These two excellent stories cover most of the 12/10/24 Board of Trustees Meeting. I see no point in The Sentinel duplicating their coverage. We can use that time for launching our Oakland Township Citizen Task Force concept. Please subscribe to be well-informed.
“Big Cost Increase in Sheriff’s Department Contract”, page 1
“Oakland Township Considers Renewable Energy Ordinance“, page 2,
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Donni Steele (Oakland Township house representative to the Michigan legislature for the far southwest 1/16 th of our Township, Lake Orion and other parts of Oakland County) put an excellent editorial in the December 18th Record Newspaper, page 11, alerting us primarily to HB-6019 which proposes eliminating sand and gravel mining as things that our township can regulate via our zoning ordinance. About Donni Steele | Michigan House Republicans
HB-6019, introduced 11/14/24 by Republican Joseph Aragona of District 60 (much of Macomb County) About Joseph Aragona | Michigan House Republicans proposes to modify the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. HB-6019 IS in the Regulatory Reform committee Michigan House – Regulatory Reform for consideration as shown here at these two links-2024-HIB-6109.pdf, House Bill 6109 of 2024 – Michigan Legislature.
If you sign up for notifications of this committee’s activities Committee Meeting Notifications – Michigan Legislature you will receive emails that show when they meet to discuss this. You then can thrn potentially go to Lansing and comment on this bill when, if ever, they discuss it.
Moving the Garling Barn is the biggest, highest $$, currrent project. Read the draft minutes below to see all that was discussed on all topics. It takes only a few minutes. If something really peaks your interest, watch that part of the meeting on the video.
Link to draft Minutes – Minutes
Link to video (1hour, 16 minutes) Historic District Commission – Nov. 20, 2024
The Record provides brief summaries of crimes in Oakland Township each week in a box. This week the box is on page 2. We have more than I thought.
Also in this issue of The Record is an interesting editorial on page 13 asking for our help in pushing the legislature to pass FOIA laws that include the governor’s office. Apparently we are one of only two states exempting the governor’s office from Freedom of Information requests. (Think Flint Water Crisis.)
Also on page 13 is the paper’s perspective on its nine years of service.
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This bears watching. This appeared on the Township Website a couple of days ago. It did not get communicated via email to township subscribers. At least I did not get it. That’s why I check the Township website every day for any surprises.
Tonight November 20, 2024. Left to right, Emily Campbell – New Trustee; John Giannangeli – returning Treasurer; Robin Buxar – returning Supervisor; Dave Mabry – returning Clerk; Jeanne Langlois – returning Trustee; John Casadei- new Trustee; Absent – Jack Elder – returning trustee.
The oath and some information about it can be seen here
Thanks to Jeanne Langlois for alerting me to this.
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