Over two years ago, the Mullett Board held a Special Meeting and in public view, illegally transferred public park property recently purchased from the DNR to Mary Nissley.
MULLETT TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PROPOSED MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING'
JUNE 9, 2013 - 7:00PM
The Mullett Township Board of Trustee met at the Mullett Township Hall
in Topinabee, Michigan at 7:00pm on June 9, 2013. The following board
members were present: Mary Anne Gale, Rachel Osborn, and Dennis
Dombroski. John Brown and Kathy Flory were excused.
The meeting was opened by Mary Anne Gale and Dennis Dombroski led with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Public Comment was opened at 7:01pm and was closed at 7:03pm.
Motion to pay for the movement of the ADA Driveway in the Topinabee
Beach Park at a cost of approximately $1,000.00 several feet West to
make room for the driveway at the Nissley Property, to plant 10 foot cedars and re-grade the slope on the East Side of the
sidewalk/driveway in the park by Dennis Dombroski and seconded by Mary
Anne Gale, motion passed.
Motion to give the Nissley's an easement tied to their parcel number of
their property with a survey of the driveway and to draw up a legal
description including the trees of same, by Dennis Dombroski and
seconded by Mary Anne Gale, motion carried.
Motion by Mary Anne Gale to pay Timothy MacArthur all attorney fees for
the settlement of the Nissley property issue, seconded by Dennis
Dombroski, motion passed.
Motion by Dennis Dombroski to pay for the 10 foot cedars to replace
those on the West Side of the Nissley driveway with a cap of $5,000.00
for the expense of those trees. Seconded by Mary Anne Gale, motion
passed.
Meeting adjourned at 7:30pm
Respectfully submitted,
Rachel Osborn
Mullett Township Clerk
On August 12, 2015, faced with continued pressure from this "watchdog" and the public disclosure to the DNR that their June 9, 2015 motions contravened the MNRTF Grant "non-conversion" of use agreement, the Mullett Board discussed the issue in secret in a closed meeting and then publicly rescinded the motion.
Why was this discussion done in secret? All the facts should be public.
Why is the Board acting like criminals and hiding behind attorney/client privilege? Is there something to be ashamed of? Like the thief caught with their hand in the till, perhaps you can't handle the truth? Lot's of questions are unanswered.
Today, 63 days after that secret meeting, reality has not changed. The gate still remains locked on this "public" access to the Topinabee Beach Park.
This access off Beeson St, a legally recorded Mullett Township ingress/egress easement granted originally in 1958 by the railroad and eventually purchased from the DNR remains locked.
Here could be a winter park access that has been denied to ATV and snowmobile riders by the TDA Park closure. Call Supervisor MaryAnne Gale, 231-627-6624, and ask her to remove this gate and the lattice fence before winter.
