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Grosse Ile committee reviews open-space encroachment cases, explores enforcement and a possible millage
Summary
Committee members and staff discussed recent encroachment inspections, stalled remediation plans where homeowners sold property, enforcement procedures including fines and court referral, and options for funding repairs such as a new millage. Members agreed to hold a January study session to set priorities and refine a plan.
GROSSE ILE — The Grosse Ile Greenways & Open Space Committee spent much of its meeting reviewing outstanding encroachment cases on township open space and discussing how the township should enforce and remediate violations.
Staff member James said the committee’s previous point person, Ross, has left the township and that inspections and letters to homeowners have been disrupted. “Ross is no longer working with us. He moved to a new place. Congratulations to him,” James said, and offered to schedule inspections and follow up with homeowners and specialists on specific sites.
Committee members described several sites needing follow-up, including a property referenced in the meeting as the Voigt (stalled when the property was listed for sale), and multiple issues on Fourth and Fifth streets, where a fire pit was removed. James said a tree and shrub plan from a landscape and tree specialist existed but…
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