Plan Commission – Page 38

Watson medical marijuana ordinance work terminated

March 1, 2018

Trustee Michelle Harris holds up the winning entry in the logo contest. Northeast Allegan County's first and only attempt to craft an ordinance on medical marijuana officially has been terminated by the Watson Township Board. The board Thursday evening voted unanimously, 5-0, to retract the direction it made to the...

Traffic is Dorr residential development’s biggest problem

February 25, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. • "I moved out here to get away from the city." • "Not in my back yard (NIMBY)." • Ninety percent of the people who show up at meetings come here to bitch." The...

Dorr Twp. Board approves rezoning farm land for residences

February 23, 2018

Brian Silvernail uses props to explain Susan McGraw's proposal for rezoning her farm land. In a process eerily similar to rezoning approval for an apartment complex, the Dorr Township Board Thursday night approved a request from Susan McGraw to rezone 55 acres on 108th Avenue between 16th and 18th streets...

Dorr Twp. Board OKs rezoning for apartment complex

February 22, 2018

Developer Dan VanKolker of Fleis & Vandenbrink explains the 204-unit apartment complex plans to the Township Board. Despite protests of rushing it through, the Dorr Township Board Thursday evening voted to approve rezoning of about 500 feet in the northwest section of a 34-acre parcel at 142nd Avenue and 14th...

Rural estates rezoning reveals fears about loss of farms

February 21, 2018

Realtor Brian Silvernail explains the rezoning request. The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved a request from Susan Travis McGraw to rezone her property on 108th Avenue between 16th and 18th streets from agricultural to rural estates. The request drew a fairly substantial crowd of residents who said they...

204-unit apartment complex likely coming to Dorr Twp.

February 20, 2018

Lori Castello explains the proposed apartment complex project while engineer Dan VanKolker looks on. Prospects look good for Dorr Township to welcome a 204-unit apartment complex on the southwest end of the intersection of 142nd Avenue and 14th Street. The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening recommended to the Township...

Spoor asks DEQ to add 30 docks at marina on Gun Lake

February 17, 2018

by Austin Marsman Lucas Spoor Gun Lake marina owner Lucas Spoor submitted an application to the Michigan DEQ in Cadillac requesting approval for 30 docks and the installation of a boat launch at his property on 11925 Marsh Road. This comes just after Lucas Spoor's proposed amendment to Barry County zoning...

Leighton Twp. to sue new property owner for easement

February 8, 2018

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening agreed with a recommendation from attorney Cliff Bloom to file a lawsuit against the new owner of property the township wants for an easement for emergency vehicles. The new owner, who bought the property from Linnie Vander Werp about six months ago on the...

Editorial

Proposed Watson ordinance isn’t about dispensaries

February 6, 2018

To the editor: You have been mixing up terms and Watson’s potential ordinance. First, the term dispensary is not used any more in Michigan. The term is now Provisioning Center (which is one of the five licensed facility types in Michigan). Second, Watson officials have explicitly stated they are not...

Watson medical pot dispensary ordinance in trouble?

February 1, 2018

Scott Hershberger (left) and John Caras. A proposal to draft an ordinance permitting marijuana dispensaries in Watson Township may be in trouble. The Township Board Thursday evening received more public input in opposition to crafting local rules to permit the growing, processing and delivery of medical marijuana, as permitted by...

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