Chairman Solmes called the regular meeting of the Barry County Road Commission to order at the Road Commission’s Board Room at 6:30 A.M.
Members present: Solmes, Knight, and Managing Director Jake Welch. Commissioner James excused.
The agenda for November 4, 2025 was approved.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Knight and seconded to approve the following consent items:
- Minutes of Previous Board Meeting – October 7, 2025
- Payroll
- Bills
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
CHECK NAME AMOUNT
10/9/25 Barry County Road Commission Payroll $155,697.07
10/23/25 Barry County Road Commission Payroll $165,296.82
Bills:
10/9/25
| Check Number | Vendor Name | Check Amount |
| 47984 | Aerial Hydraulic Repair, Inc. | $4,300.81 |
| 47985 | AIS Construction Equipment Corp | $475,940.00 |
| 47986 | Alec Belson | $80.00 |
| 47987 | Bauer Built Tire | $2,070.71 |
| 47988 | Behrens LTD | $54.00 |
| 47989 | Bert Keeler | $380.00 |
| 47990 | Black Gold Holdings LLC | $694.83 |
| 47991 | Black Gold Transport, Inc. | $3,180.90 |
| 47992 | Brandy Casey | $80.00 |
| 47993 | Brian Donnini | $80.00 |
| 47994 | Brian Heath | $227.88 |
| 47995 | Bronson HelpNet | $283.50 |
| 47996 | C Stoddard & Sons Inc. | $2,875.00 |
| 47999 | Capital One Bank | $23,759.81 |
| 48000 | Charles Benedict | $552.54 |
| 48001 | Chris BeBeau | $80.00 |
| 48002 | Chris BeBeau BCRC | $608.39 |
| 48003 | City Of Hastings | $883.84 |
| 48004 | Complete Auto Glass | $600.00 |
| 48005 | Consumers Energy | $21.36 |
| 48006 | Corewell Health Occupational | $249.00 |
| 48007 | County Road Association | $15,884.31 |
| 48008 | Culligan Water Conditioning | $244.30 |
| 48010 | D & K Truck Company | $10,663.06 |
| 48011 | David Liddell | $80.00 |
| 48012 | Delta Dental | $57.66 |
| 48013 | Dylan Kennedy | $80.00 |
| 48014 | Floyd’s Electric Service Inc | $590.00 |
| 48015 | Frontline Maintenance & Serv. | $49,440.00 |
| 48016 | Gary Vandecar | $552.54 |
| 48017 | Hall’s Septic | $95.00 |
| 48018 | Hastings Ace Hardware | $44.99 |
| Check Number | Vendor Name | Check Amount |
| 48019 | Huizinga Rebuilding And Truck | $380.38 |
| 48020 | J & H Oil Company | $29,077.39 |
| 48021 | Jake Welch | $144.16 |
| 48022 | Jason Mishler | $1,900.00 |
| 48023 | Kendall Pranshka | $276.28 |
| 48024 | Key Cleaning Services, Inc. | $681.00 |
| 48025 | Kimball Midwest | $1,493.22 |
| 48026 | Lakeland Asphalt Corp | $3,658.17 |
| 48027 | Larry Maupin | $552.54 |
| 48028 | Leaping Lizards | $480.00 |
| 48029 | LRE Engineers & Surveyors | $740.00 |
| 48030 | Mark Weeks | $340.00 |
| 48031 | Michigan Turbo | $685.00 |
| 48032 | Patricia Wolf | $276.28 |
| 48033 | Priority Health | $22,125.07 |
| 48034 | Purity Cylinder Gases Inc | $749.62 |
| 48035 | Quadient Finance USA Inc | $250.00 |
| 48036 | Quadient, Inc | $98.85 |
| 48037 | Reurink Roofing & Siding Sales | $1,004.74 |
| 48038 | Rob Garrett | $150.00 |
| 48039 | Robert Nagel | $276.28 |
| 48040 | Rohr Gasoline Equipment, Inc. | $7,937.91 |
| 48041 | S & M Liquid Tirefill Inc | $12,395.40 |
| 48042 | Sandman Trucking, Inc. | $166.50 |
| 48043 | Scott Bond | $80.00 |
| 48044 | Scott Civil Engineering Co | $14,055.00 |
| 48045 | Scott Schantz Jr. | $80.00 |
| 48046 | State Of Michigan | $404.00 |
| 48047 | Tele-Rad, Inc. | $239.64 |
| 48048 | Todd Wenzel Buick GMC | $41,283.00 |
| 48049 | Tom Chaffee | $279.25 |
| 48050 | Tractor Supply Company | $77.04 |
| 48051 | Truck & Trailer Specialties | $1,177.56 |
| 48052 | UniFirst Corporation | $400.08 |
| 48053 | Verizon | $1,263.05 |
| 48054 | Vork Brothers Painting, LLC | $24,540.00 |
| 48055 | Wayne Roush | $276.28 |
| 48056 | White Cap L.P. | $959.95 |
| 48057 | Wightman | $1,300.00 |
| 48058 | Wyoming Asphalt Paving Co | $41,050.07 |
| 48059 | 123ocp | $3,599.00 |
| 48060 | CSX Transportation, Inc. | $5,074.00 |
| Sub-Total | $816,711.14 | |
| 10/23/2025 | ||
| Check Number | Vendor Name | Check Amount |
| 48061 | Bauer Built Tire | $114.20 |
| 48062 | Black Gold Holdings LLC | $2,272.17 |
| 48065 | Capital One Bank | $38,379.46 |
| 48066 | Chris BeBeau | $207.95 |
| 48067 | Complete Auto Glass | $400.00 |
| 48068 | Consumers Energy | $2,339.22 |
| 48069 | Corewell Health Occupational | $635.00 |
| Check Number | Vendor Name | Check Amount |
| 48070 | D & K Truck Company | $1,929.47 |
| 48071 | Delta Dental | $57.66 |
| 48072 | Floyd’s Electric Service Inc | $624.00 |
| 48073 | Frontline Maintenance & Serv. | $12,800.00 |
| 48074 | Granger | $191.29 |
| 48075 | Greg Shook | $482.64 |
| 48076 | H.S.V. Redi-Mix | $140.51 |
| 48077 | Hall’s Septic | $285.00 |
| 48078 | Hastings Ace Hardware | $133.15 |
| 48079 | Isolved Benefit Services | $617.99 |
| 48080 | J-Ad Graphics, Inc. | $499.00 |
| 48081 | Johnnie Stayton Jr. | $148.39 |
| 48082 | Joshua McConnon | $352.92 |
| 48083 | Lakeland Asphalt Corp | $190.32 |
| 48084 | Lewman Wesley | $38,170.00 |
| 48085 | Lincoln National Life Ins | $598.53 |
| 48086 | LRE Engineers & Surveyors | $5,427.45 |
| 48087 | Luke Selby | $73.24 |
| 48088 | Michigan Pavement Markings LLC | $4,005.25 |
| 48089 | Miller Financial Services LLC | $3,000.00 |
| 48090 | Parts and Service Financing | $1,127.77 |
| 48091 | Purity Cylinder Gases Inc | $834.85 |
| 48092 | Sand Creek Dairy, LLC | $725.00 |
| 48093 | Scott Bond | $44.48 |
| 48094 | Scott Schantz Jr. | $91.00 |
| 48095 | Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge | $729.00 |
| 48096 | UniFirst Corporation | $450.90 |
| 48097 | Van’t Hof Door & Gate Systems | $255.00 |
| 48098 | White Cap L.P. | $1,771.90 |
| 48099 | Wyoming Asphalt Paving Co | $1,046.44 |
| Sub-Total | $121,151.15 | |
| Total | $937,862.29 |
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Managing Director Jake Welch discussed with the Board the new Transportation Funding Package.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Knight and seconded to accept extending the Guard Rail Brush Spraying from the The Daltons of .10¢/ft and the “Brush Control” at .32¢ per lineal feet for 2026.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
As has been our long-running tradition with our best friends and partners in custom chemical vegetation maintenance/management…..
For your commitment by December 1st to a similar amount of application work in the 2026 season, we will commit to our 2025 pricing, for both the “Total Vegetation Control” at $.10 per lineal feet and “Brush Control” at $.32 per lineal feet furnished and applied.
Motion was made by Commissioner Knight and seconded to accept the offer to extend the 2023 Gravel Crushing bid from Halliday Sand and Gravel, Inc. of $3.95 for Doster Pit for the current crushing in the other pits.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Managing Director Jake Welch gave the Board an update on the Duncan Lake Drain project. The Barry County Road Commission offered to pay $430,000 for 3 projects on 108th Street, Noffke Drive, and Duncan Lake Road.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Knight and seconded authorizing Managing Director Jake Welch to sign the service agreement with Land & Resource Engineering (LRE) to provide Civil Engineering Services for the Wabascon Creek Crossing Replacement Project at Lacey Road for a total not to exceed $70,500 with the option for wetland delineation of $3,125.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Motion was made by Commissioner Knight and seconded authorizing Managing Director Jake Welch to sign the service agreement with Land & Resource Engineering (LRE) to provide Civil Engineering Services for the Cedar Creek Crossing Replacement Project at S. Broadway Road for a total not to exceed $72,350 with the option for wetland delineation of $3,290.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Motion was made by Commissioner Knight and seconded authorizing Managing Director Jake Welch to sign the service agreement with Scott Civil Engineering Company to provide Full Construction Engineering Services for the Quaker Brook Lane and Barger Road Bridge Project for cost proposal of $156,580. Fabrication Inspection estimates for Concrete Box Beams would be $30,000 and Steel Bridge Rail would be $10,000.
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
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Motion was made by Commissioner Knight and seconded to accept the Village of Freeport Resolution for Road Work
ROLL CALL: Yeas, Solmes & Knight
Nays, None
Motion Carried
A summary with estimated budgetary numbers from Barry County Road Commission regarding proposed scraping and snow removal services on Hammond Road for the village was reviewed by council. Moved by Slagstad and supported by Faunce to accept Barry County Road Commission’s proposal for snow removal $1,500.00, scraping services $3,000.00, and gravel placed $30.00/cyd as presented. Upon roll call, all voted “Aye”. Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 7:42 A.M.
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Secretary Chairman
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