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At this years Tiger III Grant presentation to the Board, Ms Warsow advocated a 20% match. If the project has been downsized, and this is all conjecture as NO dollar amounts have been made public, 20% of $2.5 MILLION dollars would require a $200,000 contribution from the Mullett Township taxpayers. How does the east side of Mullett feel about this? How does any Mullett Township taxpayer feel about this behind closed doors appropriation of taxpayer funds? To approve or not approve the Tiger III Grant application. Ms Osborn states By a motion by Bill Morgan and a second by Dennis Dombroski, it was moved to go forward with an approval of a pre process application by Karyn Warsow for the Tiger Grant III. To approve or not approve the matching funds from Mullett Township in the form of General Funding for the Tiger Grant III, should Mullett Township win the Tiger Grant III. How much is this costing us Ms Osborn? What is the dollar amount of the Tiger III Grant and what amount has Mullett Township committed as a matching funds? Last years Tiger II Grant funding application listed all of the Mullett Township taxpayers commitments to the Boards many Grant applications. Quite a lot of money committed for an economically depressed area. 9.0 Grant Funding As an economically depressed rural project site, the Township of Mullett is requesting a total of $2,840,172 in funding as outlined in the corresponding line-item budget:
http://www.otsego.org/gbc/rural_mentoring/topinabee/Topinabee%20Tiger%20II%20Budget.xlsx
On September 7, 2010 the Mullett Township Board will make a formal motion to commit $100,000 to the TGC project. Therefore, the total TIGER II amount requested for the TGC Project is $2,740,172. In conjunction with the financial match to the TGC, the Township of Mullett is also providing a match for the following projects: 1) Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) Grant In the spring of 2010, the Mullett Township Board finalized plans for proposed improvements to the Township Park located along the shore of Mullett Lake in Topinabee. The plan includes improved access to the waterfront park, additional recreational amenities and a pathway system for individuals with disabilities. The plan also solves a long standing erosion problem. Project cost: $270,000 Township Match: 30% 2) Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) CDBG Faade Improvement Grant. In early 2010, three businesses in Topinabee applied for a faade improvement grant from the MEDC. For the grant the businesses in total have committed to employ 11 additional individuals from the community. The grant will be used to make improvements proposed by the architectural firm retained by the Topinabee Development Association (TDA). Project cost: $107,000 Business match: $27,500 3) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Area Grant In July 2010 the Mullett Township Board submitted a grant request to the USDA to restore an historic schoolhouse and convert it to the Mullett Township Library. The schoolhouse which dates to the 1930s has been part of the history of Topinabee and is one of the few remaining schoolhouses in the state which maintains its original design. Project cost: $280,650
Township match: 50% We attempted to see the overview of this Tiger III Grant application as prepared by Ms Warsow, here is the link- www.scribd.com/doc/61745609/Topinabee-TIGER-III-Overview
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Well give Ms Osborn a little time to respond to these questions and make some figures public before we file a request for the information under FOIA. Meanwhile, can Ms Osborn please correct the proposed minutes? As posted on-line at the official Mullett Township Government site, $10,000 for Wade-Trim, as posted at the Township Hall, $10,500 for Wade-Trim. We know, it is only $500, when the Board is discussing millions, but one has to be incorrect.