Bangor

Arlington Township Board of Trustees held a meeting on March 16, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. with all five officers present (Koshar, De Leo, Miller, Peterson, Swanson). The township's financial report as of March 16, 2022, showed a balance of $55,548.22, with receipts of $37,175.00 and expenditures of $77,118.39; the board voted unanimously to accept the financial report and pay invoices including a $1,671.00 late invoice from Accident Fund of Michigan. Key operational updates included 39 law enforcement calls and 3 fire department calls in the township, opening of a new Senior Services center with pickle ball courts and cafeteria, and completion of tax assessments for tax year 2022. A special meeting was scheduled for March 30, 2022, to adopt the annual budget, and election inspector training was set for July 14 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to prepare for three elections scheduled that year.

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The Charter Township of Bangor Planning Commission held a regular meeting on January 25, 2023, at the Bangor Township Administrative Building, with seven members present and one absent. The Commission elected Mark Norton as Chair (7–0 vote) and Bill Schubert as Vice Chair (7–0 vote), and approved the December 21, 2022 meeting minutes (7–0 vote). The Commission discussed performance guarantees and tabled a site plan approval request by Robert Nelson for property at 1000 N. Euclid until later in the meeting. The Commission reviewed a site plan approval request by Isiah Sesi for property at 3242 Patterson Road, where Sesi stated the facility would be a processing operation involving pre-packaging of ordered product for other businesses with on-site storage but no retail use and no on-site cultivation, with no objections raised by the Bay County Road Commission, Fire Department, or Bay County Drain Commission.

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On June 12, 2017, the Bangor Borough Council approved two action items: authorizing Manager Dysard to obtain two additional contractor estimates for 7th Street lighting repair work after Strawn Electric's estimate of $11,320.00 exceeded the bidding threshold, and approving a cost-neutral switch to a VOIP phone system through Frontier to improve call transfer capabilities and integrate police and administration offices. The council also discussed a parking citation issued on June 3rd at the police department and directed staff to investigate installing a handicap parking space at the Heritage Center.

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The Charter Township of Bangor Downtown Development Authority held a meeting on September 11, 2020, at 8:00 AM, with six members present. The Authority approved minutes from March 6 and July 10, 2020, and received a Treasurer's report. The primary agenda item was a Capital Project improvement for the Shrestha/Thelen Drive area, which involved installing ten street lights in the DDA District through a contract with Bay City Light and Power for $32,900 for material and labor—less than the previously authorized $35,000. The monthly maintenance and electricity cost for the fixtures would be $17.47 per fixture, totaling $174.70 per month, with costs potentially increasing over time. Chairperson Lee Newton reported that private contractor quotes for the same work ranged from $35,000 minimum. Glenn Rowley moved and Sandra Covaleski supported authorization to enter into the Bay City Light and Power contract for the $32,900 installation.

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The Charter Township of Bangor Planning Commission held a regular meeting on August 28, 2019, where members approved the previous meeting's minutes with an amendment regarding maintenance restrictions. The Commission reviewed a site plan approval request from 903 Euclid LLC/NCVW for a 12,500 square foot building at 903 N. Euclid that would be converted into a marijuana testing laboratory (occupying 50% of the basement), office space, and includes proposed landscaping exceeding requirements and adequate parking. The proposal received no objections from the Bay County Road Commission, Fire Department, Drain Commissioner, and Water & Sewer Department, though MDOT required improvements to drive radii and the applicant agreed to incorporate sidewalks and curb cuts along Euclid in compliance with MDOT standards.

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The Charter Township of Bangor Zoning Board of Appeals held a regular meeting on January 17, 2023, at the Bangor Township Administrative Building in Bay City, Michigan, with all five regular members present. The board reelected Sandy Covaleski as Chair and JeanAnn DeShano as Vice-Chair by unanimous vote (5–0) and approved the December 20, 2022 meeting minutes (5–0). A petition by Michael Lewis requesting a variance for a second wall sign at 3967 N. Euclid (Commercial-zoned property) was tabled due to lack of representation. A petition by Joseph Maida for a 252-square-foot variance to construct a 720-square-foot pole barn (30'x24' garage) on his Residential-zoned property at 311 Killarney Beach Road was discussed; the property currently allows 468 square feet, and Building Inspector Tim Mark noted the structure would require a 5-foot setback from the property line unless an additional variance was requested.

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