Board approves road work for 2026, 2027

The Laketown Township Board of Trustees on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, approved road work for 2026 and planned work for 2027.

The board approved the resurfacing of Oakhurst, Woodcliff, Crestwood, Crestridge Court and Pine Hollow Road for a total of 1.5 miles in 2026. The Allegan County Road Commission will also rebuild and pave the less than one-half mile of 61^st Street north of 138^th Avenue.

The estimated cost for Oakhurst, Woodcliff and Crestwood south of 32^nd Street is $100,650 or less. The Crestridge Court south of 32^nd Street estimate is $49,930 or less. The estimate for Pine Hollow Road is $69,135 or less.

Work on 61^st Street, which is now an unimproved road, includes clearing, grade establishment, culvert replacements, sand subbase, aggregate base, paving, gravel shoulders and restoration for a cost of up to $441,600.

The board also approved 3 miles of resurfacing for 2027. The road commission will repave 144^th Avenue from 64^th to 66^th streets, Island Lake Road, Vienna Strauss, Otis Avenue, Otis Boulevard, and 136^th Avenue west of 64th.

The estimated cost to repave 144^th Avenue from 64^th to 66^th streets is up to $213,235. The Island Lake Road and Vienna Strauss estimated cost is up to $131,615. Repaving 0.28 mile of 136^th Avenue from Otis Boulevard to 64^th Street and 0.52 mile of Otis Boulevard, and Otis Avenue is estimated to cost up to $112,915.

Other business

In other business, the board:

• Approved the purchase of a Mahindra tractor with accessories for $35,792 and an Agritek grader for $1,095.
• Approved rezoning of the 40-acre property of Holland Western Horse Park, 6210 61^st St., from R-1 Rural Estate District to AG Agriculture District.
• Adopted an ordinance that will limit parking on streets with less than a 66-foot-wide right-of-way and initiate a traffic study of those roads.
• Tabled a resolution for a speed study of 64^th Street to 147^th Avenue to possible raise the limit above 35 mph.
• Adopted a resolution to authorize Manager Stephanie Fox to sign township bank accounts.
• Ratified a listing contract for the sale of a 2007 firetruck and approved the sale of the 2007 firetruck for at least $60,000.