MARION
TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AGENDA and MINUTES
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Members Present/ Members Absent
Call to the Public
1.
Approval of Agenda
2.
Consent Agenda
All items listed are
considered to be routine by the Board and will be enacted by one motion.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member or
Citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the
Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
a.)
Approval of February 28, 2008 Regular Meeting Minutes
b.)
Planning Commission Report for Feb. 26, 2008
c.)
Complaint Report
d.)
DPW Report
e.)
Treasurers Report
f.)
Zoning Report
3.
Brent Drive
Special Assessment
4.
Love’s
Creek/Sesame Drive
Special Assessment
5.
Final Review of Rolling Hills Ranch Special Use Permit #03-07
6.
Marion
Township
Roads
a.)
Chloride/Salt Brine Prices
b.)
2008 Projects
7.
Recording System
8.
Bond for Hometown Final Paving
9.
Final Review of Text Amendments
a.)
TXT #11-04/Z-06-08; Section 8.01 D 2 Rural Residential Private
Stables
b.)
TXT #12-04/Z-07-08; Section 8.02 D 1 Suburban Residential
Private Stables
c.)
TXT #03-07/Z-08-08; Section 3.02 Definitions for Private or
Commercial Stable Fencing, Corral & Pasture
10. ZBA Report
Correspondence/
Updates
For the Good of the
Township
Call to the Public
Adjournment
MINUTES
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Bob Hanvey, Paula Wyckoff, Dave Hamann, Les Andersen, Travis Hodge,
and Dan Lowe
MEMBERS
ABSENT:
Tammy Beal
OTHERS
PRESENT:
Phil Westmoreland, OHM
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CALL TO ORDER
Bob Hanvey
called the meeting to order at
7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE TO
FLAG
MEMBERS PRESENT/ABSENT
The members of the board introduced
themselves.
Tammy Beal
was absent.
None heard.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
TXT
#11-04/Z-06-08
Section 8.01 D 2 Rural Residential Private Stables
The
Board of Trustees agreed to reduce the number of horses allowed in Rural
Residential from fifteen
back
to six. The Board would like
item j. to read;
An enclosed structure is required and must have at
least one 10’ x 10’ stall for every two horses.
Shelter
shall be provided for all horses, which may include
but not be limited to a lean to or wind block of
adequate size for animals to get out of inclement
weather.
Les Andersen motioned to approve 8.01 D 2 with item a.
the number of horses reduced to six and item j.
with new text.
Paula Wyckoff
seconded. Motion
Carried 6-0.
TXT
#12-04/Z-07-08
Section 8.02 D 1 Suburban Residential Private Stables
The
Board would like item j. to read;
An enclosed structure is required and must have at
least one 10’ x 10’ stall for every two horses.
Shelter
shall be provided for all horses, which may include
but not be limited to a lean to or wind block of
adequate size for animals to get out of inclement
weather.
Les Andersen motioned to approve 8.02 D 1 with item j.
re-written with new text.
Paula Wyckoff
seconded. Motion
Carried 6-0.
CORRESPONDENCE/UPDATES
None.
FOR THE GOOD OF THE TOWNSHIP
MHOG
Dan Lowe told the Board of Trustees a sizable refund
will be coming from MHOG.
Signage
Dan Lowe would like to see signs installed at the
ingress/egress to the township hall parking lot that prohibits large buses
and garbage trucks from turning around in the parking lot during the thaw.
D-19
Corridor Improvement Plan
Les Andersen told the Board of Trustees that he
along with
Tammy Beal
and Travis Hodge attended the presentation at the Howell Opera House.
Dogs at
large
R. Marich,
4040 Loves Creek Drive
; what can he do about groups of dangerous dogs that roam free.
Mr. Hanvey told him to call Livingston County Animal
Control and they will come out and pick up the dogs.
CALL TO THE
PUBLIC
None heard.
ADJOURNMENT
Dave Hamann
motioned to adjourn the meeting at
9:00 p.m.
Travis Hodge seconded.
Motion carried 6-0.
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