Secord Township Masterplan |
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Preface to Masterplan
The
Planning Process
of Secord Township With the passage of the new Planning and Enabling Act of 2006 and the
Zoning Act of 2008 a review was under taken by the Planning Commission to
evaluate the applicability and the effectiveness of our current Master Plan and
Zoning Ordinance. The current plan
and ordinance were adopted in 1998 and 1968 respectively.
This review of our documents and the new laws led to a recommendation to
the Township Board that the Planning Commission undertake a program to rewrite
our Master Plan and Zoning Ordinance to bring them up to date with the current
laws and reaffirm the goals and commitments of the township to the original
plan. Several companies were interviewed as consultants and experts to assist
us in this effort. The Eastern
Michigan Council of Governments was selected to be our partner in updating
process for our Master Plan and Zoning Ordinance.
A contract for their services was developed and presented to the Township
Board and the contract was approved and the 25% down payment was made on
February 15, 2012. Our original
contact was Anamika Laad and she led us through most of the process and our
public meetings and the generation of our first draft of the Master Plan and
Zoning Ordinance. Late in the
process of rewriting these documents Anamika Laad was replaced by Denise Cline
of the Northeast Michigan Council of Governments.
The
Secord Township Team
The Township Board:
Colin Combs
Supervisior
426-4330
Dan Barren
Trustee
246-1790
James Cooper
Treasurer
426-2809
Gary VanWambeke
Trustee
426-2099
Kathy Wilton
Clerk
426-0354
Vincent Barry
Deputy Supervisor
246-0027
Kathy Halloran
Deputy Treasurer
426-1401
Diane Tinsley
Deputy Clerk
246-0013
The Planning Commission:
Jenny Carroll
Member
426-0452
James Carroll
Member
426-0452
Martin Holmes
Member
246-3124
Carl Kerr
Secretary
246-1066
James Marker
Member
426-8961
Rex Rowe
Chairman
426-5242
Gary VanWambeke
ex-offico
426-2099
The Zoning Board of Appeals:
Gerald Douglas
Member
James Munro
Member
Rex Rowe
Chairman
Ordinance Officer:
Bill Whitten
The Board of Review:
Vincent Barry
Secretary
Earl Chervus
Chairman
Gerald Douglas
Member
Gary VanWambeke
Member
The Fire Board:
Martin Holmes
Chairman
Karen Gawron
Secretary
Larry Santamour
Member
Sharon Marx
Member
Maxine Larson
Member
Ginny Carroll
Member
The Road Committee:
Gerald Douglas
Member
Leon Jay
Member
James Munro
Member
Ken Rowe
Member
Gary VanWambeke
Chairman
Constables:
LouAnn Hurry
Constable
Maxine Larson
Constables
R & R Assessing
Kelly Rifenbark
Assessor
Custodian:
Earl Chervus
Some Milestones and Events:
This section will be completed and
added to this document at some point following the Public Hearing.
This is Section is intended to be the general timeline for this total
project and should remind us of the total project scope and the effort that was
required to produce the Master Plan and the Secord Township Zoning Ordinance of
2014.
Some Milestones and Events:
In the process of rewriting our Master Plan and Zoning Ordinance.
Xxx xx 2012
Recommendation to Township Board to totally rewrite both the Master Plan
and the Zoning Ordinance documents to comply with the Planning Enabling Act of
2006 and the Zoning Act of 2008.
Started interviewing companies to assist us in the rewrite
Selected EMCOG as our partner in the rewrite
Contract issued to EMCOG
Feb 15 2012
First payment made to EMCOG.
First meeting with EMCOG, Anamika Ladd.
Public Hearing to gather public input.
Mar 17, 2014
Denise Cline replaced Anamika as our primary contact.
Our first contact with Denise was on March 17, 2014 and she informed us
that we have quite a lot of work to do yet.
Jun 14, 2014
Public Hearing on both the Master Plan and the Zoning Ordinance.
Jul 16, 2014
Both the Master Plan and the Zoning Ordinance were approved by the
Township Board. A Resolution was
passed
Jul 31, 2014
The Master Plan and the Zoning Ordinance become effective.
The Planning Commission:
Jenny Carroll
Member
426-0452
James Carroll
Member
426-0452
Martin Holmes
Member
246-3124
Carl Kerr
Secretary
246-1066
James Marker
Member
426-8961
Rex Rowe
Chairman
426-5242
Gary VanWambeke
ex-offico
426-2099
The Zoning Board of Appeals:
Gerald Douglas
Member
246-0177
James Munro
Member
426-7510
Rex Rowe
Chairman
426-5242
Ordinance Officer:
Bill Whitten
426-5819
or 248-882-2999
The Board of Review:
Vincent Barry
Secretary
246-0027
Earl Chervus
Chairman
426-8679
Gerald Douglas
Member
246-0177
Gary VanWambeke
Member
426-2099
The Fire Board:
Martin Holmes
Chairman
246-3124
Karen Gawron
Secretary
Larry Santamour
Member
Sharon Marx
Member
Maxine Larson
Member
Ginny Carroll
Member
The Road Committee:
Gerald Douglas
Member
246-0177
Leon Jay
Member
James Munro
Member
426-7510
Ken Rowe
Member
426-7107
Gary VanWambeke
Chairman
426-2099
Constables:
LouAnn Hurry
Constable
426-3905
Maxine Larson
Constables
426-4695
R & R Assessing
Kelly Rifenbark
Assessor
989-879-1222
Custodian:
Earl Chervus
426-8679
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