The Addison Township Board has unanimously approved a general appropriations resolution for 2018-19 with a general fund budget of $1,557,515.

The township is expected to carry over a balance of $6,000 into the new year after spending only three-quarters of the 2017-18 budget according to Supervisor Bruce Pearson.

“This year we managed our budget extremely well once again, we’ve saved money in all the key areas,” said Pearson. “We get a lot of volunteers and a lot of help from our residents, which has saved us a lot of money. For the last ten years now we’ve never spent our entire budget. But we do always have to be prepared, in case something happens.”

Anticipated revenue for the township in 2018-19 is $1,547,515– up from $1,446,185 last year.

Expenditures are also projected at $1,547,515– up from $1,446,185 last year.

The township will see a $3,000 increase in revenue garnered by renting out its facilities.

In 2018-19, the building department will begin paying the township $3,000 in complex rent annually– although Pearson added this is simply to keep up with increased business within the building department and its cost of business and operation.

“(The township) is never allowed to make a profit in the building department, but we also shouldn’t be taking a loss in that department either. So we have to find a way to make sure our expenses are covered,” Pearson said at a recent board meeting. “The building is really taking more of our time, our resources and our office space than it used to.”

One of the largest increases in this year’s budget are shown within the township’s road program, according to Pearson.

A total of $58,000 is allocated towards the township’s road chloride program, which shows an increase of $4,000 from last year.

After the township’s previous road chloride agreement expired this year, the company could no longer hold its previous cost to the township.

Because of this, the township bid out the project and officials unanimously approved a one-year contract with the lowest-bidder, Leonard-based Road Maintenance Corporation, to handle its road chloride services.

This will cover the chloride services of 245,357 total feet of gravel roads throughout the township.

“The chloride does make a difference and we’ve seen a difference over the years. Our roads are much better than they were in the past . . . I’m very much for (putting) chloride (on) all the roads in the township,” Pearson said.

Also shown within the township’s road program budget is a $2,000 increase in the township’s Tri-Party Gravel program expenditures. This will cost the township around $28,000 total in 2018-19. The Oakland County Tri-Party program is a countywide program in which cities, villages and townships share one-third of the cost of a local road project with the county government and road commission. Pearson attributed this to an increase in the price of gravel.