Brett Grams of Laketown Township Facilities Operations continues sweeping the multi-use paths on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The township has more than 10 miles of paths that get covered with stones and dirt over the winter. Here, Grams heads south on Beeline Road after crossing 142nd Avenue.
Laketown Township is doing some spring cleaning, getting stones, dirt and debris off the multi-use paths so dog-walkers, joggers and bicycle riders can safely enjoy the improving weather.
Brett Grams of Laketown Township Facilities Operations started sweeping the paths earlier this week and continues the work – weather permitting – to clean the more than 10 miles of paths stretching from Blue Star Highway to the south to the Ottawa County line to the north.
The township purchased a 66-inch rotary broom last spring to attach to its utility terrain vehicle. Before the purchase, the township cleared the paths by hand when possible.
A cloud of dust rises as Brett Grams of Laketown Township Facilities Operations sweeps the multi-use paths on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, south on Beeline Road after crossing 142nd Avenue. The township has more than 10 miles of paths that get covered with stones and dirt over the winter and need to be cleaned.Brett Grams of Laketown Township Facilities Operations continues sweeping the multi-use paths on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The township has more than 10 miles of paths that get covered with stones and dirt over the winter. Here, Grams heads south on Beeline Road after crossing 142nd Avenue and you can see the difference.
