'I'm also in complete opposition,' said Trustee Rick Steiner. Doing nothing is the same as opposing it.' 'I am completely against this,' Hershberger said. Multiple board members made it clear that they had no interest in even considering incorporation. Both he and Township Clerk Trudy Hershberger emphasized at the meeting that the only reason the item was even on the agenda was because the board was required to take one of the four aforementioned actions under state law. Township Supervisor Paul Pirrone said he received numerous calls from concerned residents leading up to Tuesday's meeting. census, townships with at least 2,000 residents are eligible to become incorporated as charter townships and must make one of four decisions: adopt a resolution opposing the incorporation, adopt a resolution in favor of the incorporation, put the question to the electorate, or take no action, which is essentially the same as adopting a resolution opposing incorporation as both options put the question to rest until the next U.S.

This decision was the result of state law which states that, following certification of the results of a U.S. The board on Tuesday agreed to take no action regarding the township's eligibility to be incorporated as a charter township under the provisions of the Michigan Charter Township Act of 194 7 PA 359. The Bedford Township Board of Trustees is not remotely interested in even entertaining the idea of Bedford becoming a charter township.

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