April 14, 2021
Marion Township officials are set to send their proposed new master plan out for comment.
Every 5 years, as required by law, townships must review the document which serves as a roadmap for where its leaders want to steer the community in the future. It can address land use and infrastructure issues while projecting out 20 years into the future. At last weekâs meeting, the Marion Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to send off the current draft to neighboring municipalities and utilities for a mandatory 63-day comment period.
Supervisor Bob Hanvey said the email account masterplan@mariontownship.com is set up for residents to comment, with roughly 200 residents already on the mailing list.
December 15, 2020 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
Plans are moving forward for a potential special assessment district that would remove weeds from a Marion Township lake.
Many residents around Lake Lochwood joined the Marion Township Board of Trustees at their most recent online meeting to discuss a possible SAD for weed control on the lake next year. The township received more than a dozen emails in support, with only one in opposition. During the meeting a resident with two parcels voiced support, while one other was marked against.
Resident Matt Brinker has, in a sense led the charge forward on the project, and told the Board they are trying to manage expectations and know they arenât going to end up with a Lake Michigan or a swimming pool thatâs clear with no weeds. What they can and hope to end with though, he said, was better recreational access so they can get to the open water and fish, kayak, and do other things they enjoy. He
December 14, 2020 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
The Marion Township Board of Trustees has passed a resolution against an industrial shredder that could be coming to the nearby City of Howell.
The City Planning Commission granted site plan and special land use approval to Padnos Iron and Metal in November of 2019, but Padnos is now in court with the City following the Cityâs Board of Zoning Appeals denial of 3 variance requests. At the heart of it is a request to allow an industrial scrap metal shredder outdoors. Padnos is located at 645 Lucy Road, a site which is up against residential zoning in neighboring Marion Township.