Grass Lake Charter Township Board held a public hearing and regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Supervisor Lesinski. All seven board members were present: Bray, Loveland, Wyant, Rentfrow, Bednarski-Lynch, Harris, and Lesinski. Fire Chief Jones, County Commissioner Walz, Village Manager Edgar, and approximately 5 members of the public also attended.

The public hearing portion addressed the proposed special assessment roll. No public comment was received. The board then moved into the regular monthly meeting and approved the consent agenda items, which included meeting minutes, county sheriff report, zoning administrator report, planning commission report, and parks report. The Planning Commission approved a site plan for business condos on Knight Road.

The board approved two sets of bills: General Fund invoices totaling $114,888.47 and Fire Fund invoices totaling $41,363.29 (approved 8–0). The Treasurer reported that money will be transferred into MI Class accounts, which are performing at just below 4% interest. The board also approved amendments to the land division ordinance to include language covering land combinations and boundary adjustments (approved 7–0). A revised fee schedule for land use development and building permits was approved, with changes to meeting costs and the addition of escrow accounts for professional services (approved).

In new business, the board approved a resolution for a lighting district and annual costs for Patriot Estates (approved 7–0). The board voted to place a fire millage renewal on the August primary ballot; the current rate has dropped from 1.64 mills to 1.6331 mills, and Fire Chief Jones requested renewal at the original 1.64 mills (approved 7–0). A public hearing for the Grass Lake Weed District renewal will be held May 12, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Lorene Adams was appointed as the alternate member of the Board of Review, replacing Stormont who resigned. A motion to add police millage language to the August ballot was rescinded pending further discussion and precise taxable value numbers.

Bid packets for a building project will be distributed May 6 at 4:00 p.m. and are due May 27. The next regular board meeting is scheduled for May 12, 2026, which will include the public hearing on the weed district renewal.

Generated automatically from the township's official minutes — see the original PDF (3 pages) for voting records and any legal questions.