The Elmwood Township Board decided to change its harbormaster role back to a yearround position after initially advertising it as a seasonal position, as it was with the previous harbormaster, Pete Moon.
Moon left the township marina back in March to pursue work in the private sector. While Moon’s deputy harbormaster, Clem Thompson, has been willing to serve as the interim harbormaster in the weeks leading up to the marina’s summer opening, he said he is not interested in filling the position full time.
Moon’s departure came soon after discussion on the need for a full-time buildings and grounds position in the township the previous month. The township board briefly entertained the notion that they could make the harbormaster position part time and use some of the freed-up resources for a year-round buildings and grounds position.
The board modified the job description again at an April 18 special meeting to combine the harbormaster and year-round building and grounds director roles. The board directed the township’s personnel committee to post the new description on the township’s page on leelanau.gov.
This was because some candidates had backed out of the position, with at least one citing the need for full-time employment year-round, and other potential candidates had expressed they would be interested only if the position was year-round.
Also at the late April meeting, the township board approved:
• Replacement of the lighting at the fire station near the intersection of Cherry Bend Road and M-22 with LED lighting at a cost not to exceed $3,000.
• Purchased a container to store equipment during the demolition of one of the buildings at the township marina at a cost of $2,000 plus $400 for transport.
