Terms end in Thomson Township, road and bridge policy updated

Thomson Township supervisors bid a fond farewell to board members Bill Gerard and Dave Sunnarborg, who finished their terms in office at the final meeting of the year on Dec. 19.

Gerard wrapped up 21 years on the board, while Sunnarborg finished up a two-year appointment after previously serving for 19 years starting in the early ‘90s. Gerard said he got his 600th 6-foot-tall tree planted in the township at the end of the summer.

Board chairwoman Ruth Janke presented both men with certificates of service. She praised Sunnarborg as “the go-to person” during his terms and Gerard as a “one-person...