Council Member· month-level start: November 2023 (newcomer elected Nov 2023, ABC12). month-level end: April 2026 per council minutes roll calls (last present Mar 16, 2026; absent Apr 6; not on Apr 20 roll); resignation/vacancy record not located
Gary Wines
Burton
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 1
- Total speaking time
- 0:19
- Avg per meeting
- 0:19
- Segments
- 6
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Top issues during term (8)(Roads)
Kelly Lake to For-Mar community walk and trail connectivity
Preparation and negotiation costs estimated at about $22,420, plus landowner compensation not yet determined.
Road restoration standards and utility cut ordinance
Restoration costs fall on the telecoms, but the city is requiring bonds to guarantee fixes to city standards.
Genesee Road reconstruction update
$637,325.75 contract, funded with a $647,325.75 budget amendment drawing on non-motorized funds and street fund balance.
Major streets budget and ditching funding
Nearly $4 million in street work funded largely through budget amendments from fund balance.
East Maple Ave road rehabilitation
$324,250 from Major Streets fund balance plus up to $64,100 for engineering.
Burton Estates subdivision repaving
Ongoing repair costs come out of DPW road maintenance budgets.
Winter salt costs surge
A budget transfer will likely be needed before year's end to cover snow and salt costs.
Act 51 road decertification
No immediate cost — it corrects state certification records for road funding formulas.
Decisions during term (1)
Recorded while Wines was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (1)(Roads)
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