FeedsVan Buren Township planning sessions continue
The Van Buren Township Planning Commission will host an eighth meeting next week in a series dedicated to the township south side master plan and future land use plan update.
All residents—property owners, business owners, civic and community groups—are encouraged to attend and participate. The two-hour session will start at 7:30 p.m. on July 26 at South Middle School, located at 45201 Owen St., and focus on the summary and present land use, circulation and area character alternatives on the south side of Van Buren Township.
Township officials started the process in February. The south side of the township includes the land area between the I-94 expressway and Bemis Road to the south and Rawsonville Road on the west to Hannan Road on the east.
The process will take up about half the 2006 spring and summer regular planning commission meeting schedule, while the update is planned to be completed in the late fall of 2006, according to officials.
The agenda will include a presentation of land use alternatives based on information and material gathered. Data from the various visioning sessions, planning and land use exercises, along with public comment received from area residents, property and business owners and the board of trustees will be included. The community wishes to adopt a vision created by the residents of the township to guide future land use in the southern portion of the township, according to officials.
Along with township officials, the meeting will be facilitated by community planning consultants McKenna Associates from Northville.
Audience members are encouraged to actively participate and help identify a shared vision for the future of the south side of the township. Officials hope many people will attend the workshop to ensure the master land use plan update represents the desires of the community. Refreshments will also be served.
For more information, contact the Van Buren Township Department of Developmental Services at (734) 699-8913 or visit www.VanBurenMP.com.
