In front of about 15 concerned citizens, Lyndon Township Supervisor Marc Keezer opened Wednesday night’s board meeting by clarifying that the Planning Commission is responsible for approving or denying the Special Land Use application by McCoig Materials for a proposed sand and gravel mining operation.
Keezer emphasized that this first step in the process is under the purview of the Planning Commission, not the Board of Trustees.
During the public comment portion of the meeting, Mary Jane Eder was one of about four people who spoke about the sand mine. She said, “This is a huge issue for this township,” adding “We (the public) are willing to work with the board.”
Eder suggested that perhaps a nature conservancy could purchase the land, (known as the Cunningham parcel), located across from Green Lake on the east side of the road at 18100 and 18200 M-52.
With concern over the lack of broadband internet access within the township, Keezer moved that Section FF of Chapter 13 of the Lyndon Township Zoning Ordinance be reviewed by the Planning Commission. This section of the ordinance addresses radio, television, or telephone transmission towers.
Keezer said that Great Lakes High Speed stated that the township’s ordinance was too stringent for a small company to put up a telecommunications tower in the township.
This motion was approved unanimously.
The board also sent a unanimous request to the Planning Commission to review the blight ordinances from surrounding communities, and make a recommendation about strengthening Lyndon’s ordinance.
