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- 51. Rural setback variance approved at May 16, 2016 Northfield Township ZBA
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... of Appeals meeting Packet In a last minute change of opinion, Township Planner Vidya Krishnan recommended approval of the rural resident's request to attach a garage to their 1930s era home. Locati ...
- Created on 17 May 2016
- 52. May 10, 2016 Township Board: Arvin Sango Tax Abatement, Expanding Sewer System Capacity, "Million Dollar" Beach
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... the same way. What I heard during those eighteen minutes from Mr. Fink. First of all, he was speaking in defense of the Board. But he was claiming that the opinions that were expresse ...
- Created on 10 May 2016
- 53. 2019's World Famous Collection of Northfield Township Sewer and Wastewater Treatment System Documents
- (Sewers)
- ... al Tetra-Tech-2016-03-21-Sewer-Policy Tetra-Tech-2015-12-30-Northfield-Township-WWTP-Storage-Tank-Cost-Opinion Tetra-Tech-2015-03-18-Northfield-Township-WWTP-Capacity-Evaluation-Report Tetra-Tech-2014-10-27-Wastewater-Capacity-Summ ...
- Created on 29 April 2016
- 54. Fink: More Debt? - Yes, Please!!!
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... d his Board don't share that opinion. Fink sees it as a governmental anathema. Spending must be replaced by spending. Debt must be replaced by debt. $350,000+ in debt service mus ...
- Created on 25 April 2016
- 55. Sewers Top the Agenda: 3-29-2016 Joint Meeting of the Northfield Township Board and Planning Commission
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... WWTP Capacity Evaluation Report, packet pp49-74 [1.46MB] Appendix B: Northfield Township Wastewater Treatment Plant Drawings, packet pp76-81 [4.2MB] Appendix C: 12-31-2015 Tetra-Tech Cost Opinion ...
- Created on 25 March 2016
- 56. March 16, 2016 Northfield Township Planning Commission meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... the Draft survey had been emailed to everyone several weeks ago. Commissioner Larry Roman said he had not received it. Planner Sally Hodges shared her opinions on community survey response, involv ...
- Created on 12 March 2016
- 57. Brighton Township Sewer Assessments Under Fire
- (Sewers)
- ... enforcing laws that require them to hook up to the system if they are within 200ft. of it. In Sarna’s opinion, township officials “are not representing the citizens of Brighton.” (DK) This is the entir ...
- Created on 02 March 2016
- 58. March 2, 2016 Northfield Planning Commission - Biltmore and the Living Water Church
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... know what the name of the Company was. After listening to Fink's version of events, Commissioner Stanalajczo said he believed the PC should have "a formal written opinion from our [Township] Attorney ...
- Created on 27 February 2016
- 59. February 23, 2016 Board Workshop report
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... ghted towers with somehow representing growth, a desire for growth, or our seriousness about growing. It's just my opinion but maybe what it really represents is Northfield's lack of seriousne ...
- Created on 26 February 2016
- 60. Stuck on Suburbia - the Update, Op-Ed by David Gordon
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... xpert he should have told the PC that their proposed letter was meaningless. It's not as if the Township Manager is reticent with his opinions; he jumps into every discussion he can. To me, kn ...
- Created on 23 February 2016
- 61. February 17, 2016 Northfield Township Planning Commission puts Biltmore Back in the Spotlight
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... larified" that the letter meant nothing? Where's a credible written legal opinion backing that assertion? Planner Leah DuMouchel was at the Oct-21st PC meeting. She did not object when t ...
- Created on 17 February 2016
- 62. February 9 Township Board
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... documenting the effect, up to 20% she said. Dockett asked for a legal opinion on the updated contract. Braun described the area as "pristine." Chick asked about the follow up approvals ...
- Created on 07 February 2016
- 63. January 26, Township Forced to Pay 50% More for Planner
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... r of approving the appointment of Iaquinto. Engstrom, Dockett, Westover, and Braun voted yes. Otto and Thomas voted no. [Opinion] Two weeks ago, Engstrom postponed voting on appointments becau ...
- Created on 25 January 2016
- 64. January 12, 2016 Northfield Township Board Meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... dy been answered. Attitudes toward preservation and development had changed little over the fifteen years separating the two surveys. It is unlikely that opinions have changed in the five years sinc ...
- Created on 12 January 2016
- 65. The Whitmore Lake Preserve Becomes Reality at the 12-16-2015 Planning Commission meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... thing you have to look at when every other request comes before you so I think you don't want that to be hanging by a thread. That's just my strong professional opinion.” [a LiveQuotation link] W ...
- Created on 16 December 2015
- 66. December 2, 2015 Northfield Township Planning Commission
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... tty much the way we've come to expect. 56 minutes of quibbling and power-tripping. DuMouchel's revisions will be revised and resubmitted at a future meeting for even more discussion. ...
- Created on 01 December 2015
- 67. November 24th Northfield Township Board - "Throwing Money Away"
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... ment contributing to East Shore Drive's decline and poor condition. [My Opinion] What she didn't say is that it's like everyone is waiting for someone else to pay for it, waiting for the fre ...
- Created on 23 November 2015
- 68. MDOT US-23 Aesthetic Concepts Open House
- (Roads & MDOT)
- On November 12, 2015, MDOT hosted an Open House at the Northfield Township Hall to ask for opinions about the architecture, design, and landscaping of the US-23 Corridor project. This was a poster session. ...
- Created on 12 November 2015
- 69. Everything You Wanted to Know About County Government but Didn't Know Who to Ask
- (Government)
- ... ment. “The main definition of strict construction of law as it relates to local units came from Justice John F. Dillon, a member of the Iowa Supreme Court in the late 1800s. His opinion, Dillon&r ...
- Created on 10 November 2015
- 70. Washtenaw County Taxes Illegal Says Michigan AG Bill Schuette
- (Washtenaw County)
- ... voter approval the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners in the past year has enacted three taxes that take the total above the county's Headlee millage limit. According to Bill Schuette's legal opini ...
- Created on 06 November 2015
- 71. October 7 Planning Commission: Sullying the Bully Pulpit
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... opinions do not change or they change very slowly. The results of the 2010 survey, which showed that more housing and more traffic were pretty much last on the wish list of Township Taxpayers, remain valid. ...
- Created on 04 October 2015
- 72. September 22 Board meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... was unnecessary, that they? Chick [interrupting] The new planner gave Docket [continuing] Didn't she say that at the meeting? Chick She gave an opinion. She qualified it by saying th ...
- Created on 22 September 2015
- 73. September 16th Planning Commission: New Planner Validates 1996 and 2010 Survey Data
- (Community Surveys)
- ... and development changed little over the fifteen years separating the two surveys. It is unlikely that opinions have changed in the five years since the 2010 survey. She recommended stopping ...
- Created on 11 September 2015
- 74. LiveAgendas, Live Meeting Minutes
- (Video)
- ... are opinion-free. They are ordinary pdfs; they can be downloaded and attached to emails. [CC] = Close Captioning. This normally shows up within a day of our posting the video. Google' ...
- Created on 21 August 2015
- 75. August 5th Planning Commission
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... Board to stop broadcasting or even audio-tape recording board workshop meetings. The Board disagreed. [My opinion] What you're seeing here are a couple of people stifling discussion and ...
- Created on 04 August 2015
- 76. July 28th Board Meeting reviews Cobalt Survey Questionnaire
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... nbsp;1996 Survey and the 2010 survey (2.3MB). Check them out. [My opinion only:] Cobalt is no fool. It provided exactly what it believed Northfield Township politicians wanted, to "overcom ...
- Created on 26 July 2015
- 77. July 14th Joint Board/Planning Commission Meetup to Review Planning Consultant Proposals
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... more Lake and the Van Curler Property [On Background - Opinion] On July 1st the Planning Commission decided to join the Board interviews of candidates to replace Carlisle/Wortman. ...
- Created on 13 July 2015
- 78. The Majority Illusion
- (Township Master Plan)
- ... of most of his or her friends is shared by the population outside that circle of friends. Even though it is rare in the population as a whole, a minority opinion can be believed to be extremely popular. ...
- Created on 05 July 2015
- 79. May 12th Board Meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... doing analysis, and managing data. My opinions are definitely my own. I applaud the decision to survey the Township residents and get input from them as a basis for shaping our growth p ...
- Created on 12 May 2015
- 80. May 12th Board: The Fix is In?
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... community opinions will not have changed. That's pretty weird reasoning when you think about it. It's actually a reason to leave the 2012 Master Plan as is. That is, if you're actually revisi ...
- Created on 10 May 2015
- 81. April 1 Planning Commission
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... , ending at 2hr 15min 10sec Commissioner Stanalazjo opined that sump pump users were a huge problem. His opinionating began at about 1hr 30min 45sec from the start. Gotta feel for the residen ...
- Created on 14 April 2015
- 82. March 24th Board Meeting Transcribed
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... ther. So, from that standpoint they are not reserving that capacity for the current population. They are providing for it as it is demanded in the future. [Engstrom] Right, and then pocke ...
- Created on 26 March 2015
- 83. [2015] PUDs and Density Bonuses in Northfield
- (Planning)
- ... it old it does give you an idea of what's going on here in the corridor. SEMCOG now uses assessing data and it's very... the map makes no sense, in my opinion, the map makes no sense and it loo ...
- Created on 24 March 2015
- 84. March 10th Board of Trustees
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... p; Only 2% ($10,000) is slated to be spent on downtown Whitmore Lake. In Dockett's opinion, we don't have any "extra" money. He ran down a laundry list of ongoing committments and incidental, re ...
- Created on 11 March 2015
- 85. The Letter the Courant Refused to Print
- (Township Master Plan)
- ... n for whether or not to grant that change is prescribed by the Master Plan. The Master Plan is the product of two years’ work gathering necessary background information, collecting public opinion throu ...
- Created on 10 March 2015
- 86. Proposal 1 Careens into a Ditch (and into Oblivion)
- (Roads & MDOT)
- ... osal passes? "The people that are involved in this proposal are roads, schools and local government," Lamacchia said. "I may be wrong, but the last time I checked, those are not special interes ...
- Created on 05 March 2015
- 87. February 27th Board Visioning Session
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... , magically, industry will follow and everyone will work in Northfield Township. What's also not in the minutes is Engstrom's giddy opinionating, that the board should enact a master plan amendment ...
- Created on 27 February 2015
- 88. February 18th Planning Commission Meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... ow much. The board however in my opinion are open to discussing and possibly implementing changes on densities after comprehensive research and conversation on the implications for the Township ...
- Created on 19 February 2015
- 89. WALLY Resource Page
- (WALLY)
- ... senger rail idea has powerful advocate," part 2 Ann Arbor News, Opinion; “Commuter train may be a way to unclog US-23”; June 26, 2006 Studies & Reports: The North-South Commuter Rail Study SEMCOG ...
- Created on 16 February 2015
- 90. February 10 Board of Trustees Meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... for myself and for this Board, obviously again, I'll lead to the direction of this Board. My personal opinion, just me, is that it's a very good asset for Northfield Township and it really has the ...
- Created on 11 February 2015
- 91. Upcoming Township Meetings
- (Video)
- ... request Northfield Township Library Request for Fee Abatement Labor Attorney Opinion on Contractor vs Employee Burnham & Flower HSA Document 4th of July Fireworks Civic Event Application 2nd ...
- Created on 27 January 2015
- 92. Opinion
- (Tags)
- Opinion ...
- Created on 26 May 2020
- 93. Opinion: The Fart of the Deal
- (Article tagged with: Opinion)
- Giving Away Our Lakefront Park & Historic Firehall Editorial by David Gordon March 3, 2020 Dear Reader: I don't know for sure how best to rejuvenate downtown Whitmore ...
- Created on 26 May 2020