Plan Commission – Page 55

City Plan Commission Chairman resigns; Dykstra new vice chair

November 10, 2015

John Frigmanski officially submitted his resignation from the Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday. City Manager Mike Selden said he received nofication that afternoon that Frigmanski had sold his business on Reno Drive in Wayland to his son, thereby making him ineligible to serve because he does not live within the...

Former Wayland Councilman Ron Kobish has another new job

November 5, 2015

Former Wayland City Councilman Ron Kobish already has another new job after he left town. Kobish on Facebook today posted an item that he and wife Kim soon will move from Auburn Hills to Canton, where he will serve as community manager for a Sun Communities mobile home park, College...

Wayland City Plan Commission numbers to decrease from 9 to 7

November 2, 2015

The Wayland City Planning Commission membership will be trimmed from nine to seven. The City Council agreed to the change Monday night, though a provision that the mayor sit in as a voting member will not be included. City Manager Mike Selden indicated all that will be necessary for the...

Former Dick’s Market building may turn into Ace Hardware store

October 31, 2015

The old Dick's Market building inside the Hillside Mall on 142 Avenue in Dorr soon may have a tenant. Matthew Janrog of Cedar Springs has been working extensively on securing financing to turn the site, abandoned in 2006 when Dick's moved across the street, into an Ace Hardware store on...

New wrinkle regarding 2007 ordinance could sink CDXX Boutique

October 15, 2015

Though the Penasee Globe did not attend any of the meetings and has reported nothing about the CDXX Boutique medical marijuana exchange, it has supplied a new wrinkle that could sink the controversial service in downtown Shelbyville. Globe reporter Sherry Kuyt has unearthed information about a Martin Township ordinance adopted...

City Council must finally resolve Plan Commission numbers, 9 or 7

October 13, 2015

The Wayland City Council’s negligence has allowed an uncertain situation to continue for too long for local governance. Though I wrote an editorial more than a year ago suggesting the Planning Commission membership be reduced from nine to seven and though the matter was first brought before the Plan Commission...

Wayland Plan Commission sends 3 ordinances to City Council

October 13, 2015

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday night voted unanimously to send to the City Council its recommendations in favor of three new ordinances. The first of the three amends regulations for non-conforming lots. It was changed slightly to add the wording for modular lots, “includes, but not limited to.” The...

Wayland schools endorse sale of Moline El building and property

October 12, 2015

The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening put potential buyer Steve Austin and Leighton Township on notice that the schools will not stand in the way of the proposed purchase of the old Moline Elementary School. The schools plan to take in just over $70,000 for the sale of the...

Leighton Twp. buys another softball field in Moline school deal

October 8, 2015

The final price for the aging Moline Elementary School building and property has been tweaked a bit, but it appears everybody in the deal will be beneficiaries. The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening agreed to chip in about $26,000 for the final $70,000 price, buyer Steve Austin will pay about...

CDXX Boutique pot exchange lives to fight another day in Martin

October 5, 2015

The CDXX Boutique in downtown Shelbyville will remain open, at least for now. The medical marijuana exchange location and head shop received a surprising reprieve from the Martin Township Planning Commission Monday night when it voted 4-2 to reject a proposed ordinance amendment that specifically would have forbidden sites that...

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