospital to
current property owner and tenant Narconon Stone Hawk. The ambulance
service
has since found temporary quarters on Superior Street, but would like
to be able to move into a more suitable location.

To read the full story, see the article by Lauren Grover in the
Tuesday, July 8 issue of the Jackson Citizen Patriot, or go to the
website at:
http://tinyurl.com/5v456

ALBION CITY COUNCIL TO MEET IN REGULAR SESSION MONDAY, JULY 7

The Albion City Council will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. on

 Monday, July 7 in Council Chambers, second floor, Albion City Hall,
 112 W.
 Cass St., Albion.

Agenda items for this meeting include the following:
Consent Calendar items
A. Approval of Regular Session Minutes – June 16, 2008
B. Approval Study Session Minutes – June 23, 2008	1

Items for Individual Discussion
A. Request for Approval of the Interlocal Agreement Creating the
 Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority
B. Request for Approval of Resolution #2008-19 to Authorize the
 Establishment of a Local Election Receiving Board
C. Request for Approval to Un-designate the Designated Fund Balance
 (101-000-393.00) and the Reserve Fund Balance (101-000-384.00) and
 Transfer These Amounts to the General Fund Balance (101-000-390.00)
D. Request for Approval of the Deficit Elimination Plan for the 2007
 Audit Year
E. Request for 1st Reading & Approval of Ordinance #200-04, to
 Amend
 Section 58-227 of the Curfew Ordinance
F. Request for Approval to Enter Into a Three-Year Agreement with Hydro
 Designs for Administration of the City’s Cross-Connection Program,
 $8,700.00 Per Year
G. Request for Approval to Accept the Wellhead Protection Grant &
 Authorize the Mayor to Sign the Grant Contract - $27,500
H. Request for Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding with
 Honeywell International to Conduct an Energy Audit of City Facilities
 and
 Authorize the Mayor to Sign the Memorandum
I. Request for Approval for the Mayor to Sign the Pre-Application for a
 USDA Loan for the Proposed Ambulance/Fire Station and to Use Mitchell
 and Mouat Architects for the Design Work - $49,700
J. Motion to Excuse Absent Council Member(s)

Regular meetings of the Albion City Council are open to members of the
 public who are invited and encouraged to attend.

To find out more about City of Albion government, including contact

information for locally elected officials, see the website at:

 http://www.ci.albion.mi.us