In other business at the Thursday, May 8 meeting of the Springfield Township Board
? The township will continue to support the area Meals on Wheels program, but not by giving money to the village of Holly.
Trustees rescinded an earlier motion and voted instead to donate $1,000 to Mercy Services for Aging and Nutrition.
Treasurer Jamie Dubre had conducted research into Holly’s claim that it incurred expenses for Meals on Wheels deliveries to Springfield Township residents, but instead found that all such services were provided by MSA volunteers.
Springfield Township currently has eight residents receiving the Meals on Wheels service, thanks to a state grant and other contributions to MSA.
? It may not have mattered that the petitioner was absent, but trustees voted to deny a rezoning request from Waterford developer Larry Barnett for a parcel west of Dixie Highway, east of Nadette and south of Big Lake Road.
Barnett had requested a change from OS (Office Service) to C-1 (Local Business), but the board said there is plenty of vacant commercial property available for development.
‘Nothing has been presented to show that the current zoning is unreasonable or unworkable,? Supervisor Collin Walls said.
? The board adopted second reading of a new Omnibus Criminal Ordinance.
The new ordinance, designed to replace the existing disorderly persons ordinance, is seen by supporters as a way to consolidate most misdemeanor offenses in one package and as a way to give the township attorneys more control in prosecution.
When adopting first reading, the board engaged in some debate concerning the advantages and disadvantages of prosecuting offenders under local or state law.
‘Don Schelske