News Photo by Mike Gonzalez Brad Mousseau, new manager of the recycling facility on M-32, sits at his desk on Thursday. Brad Mousseau, previously the assistant manager of the Alpena recycling facility on M-32, has taken over as manager after Stan Mischley decided to step down from his position in February.

ALPENA — Brad Mousseau, previously the assistant manager of the Alpena recycling facility on M-32, has taken over as manager after Stan Mischley decided to step down from his position in February.

This was discussed briefly at Thursday’s Northeast Michigan Materials Management Authority meeting.

Mousseau started working at the recycling facility as a worker in the plastic region of the building, then became an assistant manager around 2014.

“I have a lot more on my plate, now,” Mousseau said with a grin. “I’m feeling great going into this position and I’m feeling confident that I can really turn this place around.”

Nobody has taken on the assistant manager role in Mousseau’s place, and the board will need to review the authority’s budget before deciding whether it will be filled.

Mischley was unable to be reached for comment by The News, but Mousseau only had kind words to say for his former boss.

“He took over the manager spot when I was in my first year here and he’s a great, great guy,” Mousseau said. “We wouldn’t be where we are now without him and he deserves a good retirement.”

At the Thursday meeting, Mousseau introduced himself to the board and gave a report on how the facility was doing. Currently, the facility will need to test a new baler that was installed, but the power cord was removed, so Mousseau will need to replace that.

Otherwise, the facility has not seen much contamination and is functioning well.

IN OTHER BUSINESS

The Northeast Michigan Materials Management Authority board on Thursday also:

∫ Filed the 2024 January financial reports of the NMMMA and Alpena County.

∫ Received an update on the material management planning process. A presentation about the material management process was shown to leaders of multiple Northeast Michigan counties with many considering adding the NMMMA as their facility for processing materials.

∫ Discussed the sponsorship of corporations. Currently, sponsorship is being discussed for different companies and will be shown a similar presentation to the material management presentation.

∫ Moved the April board meeting date to April 18, 2024, so all board members may be present for officer elections.