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30 Thursday, July 18, 2024 BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF EMMETT CALHOUN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS

TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF EMMETT, CALHOUN COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Charter Township of Emmett Planning Commission will hold a meeting on August 7, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Charter Township of Emmett board meeting room located at 621 Cliff St., Battle Creek, Michigan that will include the following:

Public hearing on proposed Zoning Ordinance text
amendments in brief as follows:

Proposed amendment to the Township Zoning Ordinance, Appendix A of the Township Code of Ordinances to: change the terminology throughout from “Conditional Use Permits” to Special Land Uses”; amend Article 10 sections to address special land use authority, procedures, criteria for decisions, conditions, compliance and revocation; amend Article 2A sections regarding site plan review.

Such other and further matters as may properly come before
the Planning Commission.

Written comments will be received concerning the above matters by the Charter Township of Emmett Planning/Zoning Administrator at 621 Cliff Street Battle Creek, MI 49014 by mail or at any time during regular business hours on regular business days until and including the day of the meeting, and may further be submitted to the Planning Commission at the meeting.

The proposed text amendments and the Charter Township of Emmett Zoning Ordinance/Map/Land Use Plan may be examined by contacting the Charter Township of Emmett Planning/Zoning Administrator at the Township Hall during regular business hours on regular business days maintained by the Township offices from and after the publication of this Notice and until and including the day of the meeting, and further may be examined at the meeting.

All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place. The Charter Township of Emmett will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the meeting to individuals with disabilities, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered, upon three days’ advanced notice to the Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Planning/Zoning Administrator.

Charter Township of Emmett Planning Commission By: Miles Weaver, Chair Pamela Laubengayer, Township Planning/Zoning Administrator 621 Cliff Street Battle Creek, MI 49014 269-788-1747

Hours: M-F 8-5 • Sat 8-12 • Sun Closed

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18and 30 million young adults under the age of 25. “CDF’s grassroots movements in marginalized communities build power for child-centered public policy, informed by racial equity and the lived experience of children and youth. “Learn more at childrensdefense. org.” About R.I.S.E. Corp. Also according to information pro- vided: “R.I.S.E. – Re-integration to Support and Empower – Corp. was established in 2017. A federally recognized nonprofit with a mis- sion to provide hope for individuals, youth and families to rise up and restore their ability to achieve their hopes and dreams, it is the vision of R.I.S.E. to create equitable healthy futures for individuals, children, families and the community. “R.I.S.E. focuses on disrupting and reducing violence and trauma caused by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). “For more information, contact Damon Brown at (269) 358-9466) or Jacqueline Patrick-James at (269) 580-5343. Upcoming Freedom School Tour Is Friday Donna Rickman, tour guide/teacher for the local Freedom School, said that she as well as Brown and Patrick-Jones will be involved in an “African American Freedom School Tour with Sojourner Truth at the Helm” this Friday (July 19), during which the “School will take a tour around the city to specific sites and locations dedicated to African

American history,” Rickman said. “I am highly honored and grateful as a teacher in providing local his- torical knowledge,” she said. Following is Friday’s tour sched- ule, according to Rickman:

10:15-10:45 a.m.: Opening at
First United Methodist Church
(Sojourner facts).

10:50-11:10 a.m.: Sojourner
Truth Statue (Tell of Michigan towns
Sojourner Truth visited).

11:15-11:30 a.m.: Oakhill
Cemetery (reading of tombstone/his-
toric marker).

11:35 a.m.-12:10 p.m.: Kimball
House Museum (Sojourner Truth
room).

12:15-12:40 p.m.: Dr. Robinson’s
office (Sojourner Truth’s room/Dr.’s
and family memorabilia).

12:45-1:25 p.m.: Quaker Park
(Sojourner Truth’s footprints/lunch).

1:30-1:55 p.m.: Regional History
Museum (Sojourner Truth/education
history rooms).

2-2:25 p.m.: The Underground
Railroad monument.

3 p.m.: Closing and questions.
Note: For more information, email
Rickman at monologuesdonna@aol.
com.

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