Saline Township Planning Commission
Special Meeting, July 31, 2007

Members Present:
Richard Zahn, Neil Bohnett, Trudy Feldkamp, Gary Luckhardt, Bob Prehn, Chuck Rankin

Members Absent:
Laurie Leinbach

Others Present:
Robert Marion, Don Pennington, Rodney Nanney, approximately 15 others.

Meeting was called to order at 7:35 pm.

Roll was taken; quorum established.

Pledge of Allegiance was led by Rankin.


Special Meeting:
Discuss draft of Growth Management Plan. Rough draft. Maps will be cleaned up and more clear. Meant for comments. Board can authorize this version sent to neighboring municipalities. 63 days for comments. Once received, public hearing will be scheduled. Draft will be redone for public hearing. Recommendation to Board for approval.

Prehn, when copies sent, will maps have numbers? Yes. Maps may change page number or some may be removed. Additional road names will be included.

Vice chair is listed, but we do not have anyone designated. The Planning Commission should have one; do at annual meeting.

The Board gives authorization for distribution of the document.

Public Comments:
Mitch Noble, 11 year resident on Joanna Court, borders the Schumaier property. Was asked to speak for Joanna Court and James Drive residents. They had submitted a petition regarding the Biltmore proposal.

Items of concern:

1. They don't want James Drive to become a throughway for the development. Would prefer that both streets remain cul-de-sacs.
2. Request the south of Johnson Creek remain as a natural area.
3. They do not want to be forced to hook up to sewer/water lines.
4. The area near the creek is fragile.

The Township is aware of these issues. Mr. Noble would like to be
on the agenda for the next Board meeting

When hearing date is set, then the draft will be available and notice will state where and how.

Once comments are incorporated, it does not need to be re-distributed.

Prehn: Motion to recommend the draft as submitted and discussed by the Planning Commission to the Board for their authorization for said draft to be distributed to surrounding municipalities as required by statute. Rankin support.

Roll call vote: Bohnett-Y, Feldkamp-Y, Leinbach-absent, Luckhardt-Y, Prehn-Y, Rankin-Y, Zahn-Y. Motion passed, unanimous. Board members all have copies. Those Board members in attendance discussed and plan to meet within days.

T-Mobile will be submitting a Special Use Application for a co-location on the Case Road tower. Plan has been received but not the application nor the payment. Will be discussed at the regular meeting in August. Their request was for a public hearing in August, but cannot schedule until application is complete.

Rankin moved for adjournment, Bohnett support; meeting adjourned, 8:25 p.m.

Trudy Feldkamp
Saline Township Planning Commission, Secretary