LiveAgenda / Index of Contents   On the left, clickable timestamps that allow you to view the meeting video starting at that point in time.

(apologies for any misspelled names.)

0:00 Start

00:10 1. CALL TO ORDER

00:15 2. ROLL CALL

00:40 3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

00:58 4. CALL TO THE PUBLIC  

03:25  Jason Megry, 58 Barker RD  Attorney for an applicant

04:00  Keri Valmassei,

04:45  Brant Johnson

06:00  Adam Olney

07:00  5. CLARIFICATIONS FROM COMMISSION

07:10  6. CORRESPONDENCE:

6.A. Hamburg Township Planning Commission – Master Plan Notice

6.B. Marihuana Correspondence

 

08:15 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS 

 

11:02  7A. Case #JPC200002 R GS Ashley, LLC, 22 Barker/9615 Main, Whitmore, MI 48189 for a an Adult Use & Provisioning Center.

21:50  Keri Valmassei, Executive Director of the Madison Heights/Hazel Park Chamber of Commerce

23:50  Kymm Clark: Madison Heights Councilwoman

28:46  Adam Olney

29:35  Bill Rohr  9610 Main St

32:32  Dylan Atkinson  17 Anna Dr

33:45  Dee Eberhard

 

36:54  7B. Case #JPC200004 Great Lakes Logistical Experts, LLC, 587 W Northfield Church Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105 for a Class A Marihuana Grow.

46:52  Margo Hauskord, Meyer Centennial Farm

51:05  Chris Craft: (doesn't know the PC is an unelected body)

54:18  Craig Warburton

57:58  Douglas Dorfler 6449 Lincoln Way

1:01:40  Susan Shink and Tom Hatch

1:04:32  Suzy Wienckowski

1:06:50  Brian Gimmety

1:09:30  Carol Yarrington

1:20:00  Chair's questions

1:30:42  7C. Case #JPC200005 Green Guys Group, 9545-9551 Main, Whitmore Lake, MI 48189 for a Retail & Provisioning Center.

 

9 PM Meeting resumes

 

1:59:58  7D. Case #JPC200006 RTMC Enterprises, 50 E N Territorial Rd., Whitmore, MI 48189 for a Retail & Provisioning Center.

2:20:02  7E. Case #JPC200007 Whitmore Wellness / Pure Buds, 8475 Main, Whitmore, MI 48189 for a Retail & Provisioning Center.

2:34:32  7F. Case #JPC200008 Michigan Pure Green, LLC, 52 Barker, Whitmore, MI 48189 for an Adult Use & Provisioning Center.

 

2:55:41  8. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

2:55:45  A. Board of Trustees

2:56:04  B. ZBA C. Staff None

2:56:18  D. Planning Consultant

3:01:08  E. Parks and Recreation

3:01:38  F. Downtown Planning Group

3:01:52  9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None

3:01:54  10. NEW BUSINESS Discussion of scheduling hearings, application process phases, moving applicants forward

3:09:16  11. APPROVAL OF PRECEDING MINUTES: July 1, 2020 Regular Meeting

3:09:44  12. FINAL CALL TO THE PUBLIC

3:10:35   Brant Johnson, East Lansing asks whether applicants can request a second public hearing. The chair, Mr. Lippens, Ms Chick, Mr Dwyer, Mr Cousino, Mr Zarzecki, Mr Iaquinto and Ms Infante respond

13. COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS

3:19:25  Chairperson Larry Roman

3:20:00  Ms. Chick

3:20:43  Mr Dwyer

3:21:08  Mr Zarzecki

3:21:58  Mr Iaquinto

3:22:25  Ms Infante

3:22:40  14. ANNOUNCEMENT: Next Regular Meeting – August 5, 2020

15. ADJOURNMENT

 

Click here to watch the July 1st Planning Commission zoom session with chapters / liveAgenda

• The pot business application process discussion

• Developer Steve Gronow introducing himself and his Leland Property plans to the PC.

Gronow introduced himself and his Leland farm plans - Luxury ranch apartments: 200 apartments and 90 single family homes costing under $300,000.  He said that he has followed the Leland property history, that he plans to work another 7 or 8 years ,and that this project will be his "crowning achievement and swan song," a signature development.

 

LiveAgenda - in the form of chapters.  These chapters are on the VideoNorthfield/YouTube timeline as well as in the Description beneath the video.

0:00 Start

00:10 CALL TO ORDER

00:15 ROLL CALL

01:05 ADOPTION OF AGENDA

01:10 CALL TO THE PUBLIC None

01:46 CLARIFICATIONS FROM COMMISSION None

          CORRESPONDENCE None

          PUBLIC HEARINGS None

          REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

01:56 Board of Trustees Report

02:34 ZBA Report

02:41 Staff Report

02:47 Planning Consultant

04:05 Parks and Recreation

04:58 Downtown Planning Group

05:15 UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

05:34 Planner Introduction of Marihuana Facility Cases

19:48 Planner Lippens shares the Pending Packet reviews spreadsheet.

          This is the list of Pot Biz applications.

25:50 Planner Lippens takes the PC on a google map streetview tour of proposed pot businesses

43:00 NEW BUSINESS None

43:05  APPROVAL OF PRECEDING MINUTES: June 17, 2020 Regular Meeting

43:32 FINAL CALL TO THE PUBLIC

43:48 Developer Steve Gronow introduces himself and his Leland farm plans -

• Luxury ranch apartments.
• 7 or 8 more years of work.
• a couple of signature projects.
• "my crowning achievement and swan song will be this 90 acre Leland Farm development."
• 200 apartments 90 single family homes Under $300,000 homes, for the schools

48:05 COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS

49:03 ANNOUNCEMENT: Next Regular Meeting – July 15, 2020

49:09 ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting docs: 

7/1/2020 Northfield Township PC meeting Agenda

7/1/2020 Northfield Township PC meeting packet [potbiz applications]   [This is a HUGE download: 146MB]

6/17/2020 Northfield Township PC meeting minutes, draft

 

The meeting:

Please click the "Youtube" at the bottom of the YouTube Player after you fire it up.  That

will take you to the player with chapters and the liveAgenda index in the video description.

 

 

 

 

June 18: Freddie's pot delivery service has opened up service to Brighton, Howell, Fenton, South Lyon, Hartland areas.

Can Amazon be far behind?

Tort lawyer Barry Goodman, of Goodman Acker, said his company started small, delivering to customers within about 15 miles of his Clio, Michigan store.  They expanded the service area into Bay City, Saginaw and Midland, then to Mt. Pleasant and Big Rapids. Now they've set their sights on the prohibitionist deserts of Livingston and Oakland Counties.

According to the Livingston Daily, under Michigan law each delivery driver is limited to 10 deliveries or 15 ounces of product per excursion.  What began as a three hour wait and $45/order minimum has become a requirement of 48 hours advance notice and a $200 minimum order. They've driven up to three hours, according to Goodman. It's unclear whether that's one way or round trip.

Jennifer Timar's June 18 Livingston Daily report introduces Freddies and Northfield Township's half dozen proposed pot businesses. Her report includes photos and locations of the vacant and unused Whitmore Lake locations and storefronts they want to fill, also an interview with Northfield Township Manager Steven Aynes. Aynes slightly misrepresents the Township voters' support for legal marijuana as "evenly divided." That's not true. Two to one in favor is a better picture.

Scroll down for the PC meeting Agenda and packet. But that's boring. From the owner's photos on google image, here is Freddie's:

 

 This photo is dated April and may represent the opening of their Recreational Marijuana business. The photo is the owner's, cropped.

 

Lined up and doing business.

 

This logo is a case study in why serious businesses hire graphics design and branding pros.   

 

The Freddie's lobby.  Why you should hire professional decorators, part 2020...

 

Freddie's was named for Co-owner Nicole Goodman's father.

 

Freddies:   

• Address: 10092 N Dort Hwy, Clio, MI 48420
• Hours: 10:00AM-10:00PM
• Phone: (810) 547-7276
• Freddie's Menu on Wikileaf 

 

MLive Photographer Sarabeth Maney's photoessay comprises much nicer interior shots of Freddies than the Google Image freebies I posted.

6/18/2020:  Pot delivery comes to Livingston County, shops proposed in Whitmore Lake, by Jennifer Timar, The Livingston Daily

4/10/2020:  Clio-area marijuana dispensary expands delivery service to Bay, Saginaw and Midland areas, by Winter Keefer, MLive

4/2/2020:  Michigan Pot Dispensary Freddie's Moves Up Launch Of Home Delivery Service, by Nina Zdinjak, Benzinga

3/31/2020:  Clio-area marijuana dispensary begins delivery service, by Winter Keefer, MLive

3/19/2020:  Clio-area dispensary offering curbside marijuana pickup during coronavirus pandemic, by Winter Keefer, MLive

2/22/2020:  Recreational marijuana shop opens in Clio, ABC-12,

2/20/2020:  Clio-area dispensary to start selling recreational marijuana, MLive.com

12/16/2019:   Thetford Township Board votes to ban recreational marijuana, by Ron Hilliard, Mid Michigan NOW

12/3/2019:  Thetford Twp residents talk legal cannabis, by Ron Hilliard, Mid Michigan NOW

 

 

7/1/2020 Northfield Township PC meeting Agenda

7/1/2020 Northfield Township PC meeting packet [potbiz applications]   [This is a HUGE download: 146MB]

6/17/2020 Northfield Township PC meeting minutes, draft

 

I've indexed this Board meeting in a different way, using Youtube Chapters.

You can watch the meeting in the old fashioned way, start to finish, in the window below.

Or you can click "Youtube" at the bottom of the video, and open up in Youtube itself.

You'll see the chapters on the timeline. And you'll see those same chapters in the description

below the Youtube window.

This is easier to try than to explain.  Click here and try it!

Or you can do it the hard way. Press the play icon in the video window below. When it fires up, at the bottom of the window, click where it says "Youtube."  You'll be transported to the YouTube viewer. The timeline will become segmented into the parts of the meeting I listed in the meeting description below the video window.  Scrubbing left and right on the timeline will show you the text identifying each chapter or segment. Scrubbing is a trade term for sliding the time marker forward and backward in the timeline.  The timeline is that horizontal bar at the bottom of the video window that shows you where you are in a video.

 

So, you can scrub around the timeline to get to the point of the meeting you want to watch.  - Or you can click the time markers in the description.

Like I said, this is easier to try than to explain.  Click here;  just do it!