WINDSOR CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

REGULAR MEETING - MAY 25, 2004

MEETING ROOM - 7:30 P.M.

 

Meeting was called to order by Supervisor St. Clair with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Present: A. St. Clair, Towsley, J. St. Clair, Blair, Butler, Kline, Slucter

Absent: none

Minutes of May 11th and May 17th meetings were read and approved.

Sgt. Burkhardt, Eaton County Sheriff Department, reported that we have had 106 calls in the past two weeks. Many were traffic related due to the storms and we were at 7.98 % of the calls in the county.

Blair gave report from sewer board.

Cribley gave report from Emergency Service Department.

Blair Ballou, Manager ECRC, and representative from MDOT talked about closing of several roads at railroad crossings. Will be discussed at the next meeting.

Kline moved and Slucter seconded to sign the contract to replace the bridge on Kinsel Highway over the Big Thornapple Drain east of Royston at a cost of $17500 to Windsor and $17500 by Eaton Rapids Township and balance from critical bridge fund and Eaton County. Carried unanimously.

Slucter moved and Butler seconded to sign the contract to do seal coat and pavement markings 2.26 miles (Nixon from Vermontville to Rossman/Rossman from Pray to Nixon/Pray from Rossman to Kinsel) at a cost of $2210.00 and to upgrade and pave with recycled asphalt on Walnut Hwy from the end at Valley Trail to the current recycled asphalt area. Carried unanimously.

Blair moved and Slucter seconded to accept the recommendation from the Planning Commission on the rezoning portion of property owned by Lenora Jadun on Lansing Road. Carried unanimously.

Towsley offered and J. St. Clair supported the resolution to accept the Intent to Adopt the rezoning of the Jadun Property on Lansing Road from RIB to B-2.

Ayes: Slucter, Butler, Towsley, A. St. Clair, J. St. Clair, Blair, Kline

Nays: none

Absent: none

Resolution adopted 7-0.

 

Blair offered and Slucter supported the resolution to accept the Intent to Adopt the rezoning of 10 acres owned by DK Land from B-1 to RIM.

Ayes: Kline, Blair, J. St. Clair, A. St. Clair, Towsley, Butler, Slucter

Nays: none

Absent: none

Resolution adopted 7-0.

Blair moved and Butler seconded to accept the Restrictive Covenant on the 10 acres from Dan Kamphuis to prohibit a mobile home park on the 10 acres. Carried unanimously.

Blair moved and J. St. Clair seconded to accept the recommendation of the Planning Commission to deny the rezoning of the 28 acres owned by DK Land from B-1 to M-1. Carried unanimously.

Blair offered and J. St. Clair supported the resolution to accept the Intent to Adopt the rezoning of 28 acres owned by DK Land from B-1 to PUD.

Ayes: Towsley, A. St. Clair, Slucter, Butler, Kline, J. St. Clair, Blair

Nays: none

Absent: none

Resolution adopted 7-0.

The proposed plat for Windsor Place on Billwood Highway was reviewed. There are some problems with corner lot sizes and a dead end road. Butler moved and Kline seconded to table the proposed plat until a corrected plat was presented. Carried unanimously.

Blair offered and J. St. Clair supported the resolution to accept the Intent to Adopt the rezoning of 223.58 acres owned by St. Clair Tunnel (CN Railroad) from A-1 to M-1.

Ayes: Butler, Kline, J. St. Clair, Slucter, A. St. Clair, Blair, Towsley

Nays: none

Resolution adopted 7-0.

No action or discussion on Recycling at this time.

Discussion held on the sewer plant expansion for the Creyts Road projects.

Blair moved and Slucter seconded to authorize the transfer of the Special Use Permit from the Dimondale Center Nursing Home to Diamondale Nursing Care Center, LLC, D/B/A Dimondale Nursing Care Center. Carried unanimously.

Butler moved and Blair seconded to renew the contract with ComCast for Cable TV in the some areas of the Township. Carried unanimously.

Joe Jager introduced himself as a candidate for the Eaton County Sheriff position and shared some of his background and plans if elected.

With no further business Blair moved and J. St. Clair seconded to adjourn the meeting. Carried unanimously. Adjourned at 9:55 PM

 

Linda Towsley, Clerk