Full Board Meeting 10/27/2026

Alpena County Board of Commissioners full board meeting, October 27, 2026. Commissioners approved the bills and a midquarter revenue adjustment reflecting receipts slightly above conservative projections. They approved 2027 Older Persons Committee grant allocations, including full funding for Meals on Wheels and the senior center, and Youth and Recreation Committee grant allocations. The latter included $100,000 for Plaza Pool and $10,000 for a Sunken Lake merry-go-round; commissioners discussed concerns about the committee’s contingency fund, which had grown from $30,000 to $75,000, but approved the allocations. The board also approved an $8,000 overtime budget adjustment, renewed the indigent public defender contract for the next year, and approved reimbursements to four townships for EMT training. A motion authorized the opioid remediation fund steering committee to submit a letter of intent for a state matching initiative; the transcript gives a proposed total range of approximately $337,000 to $532,136.96, with a county match of approximately $168,500 to $266,068.48, though the figures are partly garbled.

A transit-service presentation reported grant funding for two expansion vehicles and four replacement buses, and plans to expand service in Montmorency County, including a rented hub and two vehicles; this was presented as an update rather than a board purchasing vote. MSU Extension gave an annual report, and the proposed county budget received an informational first-reading update with no action taken. The board adopted a resolution encouraging local governments to pause data-center planning, construction, permitting, or expansion while developing local guidelines; the presentation noted the county itself has limited authority to regulate these projects. The transcript ends during public comment.