Plan commission recommends Village Board approve Freedom Fellowship Church site plan

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, the Chair said as the Village of Jackson Plan Commission convened at 7 p.m. on June 18, 2026. The commission reviewed a staff memo and voted to recommend that the Village Board approve a conditional use request and site plan for Freedom Fellowship Church to operate a worship facility at N168 W20160 Main Street.

The commission's paperwork included a staff memo with background information and a suggested motion. According to the transcript, a motion "to recommend the village board approve the conditional use request and site plan for Freedom Fellowship Church to operate a worship facility and related uses at N168 W20160 Main Street as submitted" was made; the transcript records the motion as "Motion by Van Eper, second by Hathmeister." The Chair called the voice vote, members said "I," and the Chair declared the motion carried. The record does not show any public comment or questions from members that changed the terms of the request.

Earlier in the meeting the commission approved the minutes of the April 16, 2026 meeting (recorded as "Motion by Emer, second by Van Epan") and then took up the church item. After the vote on the site plan the commission moved to adjourn; the transcript records a motion to adjourn ("Motion by Emer, second by Van Eper"), a voice vote, and the Chair's closing remark, "That was easy."

The plan commission's vote was a recommendation to the Village Board; the transcript does not show when the Village Board will consider the request. The meeting record notes two commission members were absent at roll call.