elections

Two Paint Creek Cider Mill Concessionaire Proposals Reviewed with Board of Trustees 1/9/25

Bob Yager , , , ,

Edited 1/10/25 – correct attendance names; remove statement that I will render opinion on choice

Edited 1/11/25 – add statement at end encouraging comments on this website as means to communicate with Township Board

Edited 1/12/25 – add pastry photos

This item will likely be on the Tuesday 1/14/25 Board agenda, possibly for a decision or more likely, I predict, a Board member will propose a subcommittee to study this further.

I attended the 10 AM session today 1/9/25 where the two food service company owners reviewed the written proposals they had submitted to the township in the RFP (Request for proposal) process. Board members asked questions. The four members of the public present were allowed to ask questions and comment. Present were Trustees Jeanne Langlois, Emily Campbell and John Casadei, Treasurer John Giannangeli, and Clerk Dave Mabry. Board members Trustee Jack Elder and Supervisor Robin Buxar were not present. Also present was Parks and Recreation Director, Ben McLoskey, Parks Commissioner Cathy Rooney and Deputy Clerk Meggan Brown.

The proposals are attached here. I obtained copies via FOIA from the Township Clerk immediately after the meeting and scanned them to these PDF files.

Silver Shamrock ProposalDownload
Cannelle ProposalDownload

Not mentioned in the Cannelle proposal, but discussed at this meeting with the drawing below is their proposal to remove the north wall in the existing space and take over the small room. (The one with paneling and a fireplace.) This would provide additional restaurant seating for 36 people as shown in this drawing which I slightly modified to show the wall to be removed and clairfy the orientation.

Cannelle Proposed LayoutDownload

Photos below of sample French pastries brought to meeting by owner Matt Knio of Cannelles.

If you comment on this post it is an easy way to communicate your thoughts to neighbors and our Board of Trustees, who usually read these posts. In this format one must click on “comments” to see them. As I write this there is one comment below. Unsigned anonymous comments; comments with personal attacks or with known errors of fact, won’t be approved for posting.

Republican House Member Joseph Aragona (Macomb County) proposes HB-6019 Stripping Townships of Power to control Sand and Gravel Mining

Bob Yager , , , ,

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.