The Elmwood Township board approved the purchase of a new fish grinder station for the township marina at its November regular meeting. Although the cost of ordering and installing the station might be as high as $110,000, Harbormaster Dan Jenuwine said that the investment will ultimately pay off for the township.
“I’m asking for money for a business that produces revenue. Without reinvestment in a business, revenue eventually dies. This is a piece that I believe long term is going to cost the township money … particularly if we lose our source of disposal, which I see happening,” Jenuwine said.
Jenuwine explained that the contractor who typically handles the disposal of fish waste at the township marina can visit the marina less frequently now and is preparing to retire. Once that happens, the marina staff will have to handle it themselves, because there are no other vendors nearby who offer these services.
