QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – The Quincy Village Council gave the Police Department permission on a 6-1 vote Tuesday night to move forward with a K-9 program. Council member Bill Heffner cast the only no vote. He suggested during last month’s meeting that the K-9 program should be tried for three months to see what kind of costs would be involved.
A short-handed Council voted 3-1 in favor of the program last month. Four votes were needed for the program to move forward. Quincy Police Chief Scott Olney says the K-9 would be funded through donations and a non-profit organization will provide the dog. A local company will also donate the cost of the training. It’s estimated about $1,500 in donations will be needed each year.
In other business, the Council approved requests to honor Major League Baseball umpire Scott Barry with signs at the entrance to the village. Barry graduated from Quincy High School in 1994 and has been a full time Major League umpire in 2011.
The Council also approved a Community Development Block Grant application from Capital Consultants. The Lansing-based company is doing business in Michigan as C2AE and they are offering their survey and design services for the proposed replacement of a water main within the Quincy Village limits at a cost of just over $23,000.
In addition, the Council approved a resolution which makes Quincy eligible to apply for a grant that can be used to help fund construction work on Church Street.
