Waterloo Township Board Meeting Minutes June 23, 2020
Call to Order: 7:00 p.m.
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Present: Lance, Kitley, McAlister, Walz, Morency.
Public Comment: Peggy Beals stated that the Jake Brake signs were working. A lot less noise. Nate Glen asked the Board to reconsider their ordinance prohibiting the commercial growth of marihuana. He said he would be able to provide up to 30 jobs and help the Township economy. Pat Deanhofer questioned the progress of repair on Mt. Hope Road. Lance said he would check into it again. Walz said that she had emailed Rodney Walz regarding the Mt. Hope issue. He is our representative on Jackson County Board of Commissioners.
Consent Agenda: Kitley motioned with support from Walz to accept the consent agenda as presented. Aye/all; no/none. Motion carried.
SPECIAL ORDER: Ted Beals was honored for his many years of great service to our Township. Two crab apple trees were planted in honor of Ted Beals and his wife Peggy who has also contributed much to the Township. They are in the yard in front of the Township Hall and will have signs under them. A Resolution was done in honor of Ted. Lance motioned with support from Morency to adopt R-20-06-23-2 honoring Ted Beals for his many years of dedicated service to our Township. Aye/all; no/none. Motion carried. His help and expertise will be missed.
Correspondence: None.
Old Business: Wendy stated that the group was finally able to get together again. Rain gardens will be developed. The ribbon cutting for the footpath was postponed. They will be working on the Recreation Plan to get that updated. They will be meeting again on July 14th.
New Business: Lisa read some of the information from the Planning Commission minutes. Amendments to Sections 3.05 and 3.06 of the Waterloo Township Zoning Ordinance procedures are in place to collect Township imposed fines. It has been recommended that the Township Board approve the changes. They continue to review principal uses for single household dwellings.
- Lance motioned with support from McAlister to extend the 2019-2020 Extraction Permit for 1 month until August 1, 2020 for Aggregate Industries. Their current permit was to expire on July 1, 2020. Aye/all; no/none. Motion carried. The Extraction Committee will be meeting on July 7 to look at their 2020-2021 permit renewal information.
- Lance motioned with support from McAlister to change the July meeting to July 23 at 7:00 p.m. because of schedule conflicts.
- Kitley motioned with support from Walz to approve the budget amendments for a total of $7,600. Aye/all; no/none. Motion carried.
Other Business That Comes Before the Board: Lance motioned with support from Kitley to approve the Holiday schedule for 2020-2021. Aye/all; no/none. Motion carried. Walz spoke of the FOIA she received from a real estate company asking for financial information regarding property taxes. No names are included. It is legal to process that information and she will email it to them.
Public Comment: Pat Deanhofer asked about the signs to put under the trees planted in honor of Ted and Peggy Beals. Kitley said they were due to come in any day and will be placed under them on the stakes provided.
Adjournment: Walz motioned with support from McAlister to adjourn at 7:30 p.m. Aye/all; no/none. Motion carried.
The next Planning Commission meeting will be on Tuesday, July 21 at 7:00. The next regular Board meeting will be on Thursday, July 23 at 7:00 p.m. This is a change due to conflict of schedules. Minutes will be published in the Stockbridge Community News at the end of each month, on our website at www.waterlootwpmi.com and on our Facebook page at: waterlootownshipmichigan.
Submitted by: Janice Kitley, Clerk
