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Planning commission begins line-by-line review of master-plan action items, forms subcommittee to draft edits
Summary
Commissioners spent much of the meeting evaluating wording and priorities in the draft Grosse Ile master plan implementation actions—particularly housing-related items—agreed to a subcommittee to consolidate comments and to circulate an editable Word draft for commissioner edits ahead of a Jan. 29 workshop.
Commissioners at the Grosse Ile Township Planning Commission continued work on the township’s draft master plan implementation actions, focusing substantial discussion on housing-related objectives and how action items should be worded and prioritized.
The commission reopened the implementation-action list prepared for public review and examined several near-term items tied to housing choice, zoning flexibility and the R1E overlay. Commissioners debated whether the plan should use directive language ("require"/"ensure") or softer phrasing ("consider"/"evaluate") and whether some broad items (for example, "allow smaller homes on smaller lots") should be retained, consolidated or moved under other action items such as creating a mixed-residential or PUD option.
Staff explained the implementation process and funding: the township has…
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