jfackert
Registered: 12/19/03
Posts: 17
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Green Oak Planning Commission and Township Board had a joint meeting a
couple
of weeks ago, and discussed the greenways plan presented by the Planning
Commission. Board members embraced the plan and the concept! They made some
comments and suggestions, and urged the PC to tune the plan up a bit and get
it back to the Board for approval ASAP. They also urged the PC to draft a
safety path ordinance that would require all new developments to include
safety paths on major roads they border and get that to them asap as well.
This is great news! All of our hard work is paving off.
Supervisor Mark StCharles commented on several [projects in teh township
that are already including paths in their plans.
!) 9 Mile Rd. between Rushton and South Lyon is being paved next summer. The
road width is tight around Nichwagh Lake and the wetlands between there and
South Lyon, but they are working to make the road wide enough to allow a
striped bike/walk lane on one side. There's the possibility of a board walk
along some tight areas.The South Lyon path comes out to the end of the
pavement at Dixboro Rd., so this will make a great connection from south
east Green Oak into South Lyon.
2) He will approach the Road Commission about the possibility of striping a
safety lane on Maltby Rd. from Rickett west to Hamburg Rd.
3) Maxie is planning to sell some property including the old rail right of
way, and the Township is in line to purchase the property that would allow
the of the rail trail west fro US-23 toward the Lakeland trail.
Some other developments may facilitate connection from there on west to the
Lakeland trail in Hamburg Twp.
4) Green Oak is working with Brighton Twp and the city of Brighton to
organize with the businesses along Grand River from US-23 eastward. The
Road Commission has funds to widen teh road to four lanes, but not to
improve
it otherwise, but the community is trying to organize to make other
improvements at teh same time, including a safety path, landscaping and
traffic calming features.
5) Quadrants has proposed a large commercial development on the east side of
lee and 23 across from the Costco. This will require a 9 million $
improvement of the bridge and intersections, including roundabouts on the
east and west sides and a new four lane bridge. Though I don't welcome the
development on the east side of 23, if the plan goes through it will include
a safety path over the freeway and a pedestrian path northward on the east
side of 23 through a new residential development and connecting to Grand
River.
The great news is that we have the Board thinking of accommodations for
non-motorized transportation in all of these projects.
Other news:
FOGOT is working on a trail database for southeast Livingston county. WE
have gotten a $4000 grant from teh Michigander through Rails to Trails to
develop this and to produce a new flier. We need people to work up trail
descriptions for all of the park and roadside trails in southeast Livingston
county. The goal is to have a database that describes and details trail
rides, walks, runs etc. so folks can find trips that fit their wishes.
Details like access, parking, bathrooms, difficulty, points of interest,
refreshment, etc. will be in a database form. Help us with this project!
Email me for a copy of the data outline, help develop it and fill out
outlines for your favorite trail routes.
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fred_terrell
Registered: 10/03/05
Posts: 2
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I realize the Green Oaks group has been kind of struggling, but I thought there was a September meeting planned. I never saw an invite. Can you give me an update, please. thx, ft
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