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County of Antrim |
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PLANNING COMMISSION |
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Minutes |
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May 6, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
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Antrim County Building - Board of Commissioners Room |
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Members Present: |
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Al Luurtsema, Joe Allen, Laura Stanek, Terry Morris, Tom Maleck, Jim Gurr, Barb Bradford, Marshall Wright, Stan Moore |
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Members Absent: |
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Jill Barnard and Alan Martel |
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Advisory Present: |
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None |
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Staff and Others: |
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Joe Meyers |
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Audience Present: |
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None |
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1. Meeting called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Al Luurtsema. |
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2. Public Comment |
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None. |
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3. Minutes |
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Discussion ensued over corrections to the minutes.
Motion by Jim Gurr, supported by Barb Bradford, to approve the April 1, 2008 minutes as amended. Motion carried – unanimous. |
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4. Village of Bellaire Master Plan |
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Joe Meyers gave his report on the master plan and indicated that there were major typos throughout the plan; they use a lot of old data that has been updated (i.e. unemployment data), and the village did not address the night sky in their master plan.
Joe Allen thought the Village of Bellaire did a good job on the master plan.
Al Luurtsema would like to see the airport noted in the plan. Mr. Luurtsema indicated that even though it is not in the village, it has a definite impact on the village.
Barb Bradford indicated that some of the pages did not contain page numbers and the maps were not done in color. She would also like them to add verbiage to the affect of the night sky, shielded lights, non excessive lighting, and greening uses to the extent of safety measures to ensure a quiet small town atmosphere. Ms. Bradford would like to see them address planting smaller trees, so they do not grow as tall as the current trees, in order to prevent future tree trimming around the power lines. She thought the plan was encouraging.
Tom Maleck liked the plan, but didn’t like that they editorialized. He did not like that they stated “the first white settler”. Mr. Maleck also did not like that in their racial profile they did not have racial information to support the profile. In addition, Mr. Maleck did not like that the most important resource in Bellaire was water. He also felt the wetland comment and the storm-water comments were out of context. Mr. Maleck indicated that you cannot say “safety and sign size go hand in hand”.
Joe Allen agreed with Tom Maleck. Mr. Allen felt that the master plan was well written.
Terry Morris felt the master plan was well written, however they should add a table of contents.
Ms. Bradford would like them to use the “masons” correct term.
Marshall Wright would strongly like to see their future land use map in color and would like to see the village relate to the neighborhood.
Motion by Tom Maleck, supported by Joe Allen to commend the planning Community and recommend approval. But would like the Village of Bellaire to consider the following: address the numerous grammatical errors, incorporate newer data that is available, include the Commission on Aging as part of Antrim County, and use the correct term for the term “masons.” The Committee indicated that the plan was well read and flowed nicely. Motion carried – unanimous.
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5. PA 116 |
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Stan Moore spoke on what a PA 116 application was and why the committee reviewed it.
Motion by Marshall Wright, supported by Laura Stanek moved that we approve the P.A. 116 application. Motion carried – unanimous.
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6. Forest Home Township |
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Tom Maleck spoke on how the plan was hard to follow and thought it was unbalanced toward private property rights.
Laura Stanek thought the Forest Home Township master plan was too long. However, Mr. Maleck and Ms. Stanek liked that the goals are stated at the top of the master plan.
Motion by Barb Bradford, supported by Laura Stanek, to table the review of the Forest Home Township master plan to the next meeting. Motion carried – unanimous.
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7. Various Matters |
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Barb Bradford spoke on the Huron County wind energy tour she attended and how we could have a similar program here in Antrim County.
Discussion ensued over wind energy.
Joe Meyers gave an update on the Grand Vision. He indicated that the next meeting will be on May 27, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. at Shanty Creek.
Jim Gurr spoke on the master plan vs. general plan in the planning and zoning news.
Tom Maleck spoke on the US AID proposal.
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Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
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Submitted and Approved
Alan Martel, Secretary Date: Antrim County Planning Commission |
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