Grosse Ile Township board adopts 2025 master plan after public objections; board outlines process for future changes

The Grosse Ile Township Board of Trustees voted to approve the township’s 2025 master plan on Aug. 11 after a public comment period and a series of emails urging the board to send the draft back to the Planning Commission for revisions. The board held a roll‑call vote and adopted the plan as presented by the Planning Commission. The vote follows weeks of written input and a petition cited during the meeting that urged the board to reject the Planning Commission’s draft and return it for restoration of provisions participants said had been removed without adequate public notice. Dozens of written comments were read into the record at the meeting urging the board to “vote no and send the plan back for modest sensible changes,” and at least one public commenter said…