A $7,000 contribution to resurface a portion of Manitou Boulevard was approved last week by the Glen Arbor Township Board.

North end of Manitou Blvd.

The board voted 5-0 on Thursday, June 28 to allocate $7,000 of its $30,000 road fund toward the County Road Commission’s proposal to resurface the south end of Manitou Boulevard. The street is located just north of Ray Street, where M-22 turns south toward the Glen Lake Narrows.

A sign blocks the north end of the boulevard, which is being resurfaced by the Road Commission crews. The area south of the road block to the intersection of M-22 and M-109 would be resurfaced on a cost-share basis with the Road Commission, Supervisor John Soderholm said.

“If we want (improvements) all the way to the corner, they can do it for $7,000,” he said. “There’s been a substantial amount of improvements done there already. If we don’t do it, (Manitou Boulevard) will be a half-improved road.”

Board members said they believe the improvements would eliminate the need for more work at the location for the next 10 to 15 years.

In other business during the 10-minute special meeting, the board briefly discussed the township’s private road ordinance and its ramifications on proposed improvements to Brooks Road.

Kip Pope, representing property owners along the road, told the township board last month the group has been working with Elmer’s Crane and Dozer to develop plans to construct a one-lane, 12-foot road.

The board was reluctant to take action on the proposal since responsibility for it falls with the Road Commission. Members said they were not anxious to get behind a project that would cost the township money and may not comply with township private road standards.

Trustee Kent Kelly, the board’s representative on the township planning commission, said last week that based on the number of residences served by the road, a 20-foot road with 2-foot paved surfaces would be required.