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- 51. 11/26/2019 Board of Trustees meeting Live Timeline
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... l scoring mechanism was rejected by the board Chockley: I do. Some of the items in the scoring were worthless. Security? They have to have security anyway. Otto: Chick: You can't ask vague questions.. ...
- Created on 26 November 2019
- 52. Pot Biz Legitimized at Four Hour Township Board Meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... Land Preservation Committee – 3 openings Downtown Development Authority – 3 openings Planning Commission – 2 openings Parks & Recreation Committee – 1 or more Contact Chockley. Office: (734) 449-2880, ...
- Created on 19 November 2019
- 53. Board OKs Local Pot Businesses, Downtown Property Value Jumps 27%
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... Committee – 3 openings Downtown Development Authority – 3 openings Planning Commission – 2 openings Parks & Recreation Committee – 1 or more Contact Supervisor Chockley. Office: (734) 449-2880, ext. ...
- Created on 18 November 2019
- 54. Fighting Rages on All Fronts: Master Plan, Parks, Sewers, Marijuana and Road Commission Shakeup
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... of the Plan rewrite which costs $35,000 and took nearly two years. Supervisor Marlene Chockley pushed for the adoption because she said the new plan “opens up lots of land on Whitmore Lake Road for development”, ...
- Created on 28 October 2019
- 55. Irresolute Waffling Vaguely Squish-puffs Into Actions Impacting a Largely Unexamined Future at 10/22 Trustee Meetup Meltdown
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... 03 [the memo in the 2019-10-22 packet] 2019 Northfield Township Master Plan, McKenna [35MB] 2013 Northfield Township Master Plan, Carlisle-Wortmann 2019-07-10, North Village Developm ...
- Created on 23 October 2019
- 56. Your 2019 Master Plan
- (Township Master Plan)
- ... because she said the new plan “opens up lots of land on Whitmore Lake Road for development”, one of her main priorities. For reference, I've included a link to the 2012/2013 version of the Master Plan. &nbs ...
- Created on 22 October 2019
- 57. PC Hosts a Last Call for comments on the latest Master Plan in 6/19/2019 Public Hearing
- (Community Surveys)
- ... Commissioner Susan Shink comprised the entire audience. A late correspondence from a Dominoes Farms development entity was entered into the record. Dominoes expressed a vaguely described interest ...
- Created on 19 June 2019
- 58. Full Speed Ahead on Spending & Debt at the 5/14/2019 Board Meeting
- (Sewers)
- ... Janet Chick and Jacki Otto, who claim, without any evidence, that the WWTP needs the tank to protect the environment and to attract development. (Maybe they’ll hold an Open House....or Open Tank...because ...
- Created on 27 May 2019
- 59. Marijuana in the News, in the Law, and in Michigan: Resources and Links
- (CannaBiz)
- ... from hemp plants, said Clarence Hulse, executive director of the Michigan City, Indiana’s Economic Development Corp. The facility is expected to generate 32 new jobs with salaries at an average $20 per ...
- Created on 06 May 2019
- 60. Billions being made in "Dirty Hippie" Industry.
- (CannaBiz)
- ... icenses under development. All told, the deal puts Harvest on pace to have more than 70 dispensaries, 13 cultivation facilities and 13 manufacturing facilities operating by the end of 2019, according t ...
- Created on 03 May 2019
- 61. Michigan's Republican Gerrymandering Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Court
- (Elections)
- ... Court refuses to block Michigan Redistricting Panel, by Dave Eggert, AP, 4/16/2020 Development is driving rapid changes in Michigan House districts' voting patterns - Graphic ...
- Created on 26 April 2019
- 62. 3/26/19 BOT: Residents Question Need for $8M Sewer Expansion
- (Sewers)
- ... the $8M would revive downtown or attract development even though Supervisor Marlene Chockley and Trustees Jacki Otto and Janet Chick have been lobbying for expansion since 2016. It was revealed that ...
- Created on 31 March 2019
- 63. 3-26-2019 BOT Sewers-Up!
- (Sewers)
- ... of 160 studies demonstrating the NET cost to communities of adding residential development: Cost_of_Community_Services_Studies_AFT_FIC_201609 Supervisor Chockley's power point presentatio ...
- Created on 26 March 2019
- 64. Planning Commission to Board of Trustees: “Why Are You Selling the Historic Barker Road Fire Station?”
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... the property was Treasurer Lenore Zelenock. Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Chair Barb Griffith Watson said “the DSAP has been completely ignored by the Board.” DSAP member Jack Secrist said “we ...
- Created on 10 March 2019
- 65. BoT approves $2,000 for imperiled preservation deal.
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... Stanton, Jan. 11, 2019 Council members who voted against the project noted that Northfield Township had not made a contribution and that A2 was shouldering 54% of the $478,867 purchase of development ...
- Created on 15 February 2019
- 66. Given Chance, Board Makes-up at Valentines Day Do-Over
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... NDORSING STANDARDS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR A PARKS AND GREENBELT OPEN SPACE PROGRAM IF APPROVED BY THE VOTERS OF ANN ARBOR ON NOVEMBER 4, 2003 Whereas, Uncoordinated de ...
- Created on 14 February 2019
- 67. Medical Marijuana Mentions in Northfield Township Board meetings
- (CannaBiz)
- ... l marijuana, shopping locally, plans for the Community Park property (including possible private development), and the Downtown Strategic Plan 9-12-2017 BOT minutes 9-12-2017 Northfield Township Boa ...
- Created on 02 January 2019
- 68. Residents to Planning Committee: “Preserve Farmland & Spruce Up Downtown”
- (Community Surveys)
- ... Commission as part of its $25,000 Master Plan review process, the overwhelming message was the same as it has been since 1996: Preservation is our #1 priority and a little bit of development is ...
- Created on 29 October 2018
- 69. Public Comment at October 17 Master Plan Open House
- (Community Surveys)
- ... clearly shows that residents approve of the vision currently outlined in the Master Plan. Based on the voting, residents prefer preservation/parks over growth/development by a substantial margin. This ...
- Created on 25 October 2018
- 70. 4-10-2018 Northfield Township Board of Trustees meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... rg Township, where responsible development thrives [and coexists with open space preservation.] She patiently exlained why Chick's resolution was ill conceived. I will finish this report late ...
- Created on 09 April 2018
- 71. Sewer Expansion Cost - 42% Sewer Rate Hike (3-27-2018 BOT meeting)
- (Sewers)
- ... She said last night that she had been approached by businesses looking to build light industrial developments to the area near N. Territorial and Whitmore Lake roads. She claimed that the area isn’t zoned ...
- Created on 05 April 2018
- 72. Donna Lane Condominium "Preserve" Re-emerges from Swamp - on 2-21-2018 Planning Commission Agenda
- (Meeting Notes)
- The many times deferred Donna Lane Condominium development has resurfaced, under the name Northfield Preserve. Was this always its name? In Northfield Township Parody writes itself. ...
- Created on 20 February 2018
- 73. 2nd Floor of Township Hall Rented After Being Vacant for 15+ Years
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... Development Authority (DDA) manage 75 Barker Road failed for lack of support. Trustees questioned why the township would need the DDA to manage the property since Manager Aynes is now on the payroll. Spli ...
- Created on 13 January 2018
- 74. By the Question: Candidate Managers' 2nd Interview Answers
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... working with Engineers on a Development or Township Project, Zoning, Planning. Do you have Planning training? Were you the key person in working with these people? Lianne Clair ...
- Created on 02 June 2017
- 75. No Real Money for Local Road Repairs - Northfield Near Bottom in Road Spending
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... s being held May 2. Chockley said the Downtown Planning Group and the Downtown Development Authority will be holding joint workshops and focus groups to involve residents in their strategic planning effort ...
- Created on 29 April 2017
- 76. 4-5-2017 Northfield Township Planning Commission Rejects Cobalt Survey Offer
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... Van Curler Park Survey Results, McKenna Associates, 2017-03-23 Proposed Update to Zoning Ordinance – Sign Regulations, McKenna Associates, 2017-04-05 Proposed 2017 Community Development Work Plan for ...
- Created on 06 April 2017
- 77. Northfield Township: An Unbiased View from our Former Planner
- (Opinion)
- ... are natural features, downtown development, and recreation. Residential development does not appear to be a strong enough priority to justify amending the master plan at this time. Specific question ...
- Created on 01 April 2017
- 78. 3-28-2017 Ambitious “North Village” Waterfront Park Plan Unveiled
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... about and they left, by in large…not 100%...realizing that some of the development makes good sense.” About 50 people attended the workshop (including DPG, Board and Planning Commission members), while ...
- Created on 28 March 2017
- 79. 2-14-2017 Northfield Township Board of Trustees meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... District. The 80 acre development conforms to the Township Master Plan guidelines and gains the open space advantages and options put in place by previous Planners and Planning Commissions.  ...
- Created on 27 February 2017
- 80. All New Administration Takes the Helm of Northfield Township
- (Opinion)
- ... things that were in short supply these last four years. In addition, candidates Chockley, Manley, Chick and Otto outlined their goals as: Fostering residential development in accordance with the ...
- Created on 17 November 2016
- 81. 10-19-2016 Northfield Township Planning Commission meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... w, to have that kind of development and I mean I look at our North Territorial from the highway through the sections that we have zoned, where we are looking for that similar type of growth, what have those ...
- Created on 19 October 2016
- 82. 9-27-2016 Northfield Township Board of Trustees meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... ase and development. Fink promised this after prodding from Trustee Wayne Dockett and a member of the Public, Joan Steuer. The data is not in the meeting packet but it is now available on the Town ...
- Created on 26 September 2016
- 83. August 17, 2016 Northfield Township Planning Commission meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... work in cooperation with more regional authorities such as the (Ann Arbor) Greenbelt. PDR/TDR is short for Purchase of Development Rights/Transfer of Development Rights, where a farmer can sell off or ...
- Created on 17 August 2016
- 84. 8-9-2016 Northfield Township Board of Trustees
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... . The Board approved a $2500 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Van Curler property. Jack Secrist presented the vague notion on behalf of the new Downtown Development authority. Only Trust ...
- Created on 08 August 2016
- 85. Biltmore Denied
- (Opinion)
- ... 12-point recommendation: “Residential development…is provided for elsewhere and is highly discouraged in the Review Area…” “The amendment would be contrary to one of the basic tenets of the Pla ...
- Created on 08 August 2016
- 86. July 26, 2016 Northfield Township Board of Trustees workshop
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... ect. We had had about $68,000 in unspent Community Development Block Grant funds through the county. The total project cost came in higher than anyone had expected at $159,893, which means t ...
- Created on 25 July 2016
- 87. Candidate for Supervisor: Marlene Chockley (R)
- (Elections)
- ... development vs. land preservation. They are not mutually exclusive. I plan for this township to be my home for the rest of my life and I want to see it thrive. My background and qualifications make me ...
- Created on 01 July 2016
- 88. Candidate for Treasurer: Lenore M. Zelenock (R)
- (Elections)
- ... community to implement the publicly approved Plan for development and preservation. This Plan supports housing development in the Whitmore Lake School District, business development, and preservation of ...
- Created on 01 July 2016
- 89. Candidate for Clerk: Kathleen Manley (R)
- (Elections)
- ... development in our agricultural areas? The sewers should not be expanded to promote development. If development does occur, then the developers should pay for the expansions needed. Questions? ...
- Created on 01 July 2016
- 90. Candidate for Trustee: Janet Chick (R)
- (Elections)
- ... nce. Do you think sewers should be extended and the sewage plant expanded to promote residential development in our agricultural areas? I do not think sewers should be extended for the sole pu ...
- Created on 01 July 2016
- 91. Candidate for Trustee: Jacqueline R. Otto (R)
- (Elections)
- ... request to alter the Master Plan has to show justification by the developer. For any development, whether it’s commercial or residential, the development proposed needs to be conducive to the area being ...
- Created on 01 July 2016
- 92. June 15, 2016 Northfield Township Planning Commission
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... watershed. The effect of market forces on the development of Downtown Whitmore Lake was weighed against the Township's vision during the PC's Goals and Objectives Agenda item. Interesting perspecti ...
- Created on 16 June 2016
- 93. Northfield Township Planner's Report: Just Say No to Biltmore
- (Planning)
- ... of Planning Sally Hodges, our Township Planners recommend denying Biltmore's request that the Northfield Township Master Plan be amended so that Biltmore may plant a huge residential development on so ...
- Created on 08 June 2016
- 94. May 10, 2016 Township Board: Arvin Sango Tax Abatement, Expanding Sewer System Capacity, "Million Dollar" Beach
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... g the taxes of what is hoped will be Northfield Township's newest industrial park tenant, a Technical Center for the auto industry component manufacturer, Arvin Sango. This step was approved. An Ind ...
- Created on 10 May 2016
- 95. April 6, 2016 Planning Commission Public Hearings on Bylaws, Church Zoning
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... , ranked by Commissioner [60KB] Letter & facebook debate on Lyon Township over-development [840KB] Public Notice of PC Bylaws Revision - Northfield Township Planning Commission, ...
- Created on 05 April 2016
- 96. March 15, 2016 Northfield Township Board meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... has no available Liquor Licenses. The last license went to the Rolling Hills Golf Club on Sutton Road. At this meeting, the Board approved Howard Fink's DDA redevelopment Liquor License initiative.&nbs ...
- Created on 12 March 2016
- 97. March 2, 2016 Northfield Planning Commission - Biltmore and the Living Water Church
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... , uh, probably four months ago, five months ago, the Planning Commission voted to send a letter to uh Biltmore Development Company LLC or whatever the name of the company is..." Next he said he di ...
- Created on 27 February 2016
- 98. February 23, 2016 Board Workshop report
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... ons theme was rejected in favor of stuffier design, doubtless deemed more "appropriate" by a stuffed shirt. Agenda Item 2. ZBA Chairperson Amy Steffens was reappointed to the ZBA. Discussion Items: I ...
- Created on 26 February 2016
- 99. Stuck on Suburbia - the Update, Op-Ed by David Gordon
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... months ago our township manager assured us that the 1,475-rooftop Biltmore development was dead, but last week the Planning Commission resurrected the scheme. You can watch ...
- Created on 23 February 2016
- 100. February 23, 2016 Board Workshop Preview
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... equest "redevelopment liquor licenses" under authority of Section 521a(1)(b) of Public Act 501 of 2006. Fink gave the last available liquor license to a golf course. The State of Michiga ...
- Created on 20 February 2016