County  of  Antrim

PLANNING  COMMISSION

Jill Barnard

Al Luurtsema, Chairman

Jim Gurr

Joe Allen

Tom Maleck, Vice-Chair

Laura Stanek

Barbara Bradford

Alan Martel, Secretary

Marshall  Wright

 

Terry Morris

 

Minutes

November 7, 2006

7:00 p.m.

Antrim County Building - Board of Commissioners Room

 

Members present:

 

Tom Maleck, Barb Bradford, Al Luurtsema, Jill Barnard, Jim Gurr, Alan Martel, Joe Allen, and Terry Morris

Members absent:

 

Laura Stanek and Marshall Wright

Advisory present:

 

None

Staff and others:

 

Peter Garwood, Joe Meyers, Suzanne Kelley, and Klaus Heinert

 

 

 

1.       Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Al Luurtsema.

2.       Approval of Minutes

 

Motion by Jill Barnard, supported by Barb Bradford, to approve the October 3, 2006 minutes as amended.  Motion carried – unanimous.

3.       Public/Member Comment

 

Al Martel informed the Commission of the progress the Soil Erosion Sub-committee has made but indicated that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done.

 

Barb Bradford spoke on the environmental section of the master plan.

4.       Conflict of Interest Disclosure

 

None. 

6.        Master Plan

 

The Commission indicated that the majority of the Planning Commission had not received the plan with enough time to review for content.

 

The Commission went over each section briefly with Suzanne Kelley and indicated what had been done. 

 

The Commission went over the Natural Resources and Environmental section.  The Commission discussed “night sky’s” and “underground power lines” as it pertains to the section. 

 

 The Commission discussed their appreciation for all the time and hard work that Suzanne had put in to the Master Plan.

Motion by Tom Maleck, supported by Barb Bradford to thank Suzanne Kelley for all of her hard work and dedication in working on the Antrim County Master Plan and to write her a letter of recommendation for future employment.  Motion carried – unanimous.

7.       Public Comment

 

None.

Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

 

 

Submitted and Approved

 

 

Alan Martel, Secretary       Date:

Antrim County Planning Commission