Mills Township approves ORV enforcement officer

Eric Young

WEST BRANCH — The Mills Township Board voted unanimously July 13 to contract with the county for an ORV enforcement officer in the township.

The township will pay the wages for the officer, not to exceed $1,500, and the county will supply the patrol vehicle and pay for gas.

The Ogemaw County commissioners voted July 8 to provide the officer to Mills Township, for up to 80 hours, through the end of the summer.

Steve Pennington, who is currently the ordinance enforcement officer for Mills Township, will serve as the ORV officer as well, according to Township Supervisor Lloyd Saunders.

“The officer will not be used for other endeavors unless required by an emergency situation,” Saunders said.

When asked whether violators would be ticketed or just given a warning, Saunders said he hoped that he felt ticketing or impounding vehicles would be the best way to solve the current problem.

Saunders reported at the July 8 county commissioners meeting that there were around 12 people who were causing problems, and he hoped this pilot program would be able to put a stop to it.

“We know who they are, and they’re constantly creating problems throughout the community,” Saunders said. “It needs to be addressed.”

No date has been set for the program to begin, but Saunders said he would hope it would start as soon as possible.

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Source: http://www.ogemawherald.com/detail/86064.html?content_source=&category_id=1&search_filter=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=1&sub_type=&town_id=7

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