Peterson did arrive a few minutes after the cancellation, and told the Gander that he had not known there was a meeting. Supervisor Tony Merrill, who had invited Peterson to take the post, and was on hand for the meeting, admitted that he had forgotten to tell Peterson the date of his first meeting. Zoning Administrator Rochelle Rollenhagen said she shared in the blame, saying she talked with Peterson before the meeting, but forgot to mention the upcoming meeting date.
Peterson was appointed in November to complete the final month of Jeanne Crampton's term. Crampton resigned, citing her snowbird status and resulting absence from meetings. Peterson is eligible for appointment for a full term, but his own plans could limit his future participation in Pleasanton Township government. Peterson, asked about the "for sale" sign in front of his Lakeside Avenue house, said that he's concerned about the economy and wants to recoup money from the property. Peterson says that he intends to live in either Bear Lake Township or the Village of Bear Lake. State law generally requires that members of any township board live and vote in the township.
A second seat on the Planning Commission is now in question, as Bryan Kidd's term expired in December. Reached by phone, Kidd said he won't reapply. "It's a time commitment issue," he said, and stated that he has other obligations in the evenings. Kidd had advice for his successor. "I just hope that as planning continues, the person would be relatively objective and willing to put in a lot of preparation time," he said. "There are a lot of big issues facing the township."
The Planning Commission's next regular meeting is scheduled for January 3 at 7pm.
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Interesting that the state generally requires a board member to live and vote in the township. Max Coulier(spelling)is on the parks board and lives in BL Township and votes in BL.
As to appointments to the Planning board it is also interesting as I wrote a letter to apply for a position on the board was appointed by Fred but Dave McNeily said he wanted the position and was appointed that night. Next month Judy said there has to a letter from Dave to apply. Now that doesn't seem to be the case if Tony is talking to people then appointing them. This seems like a stacked deck as to who does or doesn't get appointed according to ones agenda.
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