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They agreed to purchase 970 feet of farmland from Scott and Nancy Campbell for

$42,500. The land runs from the Black Drain to Miller Road.

The purchase would allow the city to extend Stoutenberg Road to connect with Miller Road. City officials hope to establish a truck route that would allow trucks to travel from Miller Road east to Stoutenberg Road then on to M-46, allowing better access to the industrial park.

They now must research options for funding the truck route.

Council voted 4-1 to purchase the land. Steve Polewach voted no. Lupe Vandercook was absent.

In other business, council:

*Heard that the Planning Commission recently approved a site plan for an 18,4000 square foot expansion at Numatics Inc. No further information was available.

*Scheduled a work session with John Wolar of Alternate Energy Solutions in Eastpointe to discuss the possibility of using wind energy to power city buildings.

Mayor Thomas Lukshaitis recently spoke with Wolar and was told turbines could be used to power the wastewater treatment plant, DPW garage, and possibly the city's two senior citizen apartment buildings.

The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. today (Wed.) at City Hall. It is open to the public.

*Agreed to purchase two lots in the industrial park that they sold last year. The city sold the lots to residents Bruce and Mary DeKam after they expressed their desire to move their dairy equipment business to the industrial park. The DeKam's have since decided they do not require as much space as they anticipated. The city will purchase lot 29 and part of lot 31 for $10,000, which is the same price the DeKam's paid for the land last year. The DeKam's have agreed to pay all closing costs.

*Agreed to draft formal letters to Representative John Espinoza and Senator Jim Barcia to request that the Thumb area be added to a bill that recently passed the State House and Senate. The language would allow municipalities and counties to vote whether to allow off road vehicles such as ATV's to travel at the edge of local roads. The bill currently covers only the tip of the Thumb and other areas of the state.