Plan Commission

Dorr trustee still fighting battle for farm preservation

April 28, 2023

Dr. EL. Kersten “That which does not destroy me merely delays the inevitable.” — Dr. E.L. Kersten, notorious demotivator, despair.com Conservative folks who still oppose the inevitability of urban and suburban sprawl and local government spending apparently have a champion in Dorr Township Trustee Chandler Stanton. Stanton Thursday night was...

Columns

Yes It’s True: This on-line rag pleads guilty twice

April 23, 2023

“How can you be in two places at once when you’re not anywhere at all?” — The Firesign Theatre Townbroadcast hereby pleads guilty to committing two errors in the past week, and they leave the editor less than proud. This publication was guilty of wildly misunderstanding the Main Street paving...

Biggby drive-through coffee shop likely coming to Dorr

April 18, 2023

Engineer Matt Cole presents Planning Commissioners with a site plan for a pole barn at the Donjon location near 142nd Avenue and Commerce Drive, which was recommended to the Township Board. A Biggby drive-through coffee shop appears to be part of Dorr’s future. Owner-operator Jasmine Myers presented plans for the...

Leighton denies developer’s massive project plans again

April 14, 2023

GRI Moline, developer of a proposed residential and commercial-industrial project on the east side of Division, was back before Leighton Township officials again Thursday night and was turned down again. The developer’s requests for rezoning to accommodate the project were recommended for denial by the Planning Commission in February and...

Editorial

Watson Twp. seems to be guilty of ‘crony government’

April 8, 2023

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. "Pay attention. Connect the dots. Follow the money." — Me in following political developments for more than 50 years. The New Oxford American Dictionary defines a crony simply as “a close friend or companion.”...

Watson Twp. Board quickly appoints a new treasurer

April 6, 2023

Tera Davis The Watson Township Board Thursday evening appointed Tera Davis as new treasurer, effective almost immediately. Davis, wife of newly-appointed zoning enforcement administrator James Davis, will begin duties quickly because the position essentially is vacant. Outgoing Treasurer Stephanie Caulder announced her resignation only a week ago, but Clerk Kelli...

Govt. rubber stamping customary, but not always

April 2, 2023

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Some folks aren’t familiar with what a planning commission does as opposed to a township board, village council or city council. The most common function for a planning commission is to field requests from...

Dorr Twp. soon may have gravel mining ordinance

March 21, 2023

Lori Castello Dorr Township soon may have a local ordinance regulating gravel mining operations and another permitting use of conditional rezoning. Township Zoning Administrator Lori Castello of Professional Code Inspections walked the Dorr Planning Commission through explanations of the two moves, which will lead to a public hearing on the...

Plan Commission OKs W. Superior site for pot sales

March 14, 2023

The Wayland City Planning Tuesday night agreed to recommend the City Council approve a special use request from Green Planet LLC to establish a marijuana business at 122 W. Superior St. The commission recommended approval for such a business at that site earlier this year, but the proprietor failed to...

Articles

Plan Commission discusses ‘overlay district’ tool idea

March 14, 2023

Main Street Director Holly McPherson continues to suggest ideas about how to help Wayland grow and become more of a destination community. Holly McPherson McPherson appeared at the City Planning Commission meeting Tuesday night to initiate discussion about the idea of an “overlay district” for the downtown. She stressed that...

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