Meeting Notes
- 1. Voter Suppression Redux
- (Elections)
- ... hington Post But back to dark money. As The Post reported in 2019, Leo is a wizard at “raising money for nonprofits that under IRS rules do not have to disclose their donors. Between 2014 and 2017 a ...
- Created on 04 April 2021
- 2. MDOT Seeks Public Comment on US23 Flex Route Extension
- (Roads & MDOT)
- ... ; So this was it. 4/15/2021 US-23 Anti-Congestion Project Wins Local Go-Ahead 2/23/2015 MDOT's 2015 US-23 Plan Update 8/14/2014&nb ...
- Created on 16 January 2021
- 3. Loving Trump's Hate. "We're not Racists" is America's Big Lie
- (AmericaUnravelling)
- ... dentical changes in the years before a police officer shot Michael Brown to death in 2014; the city transitioned from 85 percent white in 1980 to 29 percent white in 2010. Over the same period, its po ...
- Created on 14 January 2021
- 4. Roads, MDOT & Taxes - News and Resources
- (Roads & MDOT)
- ... onomic Growth Authority tax credit refunds as fast as economists expected. Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency: Michigan's Economic Outlook and Budget Review, 12/21/2015 Fiscal Year 2014-15 Fiscal ...
- Created on 05 January 2021
- 5. Environs
- (AmericaUnravelling)
- ... e. Freshwater and marine environments have also been severely damaged. Today there is <15% of the original wetland area globally than was present 300 years ago (Davidson, 2014), and > ...
- Created on 27 December 2020
- 6. Links to Reporting about America (slowly) Voting Trump Trash to the Curb
- (Elections)
- ... wels” of our system of government. So far, these judges have proved him right. Sheldon L. Snook was a special assistant in the Office of the Counselor to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ...
- Created on 04 November 2020
- 7. Disinformation in the Service of Fascism
- (AmericaUnravelling)
- ... en bizarre tradition of questioning key moments in history. “In statistics, a problem akin to apophenia is a Type I error, or false positive,” wrote Katy Waldman in a 2014 Slate article about ...
- Created on 01 November 2020
- 8. Township Issues: David Gordon's Writing and Speaking
- (Front Page)
- ... d Gordon 1/12/2016: Holiday Gift Arrives Early in Northfield Township 1/27/2015: Who We Are 11/12/2014: A Smelly Sewer Story at the November 11, 2014 Joint Sessi ...
- Created on 20 October 2020
- 9. Seven Days of Rage
- (AmericaUnravelling)
- ... ngressman John Lewis Huffpost: In 2014 Fox News Video, Trump Touts ‘Disaster’ As A Way To Make America Great Again, by Mary Papenfuss, 1/24/2019 ““A lot of people live better without hav ...
- Created on 01 June 2020
- 10. Hate: Made in Michigan, Made in America
- (AmericaUnravelling)
- ... d-copied quote by John Locke asserting that a man has a right to kill someone who takes away his liberty.[24][61] 1/9/2014: Retired FBI Agent: My Encounters With Infamous Militia Figure 'Mar ...
- Created on 20 April 2020
- 11. Children are spared the worst. Why? - Nicholas Christakis, M.D.
- (COVID-19)
- ... s likely to get seriously ill if infected. 31/ Regarding the variation in our immune system with age, see: https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707740/pdf/rspb20143085.pdf… 32/ I need to no ...
- Created on 28 March 2020
- 12. How the Coronavirus can take over your body
- (COVID-19)
- ... s inhibit SARS-CoV-2 spike-mediated entry into cells Time: About Dr. Frederick Murphy, the first CDC Virologist to image the Ebola Virus, Alexandra Sifferlin, 10/13/2014 Time:&n ...
- Created on 27 March 2020
- 13. COVID-19 News - Updated Daily
- (COVID-19)
- ... organized, at least in part, by a loose multi-state group called People’s Rights. The group was created by Ammon Bundy, an outspoken opponent of mask mandates during the coronavirus pandemic who gained ...
- Created on 26 March 2020
- 14. Meetings in the Minutes: Sewers, WWTP, and Tetra-Tech
- (Sewers)
- ... Treatment Plant will continue to be a subject of concern and discussion going into 2019. He noted that the recent sewer fee increase was the first since 2014 and covers only operating expenses, not future ...
- Created on 12 March 2020
- 15. Northfield Anti-Marijuana Business Ballot Proposal FAQ
- (CannaBiz)
- ... Colorado, the number of cases brought against people for cultivation, distribution and possession of marijuana fell by 85% in the first full year of legal sales (2014) compared to the average in the three ...
- Created on 14 October 2019
- 16. Marijuana in the News, in the Law, and in Michigan: Resources and Links
- (CannaBiz)
- ... y 9% per quarter, on average, from December 2013 to December 2016. During this time, cannabis sales increased at nearly 70% per quarter, on average, for stores operating from August 2014 to December 2 ...
- Created on 06 May 2019
- 17. 3-26-2019 BOT Sewers-Up!
- (Sewers)
- ... sp; [2019-03-26 Addendum p08-p08] 2018-12-05-Burns-Township-Atty-Summary-Township-Legal-Obligations-re-WWTP [2019-03-26 Addendum p36-p42] 2014-08-14 Township Permit No MI002 ...
- Created on 26 March 2019
- 18. Wastewater and Sewer reports, documents, records, everything
- (Sewers)
- ... on Tetra-Tech-2015-03-18-Northfield-Township-WWTP-Capacity-Evaluation-Report Tetra-Tech-2014-10-27-Wastewater-Capacity-Summary Tetra-Tech-2005-11-15-WWTP-Improvement-Cost Tetra-Tech-2003-11-01-Sanitary-Sewer-System-Rep ...
- Created on 25 March 2019
- 19. What Are the Odds? .... of Dying in a Car/Tree Crash on North Territorial Road?
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... One person died in a car/tree crash along this stretch of road (2010-2014), according to county records, and there were 10,220,000 car trips during that five-year timeframe. Maybe your odds ...
- Created on 05 April 2018
- 20. Sewer Expansion Cost - 42% Sewer Rate Hike (3-27-2018 BOT meeting)
- (Sewers)
- ... 2014). The State of Michigan requires that Master Plans be reviewed every five year but does not dictate how extensive or expensive it must be. The Board also heard a presentation from TetraTech, ...
- Created on 05 April 2018
- 21. 11-15-2017 Dog Club building and North Village to be discussed by Northfield Township Planning Commission
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... - Reed v Town of Gilbert discussed Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign, by Lisa Hamameh, Foster Swift, January 30, 2014 - a discussion of Commercial Speech vs Expressive Speech Medical Marijuana: N ...
- Created on 14 November 2017
- 22. August 15, 2017: Jackie Gets Her Man, A Part Time Manager at a Full Time Price
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... iately raise the cost of new connections to the level recommended by Tetra Tech in their 2014 study. Details in the the packet break out, below. The Board spproved an immediate connection fee ...
- Created on 15 August 2017
- 23. Ordinance Change Eliminating Signs Notifying Neighbors of Conditional Use Hearings Not Approved
- (Meeting Notes)
- Editorial by Jim Nelson: 2014's bad idea failed to gain traction thanks to objections by Infante, Steffans, and Zarzecki. Chairperson Larry Roman argued that public notice was sufficient.  ...
- Created on 06 June 2017
- 24. 4-19-2017 Northfield Township Master Plan is “Just Fine”
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... in 2014 and a formal review isn’t required until 2019, according to Sloane. He said the minimum requirement is a notation in the official “Commission Minutes” saying the plan has been reviewed. Some ...
- Created on 19 April 2017
- 25. 2-14-2017 Northfield Township Board of Trustees meeting
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... er words, those with the Manager's ear became super-Citizens. You could see evidence of this in the emails to and from Fink obtained in our 2014 FOIA requests. It worked until they got caught.&nbs ...
- Created on 27 February 2017
- 26. 9-7-2016 Northfield Township Planning Commission and a special meeting of the Township Board
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... bruary 2014. Under new business, there was a discussion about initiating an Open Space Preservation committee. Chairman Dignan emphasized the need for public participation. I emphas ...
- Created on 07 September 2016
- 27. Biltmore Denied
- (Opinion)
- ... the Biltmore proposal, precipitating the two-year battle. The Rest of the Story Petitions were presented against the scheme in 2014, and the people defending the Master Plan since that time consistentl ...
- Created on 08 August 2016
- 28. August 3, 2016 Northfield Township Planning Commission Biltmore Hearing
- (Meeting Notes)
- Biltmore's May, 2014 request for a Master Plan amendment was considered and discussed at this Public Hearing. Biltmore CEO David Stollman presented his case. The public presented their opinion. The Plannin ...
- Created on 04 August 2016
- 29. July 26, 2016 Northfield Township Board of Trustees workshop
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... not forthcoming. [Written before the Meeting] Discussion of Fink's 85% Fund Balance initiative first appeared on the April 22, 2014 agenda. I've been a bit busy lately so I haven't had time to put ...
- Created on 25 July 2016
- 30. July 12, 2016 Northfield Township Board of Trustees
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... ming, fantasizing, planning, replanning, managing, procuring, contracting, administering, and lobbying for the Boardroom since Fink's first sales pitch for a "professional" Boardroom in 2014. Our Townsh ...
- Created on 12 July 2016
- 31. LiveAgendas
- (Video)
- ... ents objectives, Discussion of Carlisle-Wortman resignation 3-04-2015 Northfield Township Planning Commission (PC) LiveMeetingMinutes Whitmore Lake SAD & Biltmore's 1500 homes 11- ...
- Created on 01 July 2016
- 32. Candidate for Clerk: Kathleen Manley (R)
- (Elections)
- ... a proud wife and mother of 3 children. In 2014, I began working in Northfield as the Assessing/Building Assistant. In 2015, I left Northfield to pursue an Assessing position in Ypsilanti Township. Prior, ...
- Created on 01 July 2016
- 33. June 15, 2016 Northfield Township Planning Commission
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... a formal written legal opinion describing and prescribing the process which must be followed to properly consider the 2014 request by Biltmore. If a public hearing is required or if the legal ...
- Created on 16 June 2016
- 34. Northfield Township Planner's Report: Just Say No to Biltmore
- (Planning)
- ... bsp; That borrowing was not paid off until 2014. We are still paying for the building. On June 3, 2016, TetraTech, Northfield Township's sewer system Consulting Engineers, also ...
- Created on 08 June 2016
- 35. 2019's World Famous Collection of Northfield Township Sewer and Wastewater Treatment System Documents
- (Sewers)
- ... al Tetra-Tech-2016-03-21-Sewer-Policy Tetra-Tech-2015-12-30-Northfield-Township-WWTP-Storage-Tank-Cost-Opinion Tetra-Tech-2015-03-18-Northfield-Township-WWTP-Capacity-Evaluation-Report Tetra-Tech-2014-10-27-Wastewater-Capacity-Summ ...
- Created on 29 April 2016
- 36. Fink: More Debt? - Yes, Please!!!
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... d on the land? Nobody has a plan. Nobody knows what it will cost. Nobody even knows what "it" is. Two years ago (June 10, 2014) the Board paid $100,000 for the Darle ...
- Created on 25 April 2016
- 37. April 6, 2016 Planning Commission Public Hearings on Bylaws, Church Zoning
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... 16 Goals were briefly discussed. The meeting adjourned relatively early. After all, the real work of the year had been successfully completed. The supermajority vote required by the 2 ...
- Created on 05 April 2016
- 38. Relax, Folks. Green Oak's Island Lake is a Gravel Pit - and - a Recreation Area!
- (Planning)
- ... as originally heard by the Lyndon Township Planning Commission in March 2014. And, because of the state’s Zoning Enabling Act, local governments do not possess the power to regulate mineral righ ...
- Created on 19 March 2016
- 39. March 2, 2016 Northfield Planning Commission - Biltmore and the Living Water Church
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... 3-2-2016 meeting packet. The three Biltmore documents in the packet are the same ones we saw in 2014. I have added relevant two Carlisle-Wortman reports which were omitted from the meeting p ...
- Created on 27 February 2016
- 40. February 17, 2016 Northfield Township Planning Commission puts Biltmore Back in the Spotlight
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... (GC) zoned areas. Four months ago, on October 21, 2015, the Planning Commission (PC) voted to send Biltmore a letter, a formal response to Biltmore's May 2014 request. The response was to infor ...
- Created on 17 February 2016
- 41. Attorney Paul Burns Explains Brighton Success to South Lyon
- (Planning)
- ... codes, and tickets. Paul E. Burns & Associates represented Brighton in a 2014 Supreme Court ruling that said two Brighton homes, owned by Marilyn and Leon Bonner, should be demolished. Th ...
- Created on 16 December 2015
- 42. City of Brighton Rejoins SEMCOG
- (Planning)
- ... 2040 Forecast presentation to General Assembly (3-22-12) (pdf, 4.8 MB) 2008 Land Use Report SEMCOG: 2040 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) SEMCOG: 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Progra ...
- Created on 07 December 2015
- 43. December 8, 2015 Northfield Township Board & S.A.D. "Misconceptions"
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... Biltmore optioned] property, so what constitutes leapfrogging becomes a matter of policy and interpretation." LiveMeetingMinutes for the 11/11/2014 Joint Session - the first Sewer Capacity Report ...
- Created on 05 December 2015
- 44. MDOT US-23 Aesthetic Concepts Open House
- (Roads & MDOT)
- ... the Finding of No Significant Impact, aka, the FONSI. Click here to view or download the FONSI Related reports: US-23 Project wins local go-ahead MDOT 2015 US-23 Project update MDOT 2014 US-23 Pr ...
- Created on 12 November 2015
- 45. Washtenaw County Taxes Illegal Says Michigan AG Bill Schuette
- (Washtenaw County)
- ... MLive: Washtenaw County OKs 1-year property tax to raise $7.3M for road repairs, Ben Freed, 10-2-2014 A number of speakers, including Ann Arbor Township Supervisor Michael Moran, Ann Arbor reside ...
- Created on 06 November 2015
- 46. Ortonville Voters Reject Sewer Plant Debt in 8:1 Landslide
- (Sewers)
- ... 2015-02-24 Clarkston News: Ortonville:DEQ seeks regional sewer solution, Susan Bromley, 2014-07-30 Oakland Press: Sewer system nearly possible in Ortonville, Dustin Blitchok, 2013-06-12 The Citizen: ...
- Created on 04 November 2015
- 47. FOIA: Manager's Employment Contract, Cobalt Contract, Biltmore costs, New Planner's Contract
- (FOIA Dox)
- October, 2015 Freedom of Information Act harvest: Township Manager Howard Fink's 2013 Employment Contract Fink's Contract extension in Minutes of 2014 Board Meeting The Coba ...
- Created on 31 October 2015
- 48. October 21 PC: Dignan Invites Biltmore to Follow Master Plan
- (Meeting Notes)
- ... of the Master Plan as a consequence of Biltmore's 2014 request. [Update 3-1-2016] At the 2-17-2016 Planning Commission meeting we were told that this letter was meaningless and that the entir ...
- Created on 19 October 2015
- 49. Northfield Township's Top Shelf Taxes
- (Taxes)
- ... , Julie Mack, October 12, 2015 An explanation of Assessed, Headlee/Prop-A Capped, S.E.V., and Taxable values Washtenaw County Property Tax Rates Township/City School District 20 ...
- Created on 13 October 2015
- 50. The 2014 Northfield Township v. Grand/Sakwa Decision
- (Township Master Plan)
- Updated 3-28-2019 Northfield Township's 2014 legal victory in the matter of Grand Sakwa v. Township of Northfield is described here, on page 8. Paul Burns represented the Township in this defense.  ...
- Created on 11 October 2015