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Votes at a glance: Commerce Township Board actions Feb. 10, 2026
Summary
A compact list of motions and outcomes from the Feb. 10 Commerce Township Board meeting, including approvals of purchases, ordinance adoption, the data-center moratorium, a DDA cash advance and a tabled right-of-way abandonment.
The Charter Township of Commerce Board of Trustees approved multiple motions on Feb. 10, 2026. Key votes and outcomes listed below reflect motions recorded in the meeting minutes.
- Approval of agenda and previous minutes: Approved unanimously. - Reappointment: Susan Spelker to DDA, term to March 3, 2030 — Approved unanimously. - Contract award: Water and Wastewater Financial Projection with Utility Financial Solutions LLC ($12,500 each) — Approved unanimously. - Ordinance adoption: Code Amendment Ordinance No. 1.075 (poverty exemptions) — Adopted unanimously. - Purchases: WWTP access control ($10,675 + $1,200/yr subscription), library Robin Room chairs (≤ $11,000), four Stryker Xpedition power stair chairs for ambulances (≤ $81,000), grinder pumps for sewer (≤ $132,000) — All approved; purchase funding identified by department/fund. - Table: Proposed abandonment of portions of Marshalsea Drive and Mario Drive — Motion to table carried unanimously pending legal/staff review. - Waiver: Late tax-payment penalty waiver under Section 211.44 (3) of the Michigan Complied Laws — Approved (recorded No vote by Trustee Robert Berkheiser; motion carried). - DDA cash advance: Up to $2,000,000 from Debt Service Fund to the DDA — Approved (recorded No vote by Trustee Robert Long; motion carried). - Intent resolution: Tentative intent to establish Special Projects No. 55 SAD — Approved unanimously. - Bond counsel engagement: Island Club Paving SAD — Approved unanimously; Pathway-bond engagement discussed and not acted on. - Moratorium: Six-month temporary moratorium on land-use consideration of data centers — Approved unanimously. - Adjournment: 9:39 p.m. — Approved unanimously.
This list is drawn from motions and roll-call results recorded in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript recorded a dissent, the member and vote are noted.
