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	The Manchester Enterprise A Heritage Newspaper Weekly Publication

Board limits use of hall

McIntosh named to replace Lowery on Planning Commission

By Alana West, Special Writer

PUBLISHED: January 18, 2007

Manchester Township officials have called for a moratorium on non-official use of the township's boardroom.

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In its Jan. 9 meeting the board discussed setting a policy that limits use of the boardroom to business affecting the township, as determined by the board.

Treasurer Judy Huber said she had been asked for permission to use the township boardroom for an association's meeting.

"If we do it for one, we have to do it for everyone," she said.

Huber noted that the boardroom is partially office space, with private information stored in unlocked desks.

"If everything was under lock and key and we had a deposit (to cover damage), I wouldn't have a problem," she said.

Township Supervisor Ron Mann said care would be needed to draft a policy that would allow the township to provide the use of the boardroom for selective meetings related to governing the township.

He asked township attorney Jesse O'Jack to look into policies that would allow the township to choose who could use its boardroom.

In other business, Dina McIntosh of Manchester was named to replace Mike Lowery on the Township Planning Commission. The term will expire in May 2008.

Mann said McIntosh, who holds a bachelor's degree in urban planning from Michigan State University, has been a resident of the township for two years and served as president of the Clinton Parent-Teacher Organization.

"She realizes the true commitment to the position and is interested in doing it," he said.

Trustee John Schmitt asked if there had been others interested in the position and whether there was more than one position available.

Mann said one candidate had a conflict with meeting times and another was not a U.S. citizen, although he said it likely wasn't a prerequisite for the position

At the meeting, Mann also said he suggested to McIntosh that she speak to the Planning Commission about updating its bylaws and taking steps to rename the township's zoning districts so that the zoning classifications match in all four townships surrounding Manchester.

Alana West is a freelance writer. She can be reached at mmagwest@sbcglobal.net.