Township Settles with McClain

By ANNE HOLLIDAY
WESB/WBRR News Director


Foster Township Supervisors have agreed to a settlement with former police officer Todd McClain.

As part of the $5,000 settlement, all the parties have agreed to not discuss the matter any further, according to township supervisor Chris Wolcott.

In May, a jury found McClain not guilty of taking money from the township police station.

Also during Monday night's meeting, supervisors continued their discussion on the Derrick City and Rew volunteer fire departments.

Derrick Road resident Jim Connolly asked if there's anything township residents can do to help the departments. He suggested a "recruitment day" to make residents more aware of things they could do to help the departments.

"Maybe somebody doesn't want to go into a burning building," Connolly said, "but they could collect money (to help them)."

Other suggestions for people who don't necessarily want to fight fires include working at bingo and cleaning the fire halls.

"We have good volunteers," said Supervisor Chairman Bob Slike. "There just aren't enough of them."

The supervisors said they have been meeting with the departments to come up with ideas to bolster enrollment. Wolcott agreed that a recruitment day is a good idea.

In other matters, supervisors passed a resolution that would add several roads to the state Liquid Fuels System.

The roads are Mark Lane, Best Avenue, Skaggs Drive, Smith Drive, Riley Road and Fosterview Drive. Road Supervisor Joe Sweet said the additions add up to about one mile.

Also, township engineer Roy Pedersen said the wetlands delineation report for the sewer extension project should be ready to submit to the state Department of Environmental Protection by the end of the month.

"It seems like it's making some progress," Pedersen said.

Wolcott noted that the census bureau is looking for temporary employees for next year's census.

He said it's important to have local people doing the census to make sure the township gets its share of Community Development Block Grant funding.

Anyone interested in the job should contact the township office.

Slike officially welcomed Tim Hortons in the new Crosby's to the township.

Supervisor Cary Kaber applauded the township employees for helping supervisors hold the line on taxes.

"That was a nice Christmas present for the taxpayers of Foster Township," Connolly said. "I don't know how you did it, but you did it and that's all that matters. ... This is a nice township to live in."

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