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Council approves Southwest Michigan Planning Commission to draft updated master plan
Summary
The council approved hiring the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission as the master‑plan consultant (approved at $16,591, not to exceed $20,000) and will ask the Planning Commission to include police‑station modernization in upcoming resident surveys; consultant work estimated to take 15 months.
Planning Commission member Mike Botelho sought council approval of the Planning Commission's recommended consultant and presented the selection process. Julie Bonello gave a detailed overview of the proposed master‑plan process, saying the workplan is organized into six phases and that she projects the plan will be completed in 15 months.
The council voted to approve Southwest Michigan Planning Commission as consultant at a contract amount of $16,591 with a not‑to‑exceed cap of $20,000 to cover any additional necessary work. The motion passed on a 5–0 roll call vote. The council also directed that information about modernizing the police station be included in forthcoming master‑plan resident surveys, and the Planning Commission will oversee community engagement as outlined in the six‑phase workplan.
