LOCKE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES

April 16,2024 7:OOPM LOCKE TOWNSHIP HALL 3805 BELL OAK RD, WMSTON

Members Present: Jordan Smith, Ty Hull, Cory Jorgensen, Marcy Shepler

Members Absent: Ben Howard

Also present: Julie Moore – Zoning Adm, Bradley Kotrba – Planner Williams & Works, Duane and RaeDeane Pinckney.

Call to order by chairperson Smith @ 7:02PM. Pledge of Allegiance.

Action on March 19, 2024, minutes. Motion Hull, second Shepler

Public comment: Duane Pinckney concerned with possibility of profiting from used solar panels being stored on someone’s property. Unknown hazards or risks?

New Business.

Williams & Works Senior Planner Bradley Kotrba, AICP Discussed SWOT – Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat

Look over existing Master Plan keeping SWOT in mind.

Ml Housing Readiness Incentive Grant Program for Master Plan was submitted for Locke Township.

Unfinished Business: Julie Moore asked about Consumers project on Sherwood Rd. Planning Commission members agreed this was resolved and agreed to at a past meeting. No issues from any Planning Commission members.

Public Comment: Duane Pinckney mentioned looking into challenging the State with Solar and Landfill being taken away from the Townships.

Meeting Adjournment: Motion Hull, second Shepler to adjourn. PASSED. Meeting Adjourned at 8:07PM.

Next Meeting May 21 , 2024

Respectfully,

Marcy Shepler, Vice Chair