Skip to main content

Minutes, Planning Commission

Planning Commission Meeting Minutes — October 21, 2014

The Lincoln Township Planning Commission approved the agenda and minutes from the previous meeting, reviewed a new storage building site plan with conditions, and approved a sign modification for the Living World Church. The meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.

Summary written automatically. The full text below is the record.

Original PDF(34 KB)
Called to order
6:30 pm
Adjourned
8:00 pm
Presiding
Sheila Mesler
Present
Reid Duford, Sheila Mesler, Chris Clark, Mark Thornton
Absent
Sue Ensign
Decisions in these minutes (4)

Lincoln Township – Midland County

Planning Commission

Sheila Mesler - Chairperson, Susan Ensign - Vice Chairperson

Reid Duford – Secretary

Members - Chris Clark, Mark Thornton

October 21, 2014

The meeting of the Lincoln Township Planning Commission was called to order by Chairperson Sheila Mesler at 6:30 pm.

Roll call was taken: Reid Duford, Sheila Mesler, Chris Clark and Mark Thornton were present. Sue Ensign was absent.

Motion: Failed

A motion was made by Reid Duford to approve the agenda and was supported by Chris Clark. Motion approved 4-0.

Motion: Failed

Motion by Chris Clark and supported by Mark Thornton to approve the minutes of the September 16, 2014 meeting. Motion approved 4-0.

Commission Comments

None

Public Comments

None

New Business

The Commission reviewed Dewitt Lumber’s new storage building Site Plan. Building placement and possible site drainage issues were discussed.

Motion: Failed

A motion was made by Reid Duford to approve Site Plan “B” as submitted with conditions that gravel for drainage and erosion control will be placed on the west side of the new structure, eavestroughs will be installed along the east side of the new roof structure and a retention area will be created on the north 34 feet of the parcel along the parcel’s north property line. Site Plan “B” placed the new structure 26 feet from the west side lot line. The motion was supported by Mark Thornton. The motion was approved 4-0.

Old Business

The Commission reviewed and discussed the Living World Church sign modification request.

Motion: Failed

A motion was made by Reid Duford to approve the revised sign plan as submitted for the Living World Church to modify the existing sign. The motion was supported by Chris Clark. The motion was approved 4-0.

The meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm

Signature line for Reid Duford

Secretary

Lincoln Township Planning Commission

Midland County

Page 1 of 1 10-21-14 PC Meeting

This page was converted from the original PDF on September 25, 2026. If anything here differs from the original, the original is the official record.

Need this document in another format, or found something that doesn’t match? Contact the Township Clerk at clerk@lincolntwp-midland.gov or (989) 374-2220.