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LIFE TRIBUTES

From Ferguson to Minneapolis

AP reporters recall flashpoints of the

Black Lives Matter movement

Wilson Charles “Willie” Coomer

Wilson Charles “Wil-

lie” Coomer passed away

ans will be conducted at

3:00 pm on Monday at the

August 19, 2024, at Bar-

ton Woods Assisted Liv-

ing Freeland, at the age

of 92. Funeral services for

Willie will be conducted

by Chaplain Teal Saylor

Salt River Cemetery (Coe

Twp) which is located on

S. Shepherd Rd. about one

and a half m

iles south

By Haya Panjwani

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shepherd. Visitation will

be on Sunday at the funeral

at 11:00 am

on Monday,

home from 4:00 pm – 7:00

August 26, 2024 from

the

WA SHINGTON — On

May 28, 2020, Associated

Press photographer Julio

Cortez got a call asking

him to head to Minneap-

olis from the East Coast.

What he saw on the

10:00 am until the tim

and on Monday from

Wilson MILLER Funeral

Hom

e, 4210 N. Saginaw Rd.

Midland, MI48640. Military

honors under the care of

the Midland Area Veter-

of service. In lieu of flow-

ers, memorial contribu-

tions m

ay be offered to

ground was unlike any

protest he’d ever covered.

It was then that he knew

something had shifted in

the Black Lives Matter

movement.

GARY DECKER

with service tim

es will be

Gary Decker, 78 of Mid-

land, died the evening of

Monday, August 19, 2024,

at the Toni andTrish House

posted at www.wswfh.com

Cortez is one of three

AP staff members fea-

tured in this episode of

The Story Behind the AP

Story, a recurring audio

production that features

extended interviews with

AP journalists discussing

their stories and process.

This episode includes

two journalists on the

scene in Minneapolis,

Cortez and AP reporter

Steve Karnowski. And

AP race and ethnicity

editor Aaron Morrison

provides analysis of the

coverage and looks into

the reckoning on race in

America.

of Auburn. Arrangem

have been entrusted to

the care of the Ware Smith

Woolever Funeral Hom

and a complete obituary

ents

a lot of emotion. The

protests had taken a new

ourselves. That is why

this is worth marking

meaning in America. It

was no longer picket

signs and, and people

peacefully walking

places. It was people

taking on a very aggres-

sive approach to voice

what they felt.

and remembering. And

then taking stock of what

impact it has had over the

last decade. Because it’s

not just Black Lives Mat-

ter and you know, ad-

vocate for African Amer-

icans. The emergence of

this generation’s racial

justice movement and

KARNOWSKI: An-

Associated Press file photo

HAYA PANJWANI,

other factor that probably reckoning around race

influenced things was the inspired other groups to

In this May 28, 2020, file photo, a protester carries a American flag upside

down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building in Minneapolis.

host: Ten years ago, the

death of a Black teenager

named Michael Brown in

Ferguson, Missouri,

sparked a racial reckon-

ing. Protests broke out in

the suburban city, even-

tually becoming what

some deemed as ground

zero for the Black Lives

Matter movement.

pandemic. People had

been cooped up during

lockdowns and that kind

of thing. So, all this kind

of played out against that

background.

also begin their own

reckonings. It’s helped

people to see where they

can step up. And that

doesn’t always mean

street protests. Some-

times it’s meant the class-

the death of George Floyd on. It looked very in-

JULIO CORTEZ,

photographer: Julio

Cortez, chief photog-

rapher for the Texas and

Oklahoma region of the

Associated Press.

in Minneapolis in 2020,

while Steve followed the

legal proceedings.

volved, very fluid, very

dangerous. When I got

the call the morning of

May 28 to get deployed

into Minneapolis, start

seeing things for myself.

It was much more in-

tense in person than it

was on TV.

I was very scared for

many reasons, not just

because of the violence,

but also this is right in

KARNOWSKI: That

was a very scary time.

Minneapolis hasn’t seen

that kind of unrest in a

PANJWANI: Julio and room. It’s meant the

his colleagues won a

boardroom. It’s meant

the halls of Congress.

Pulitzer Prize for break-

ing news photography

for his coverage of those

A few years later, in

STEVE KARNOW-

SKI, reporter: I’m Steve generation. Not since the

Karnowski. I’m a report-

er in the Minneapolis

bureau of the Associated

2020, George Floyd was

killed in Minneapolis,

bringing further atten-

tion to the movement.

I’m Haya Panjwani. On Press.

this episode of The Story

Behind the AP Story,

we’ll be hearing from two photographed the dem-

reporters.

KARNOWSKI: This

‘60s, really, have we had

full scale riots here. So, it

was very disturbing to

see that happening in

your own city.

Minneapolis protests. His has had a lot of political

photo shows a protester

carrying a United States

flag upside down as a

implications here. The

balance of power in Min-

neapolis has changed a

bit. While the mayor at

the time, Jacob Frey, was

reelected, the city council

here has become increas-

ingly more progressive

and more diverse. And

we’ve ended up with

probably the most di-

verse legislature in our

history here between

people of color, LGBTQ

people, women holding

office and that sort of

thing.

the middle of a pandemic. sign of distress next to a

PANJWANI: Julio

So, I was really afraid of

catching something and

never coming home.

burning building on

March 28, 2020.

CORTEZ: I had seen

on TV what was going

onstrations that followed

You know, as a person

of color covering these

events, I feel things that

maybe the community is

feeling. I can sympathize,

I can understand what’s

going on. While I’m try-

ing to do my job as ob-

jectively as possible, I am

feeling some of that an-

ger, and I don’t let those

feelings dictate how I

photograph. But I do use

those feelings to kind of

reflect in the images

CORTEZ: I was just

using the American flag

as a visual aid to give me

a sense of place. I’m a

journalist first, but I’m

also a historian, and I

often look at the history

behind images. And so,

the flag has always been

part of the conversation.

We see it in Iwo Jima. We

see it at 9/11 at ground

zero. The astronauts

Department of State

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Friday, October 11, 2024

10:00 AM

PANJWANI: For

many, racial issues are

still a source of pain and

deep emotion.

Room 1100 of the Binsfeld Oﬃce Building

201 Townsend St. Lansing, MI 48933

putting it on the moon.

what’s going on and

PANJWANI: Ten

years of racial reckoning.

What now?

what, what we’re seeing.

Ninety-nine percent of

the protests I’ve ever

covered were not violent.

I worked for the AP in

New Jersey for almost

nine years, so I did a lot

of New York City, NYPD

protests up and down

Manhattan. They were

aggressive, but I never

saw the sort of violence

that I saw in Minneapo-

lis.

CORTEZ: You know,

they’re not out there for

fun. They’re out there

because they strongly

believe that they’ve been

handed very bad cards,

and they want to act on

it.

KARNOWSKI: Cer-

tainly, forced a lot of deep

thinking on the parts of a

lot of people. And so, it

has led to things like

changes at the political

level. These are still very

raw issues for a lot of

people.

e Department of State will hold a public hearing to receive

public comments on proposed changes to the Board of State

Canvassers Procedures rule set.

AARON MORRI-

SON, editor: The death

of Michael Brown a de-

cade ago is really a mar-

ker because it signaled a

real turning point, not

just in how we talked

about police brutality in

the U.S., but it also sig-

naled the emergence of a

younger new generation

of racial justice activists.

e purpose of these rules is to describe the organization and

general course and method of the Board of State Canvassers’

operations. e proposed amendments update references in

response to changes in technology, update statutory references, and

update contact information. e proposed new rule addresses the

required timeline for submission of materials to the board, which is

necessary to clarify the board’s procedures.

KARNOWSKI: After

George Floyd was killed,

and word spread and

anger grew — besides

peaceful but angry pro-

tests, rioting broke out in

parts of the Minneapolis-

St. Paul area, which is

By authority conferred on the Board of State Canvassers by section

33 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306,

MCL 24.233.

PANJWANI: That’s

Aaron Morrison, the race

and ethnicity editor for

the Associated Press.

MORRISON: Those

protests were not just

protesters vs. police. This

was a proxy or a symbol

for the ways in which

e proposed rules will take eﬀect immediately afer ﬁling with

the Secretary of State. e proposed rules are published on the

State of Michigan’s website at www.michigan.gov/ARD and in the

10/1/2024 issue of the Michigan Register. Copies of these proposed

rules may also be obtained by mail or electronic mail at the

following email address: Elections-P[email protected].

MORRISON: You

knew the names Rev. Al

something that we hadn’t Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jack- people could find them-

seen before.

son. You knew the selves launching an activ-

NAACP and the National ism that worked for

It resulted in not just

windows being broken,

but it culminated with

the burning of the police

station where the officers

involved in this had been

based.

parents or grandparents

CORTEZ: People were to respond for us. We are

very angry and showing going to respond for

Urban League. But when

this generation stepped

forward and said, we

don’t need those groups,

we can speak for our-

them. It’s not just the

unarmed Black man. It’s

now much more inclusive

in who is being advocated

for, who is being fought

Comments on these proposed rules may be made at the hearing,

by mail, or by electronic mail at the following addresses until

10/11/2024 at 05:00 PM.

selves. We don’t need our for, and what things are

being fought for. It’s mul-

tiracial. It’s not just

black/white.

Board of State Canvassers

Bureau of Elections, P. O. Box 20126, Lansing, Michigan, 48901-0726

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location, the building will be accessible with handicap parking

available. Anyone needing assistance to take part in the hearing due

to disability may call 800-292-5973 to make arrangements.

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6A The Mining Journal

Saturday, Sunday, August 24-25, 2024

Region

Delta conservation

board adds new

member

ESCANABA — Votes to manage lands and natural

were tallied to elect a fifth resources.

member to the Delta Con-

It is one 75 such districts

servation District Board. in Michigan; the state de-

Adrienne St. Vincent se- scribes its Conservation

cured the seat, the term Districts, which are orga-

for which will conclude in nized under the Department

2025.

of Agriculture, as “units of

Though terms for directors government that provide

of the Conservation District soil, water and plant man-

are four years long, this par- agement assistance to cit-

ticular position had been izens in conserving their

vacant for a few months lands and our environment

following the resignation of for a cleaner, healthier, eco-

Russ Ross; St. Vincent will nomically stronger Michi-

be completing that term.

She had been running

gan.”

St. Vincent currently

against Andrea Nummilien. works with the Michigan

St. Vincent won with 81 State University Forestry

votes (79%) to Nummil- Innovation Center as their

ien’s 22 (21%). All res- office coordinator. Accord-

idents of Delta County ing to her biography, her

were eligible to vote in the experience is in grant ad-

Wednesday election.

A unit of local govern- pliance, human resources

ment with a unique mission, and management.

the Delta Conservation The newest board member

ministration, finance, com-

District, which was formed will join Joe Kaplan, chair;

in 1951, exists to aid the Nate Brockman, vice chair;

people of Delta County Mike Segorski, treasurer;

with information, resources, and Glenn Vande Water,

action plans and assistance secretary.

Gladstone Public Safety Ofﬁcer Mallory Nelsen and Detective Sgt. Aaron Quinlan load their Airsoft guns before entering

Gladstone High School as part of an active shooter drill. (Escanaba Daily Press photo)

Gladstone ofﬁcials take part in

active shooter drill

By NOAH JOHNSON

Escanaba Daily Press

encounter on a call like that though is realizing that this county hopes to conduct a

was not present. So, it was is a county-wide response drill yearly to stay prepared.

GLADSTONE – Local of- a little bit different but you that’s going to involve agen-

ficials reconvene following know from a dispatches per- cies across the county that first step here I will say and

the completion of an active spective. Basically, we’re need to practice and work now training every year,

shooter drill. taking in that initial infor- together to make an incident you know, picking a differ-

After completing an active mation and then based on like this, you know go as ent venue and continuing to

shooter drill on Tuesday, what we’re hearing from our smoothly and as safely as it train as one big team, not as

officials in Gladstone met callers, we are coordinating can.” individual entities is vitally

to discuss how the exercise a response appropriate for Overall, Geyer and Robin- important and we’re on the

went. Participants, first re- what we’re being told,” Pe- son said the exercise was a right track, Robinson said.

sponders, teachers and staff terson said. success. “We’re going to keep the

reviewed the scenario and She added that her team “It was very impressive ball going, we’re gonna start

discussed what worked well developed a good working and I’m very happy about patching holes where we no-

and what could improve. relationship with the schools it,” Robinson said. ticed (and) make our plan a

“We have the school staff in the area and teachers un- He added that this exercise little bit better each time we

and pretty much all of our derstand why dispatch asks is only the beginning as the do it.”

first responder agencies rep- the questions they do.

resented today. I think with “We do have a really good

“We’ve created a good

Seeking Bids

Pathways Community Mental Health is seeking estimates for

replacing 22,460 sq. ft. of asphalt paving located at 200 W. Spring

Street, Marquette, Michigan 49855. Bids must include:

any exercise you learn, you working relationship with

know, that’s the goal you our area schools, which I

learn where your deficien- think would help us if we

cies might be. We found a ever had the misfortune of

few of those and we’re go- having an event like this,”

ing to train and we’re going Peterson said.

• Removal and disposal of existing asphalt

• 22A gravel for grading and leveling

• 3” compacted asphalt

• Repair of Catch Basins

• Line striping

to have more of these ex-

“We’ve worked together

ercises to improve our re- enough where our dispatch-

sponse, but it’s been a great ers, I think, would get a level

exercise. And I think there’s of cooperation than anoth-

some great feedback coming er area may not get if their

out of it,” said Delta Coun- school staff wasn’t aware in

ty Emergency Management advance of what (is) being

Contact Duane Rodgers at the Pathways office, 906-225-7288,

Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to seek

information and/or schedule an appointment for details. Submit

your bid to:

Coordinator Paul Geyer.

One sticking point was the

asked and why.”

Another sticking point in-

Pathways CMH

Attn: Dawn Mercier

200 W Spring Street Marquette, Michigan 49855

revelation that 911 dispatch volved improving commu-

could receive and respond nication between all agen-

to texts, something not all of cies and the school.

the school staff was aware

of.

This means teachers and Public Safety Director Rob

other staff can communicate Robinson.

with dispatch during a mass “Not that the communica-

casualty situation in a quiet- tion was horrible, but when

er manner. you have so many different

“Communication is always

a big thing,” said Gladstone

Or, drop them off at the Pathways CMH office.

Bids must be received by 5 p.m. August 31st, 2024

Pathways Community Mental Health reserves

the right to reject any or all bids received.

Pathways Community Mental Health is and

equal opportunity provider and employer

Representatives from dis- entities working and you’re

patch attended the briefing trying to relay information

and they said it is encour- and stuff like that commu-

aged to continue to reach nication is always a break-

out to 911, regardless of if down.”

anyone has already made

contact with them.

“They (dispatch) men- ways requires improvement.

tioned on Tuesday that no Robinson also emphasized

Robinson added during his

career, communication al-

call is insignificant and you the importance of working

shouldn’t worry about over- as a unit rather than inde-

whelming the 911 system,” pendent agencies.

Geyer said. “We need to work as a

Director of Delta County team,” he said.

Dispatch, Jen Peterson said

He said that includes

her team was aware of the law enforcement agencies,

drill, so they were calmly school staff, state police and

given the information.

“All of the screaming and

fear that we normally would saying, “I think the key

more.

Geyer echoed Robinson

A8 SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2024 KALAMAZOO GAZETTE

KALAMAZOO

served on each of the three counts.

vehicle.

The vehicle was located on I-94 near

Mile Marker 85 and a traﬃc stop was

later performed in Comstock Town-

ship.

KALAMAZOO COUNTY

Cities set

election season

That means Baker — who is serving

time at the Bellamy Creek Correctional

Facility in Ionia — will now be eligible for

parole in just under six years at the age of

57.

If he serves out his maximum sentence, the vehicle. However, police said they

he will be 82 at the time he is released.

Baker has already completed three two-

Juvenile lifer convicted of 1990

killing could be out in 6 years

Daryle Baker was 17 when he killed

34-year-old Gerold Williams during a rob-

bery. After serving 29 years of a life sen-

tence, he was recently resentenced.

Deputies arrested two people inside

will request charges for the driver.

Anyone with any information about

Daryle Demetrius Baker is now 51 years year sentences on three accompanying

the incident is asked to call the Kalam- rules for

old.

weapons felony ﬁrearms arms charges,

according to court records.

He was ordered to serve each of those

consecutively prior to serving time on the

above sentences, which he is serving con-

currently. Ryan Boldrey, MLive.com

azoo County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce at 269-

385-6173 or Silent Observer at 269-343-

In May 1994, he was sentenced to life

in prison for killing 34-year-old Gerold

Williams with a shotgun during a July 22,

1990, robbery at the VerSluis-Dickinson

Sports Complex oﬀ Douglas Avenue.

After a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in

2012 found mandatory life prison terms

for juveniles to be cruel and unusual

punishment — and a subsequent rul-

ing in 2016 determined the new law to be

applied retroactively — Baker, like thou-

sands of others, became eligible for resen-

tencing.

On July 22, Baker was resentenced by

Kalamazoo County Circuit Court Judge

Curtis Bell to serve 35 years to 60 years on

the charge of open murder. He was also

resentenced to serve between 30 to 45

years on a charge of armed robbery and

30 to 45 years on a charge of assault with

intent to murder.

2100. Bradley Massman, MLive.com

lawn signs

BATTLE CREEK

Fire causes $2.5M in damage

to manufacturing facility

A ﬁre caused an estimated $2.5 mil-

lion in damage at Advantage Sintered

Metals, ﬁreﬁghters said.

KALAMAZOO COUNTY

2 arrested after report

of shots ﬁred on I-94

Two people were arrested in con-

nection to an alleged shooting on I-94,

Kalamazoo County sheriﬀ’s deputies

said.

The incident unfolded just before 10

p.m. Aug. 17, police said.

Deputies were notiﬁed of a Chevy Sil-

verado pickup truck traveling west on

I-94 from Calhoun County into Kalama-

zoo County. A caller told deputies some-

one was shooting a ﬁrearm out of the

The ﬁre was reported at 4:31 p.m.

Wednesday at the large manufacturing

facility at 5701 W. Dickman Road.

Battle Creek ﬁreﬁghters found heavy

ﬁre and black smoke coming from the

roof and called for mutual aid from

neighboring ﬁre departments.

Fireﬁghters had the ﬁre under con-

trol after about 90 minutes.

An illustration, provided by the city of

Kalamazoo, depicts the city’s lawn sign

guidelines.

No injuries were reported. The cause

is under investigation.

He was given a credit of 10,607 days

The roof and manufacturing area

sustained the most damage, ﬁreﬁght-

ers said.

Battle Creek Veterans Aﬀairs Med-

ical Center Fire Department and Bed-

ford Township Fire Department also

responded.

LifeCare Ambulance provided assis-

tance to ﬁreﬁghters. John Agar, MLive.

com

Audrey Whitaker awhitaker@mlive.com

Political lawn signs are appearing in

Portage and Kalamazoo as residents pre-

pare for the Nov. 5 general election.

While both cities allow residents to

display temporary signs on their prop-

erty, regulations are in place to preserve

the aesthetic appearance of public spaces

and ensure public safety.

Department of State

Elections & Campaign Finance

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Canvassers Procedures

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Political lawn signs give people a way

to express their beliefs, Kalamazoo Dem-

ocratic organizer Luke Howell said. They

help people connect with like-minded

people in a show of support.

“I haven’t seen this sort of enthusiasm

in Kalamazoo since 2008,” Howell said.

“People really want yard signs and they

want to stand on street corners.”

Political campaign signs fall under

“temporary signs” in the city of Kalama-

zoo’s code of ordinances, Section 50-9.4,

Communications Manager Mike Smith

said.

There are no restrictions for when

signs can go up in Kalamazoo, but they

must be removed within 31 days after an

election, per city ordinance.

Cities can’t regulate the content of a

lawn sign due to a 2015 Supreme Court

ruling, said Portage Zoning & Codes

Administrator Jeff Mais, but they can

regulate the size and placement of a tem-

porary sign.

Portage residents are able to display

a sign that is 6 square feet or smaller

— political or otherwise — any time

throughout the year, Mais said.

Temporary signs can be larger during

election season — up to 40 square feet,

without a permit.

The City Council expanded the allow-

able period of pre-election from 30 days

to 45 days in July for signs between 6 and

40 square feet to reﬂect early and absen-

tee voting.

In Kalamazoo neighborhoods, signs

can’t be larger than 4.5 square feet with-

out obtaining a permit at any time of

year. The limit is 6 square feet in com-

mercial districts. Standard political signs

are 3 square feet.

Both cities follow the same regulations

for sign placement. Signs must be placed

on private property, meaning they can’t

be on or protruding into the sidewalk,

the lawn between the sidewalk and road,

public parks or city-owned property.

If there is no sidewalk, the public right-

of-way generally extends 33 feet from the

center of the street, according to the city

of Kalamazoo.

Both municipalities can remove signs

that violate these rules without notice.

Placing a sign on private property with-

out permission from the owner is con-

sidered vandalism and is illegal. It’s also

illegal for residents to remove signs from

private property.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Friday, October 11, 2024

10:00 AM

TO:

THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CITY OF

PORTAGE AND ALL INTERESTED PERSONS.

Room 1100 of the Binsfeld Oﬃce Building

201 Townsend St. Lansing, MI 48933

The City of Portage Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing on

the following applications on Monday, September 9, 2024, in the Council

Chambers of Portage City Hall, 7900 South Westnedge Avenue at 7:00 p.m., or as

soon thereafter as may be heard:

224 South Shore Drive: Applicant is requesting a) variance to retain an existing

accessory building that exceeds the living area of the dwelling by 363 square feet;

and b) a variance to construct a 384 square-foot attached garage that would result

in 1,563 square feet of accessory building where a maximum 837 square feet is

permitted.

e Department of State will hold

a public hearing to receive public

comments on proposed changes to

the Board of State Canvassers Procedures

rule set.

All interested persons are welcome to attend the public hearing and comment on the

proposed application. Written comments may also be submitted to the Department

of Community Development prior to 12:00 noon the day of the public hearing.

copy of the applications are available for review in the Department of Community

Development, Portage City Hall, 7900 South Westnedge Avenue, Portage,

Michigan, 49002 or on the City of Portage website at https://www.portagemi.

gov/421/Zoning-Board-of-Appeals. Additionally, the September 9, 2024, Zoning

Board of Appeals meeting agenda will be posted to the same City of Portage

website not later than Monday, September 2, 2024. Finally, interested persons

may contact the Department of Community Development at (269) 329-4477 for

additional customer assistance.

e purpose of these rules is to describe

the organization and general course

and method of the Board of State

Canvassers’ operations. e proposed

amendments update references in

response to changes in technology,

update statutory references, and update

contact information. e proposed new

rule addresses the required timeline for

submission of materials to the board,

which is necessary to clarify the board’s

procedures.

Dated: August 25, 2024

10902595-01

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF TEXAS PLANNING COMMISSION

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF

TEXAS, KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI, AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Charter Township of Texas Planning Commission will

conduct a public hearing and meeting on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 5:00

p.m. at the Texas Charter Township Hall, 7227 West Q Avenue, within the Township,

to consider:

• Special Exception Use – The applicant is seeking approval to construct a new

front yard accessory building at 5405 S 4th Street, parcel number 3909-04-151-

020, in the R-1 zoning district. Front yard accessory buildings are permitted in

that district where double the required front yard can be met, and the area of the

building does not exceed 2 percent of the front yard building envelope or 900

square feet, whichever is lesser. The proposed building does not meet the area

requirements but meets the setback requirements, making it eligible for a Special

Exception Use in accordance with Section 36-4.1.2.C of the Zoning Ordinance.

(PC Case #24-10)

By authority conferred on the Board of

State Canvassers by section 33 of the

administrative procedures act of 1969,

1969 PA 306, MCL 24.233.

• Special Exception Use expansion- The Backyard of Kalamazoo, 10441 Stadium

Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49009 is proposing to amend the existing approved Special

Exception Use and site plan to expand the area to serve alcoholic beverages

(outside), event space, and additional storage. Per Section 36-4.4, Outdoor

Seating for Serving Patrons Alcoholic Beverages, the area must be designated

on an approved site plan. Section 36-6.1.1(c)(i) requires Planning Commission

review of altered Special Exception Uses. The property is zoned C-4, Highway

Commercial, where Outdoor Seating for Serving Patrons Alcoholic Beverages and

Event Centers are a Special Exception Use in that District. Parcels # 09-06-201-

025, 09-06-201-026, 09-06-201-027 (PC Case #24-03 amended)

e proposed rules will take eﬀect

immediately afer ﬁling with the

Anyone interested in reviewing the applications referenced above; the Township

Zoning Map or the Township Zoning Ordinance may examine it at the Township Hall

from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 8:00 a.m. to 12:00

p.m. Fridays hereafter until the time of said hearing and may further examine the

same at said public hearing. The Township Zoning Ordinance can be accessed on

the Township’s website at www.texastownship.org.

Secretary of State. e proposed rules

are published on the State of Michigan’s

website at www.michigan.gov/ARD and

in the 10/1/2024 issue of the Michigan

rules may also be obtained by mail or

electronic mail at the following email address:

Elections-PublicComment@Michigan.gov.

Written comments will be received from any interested persons concerning the

foregoing by the Texas Charter Township Clerk at the Township Hall at any time

during regular business hours up to the date of the hearing and may be further

received by the Planning Commission at the hearing.

All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place. Texas

Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such

as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material considered at

the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon four (4) days’ notice

to the Texas Charter Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary

aids or services should

TEXAS CHARTER TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION

7227 West Q Avenue Kalamazoo

Michigan 49009

(269) 375-1591

10904798-01

Comments on these proposed rules may

be made at the hearing, by mail, or by

electronic mail at the following addresses

until 10/11/2024 at 05:00 PM.

Board of State Canvassers

Bureau of Elections, P.O. Box 20126,

Lansing, Michigan, 48901-0726

Elections-PublicComme[email protected]

e public hearing will be conducted in

compliance with the 1990 Americans

with Disabilities Act. If the hearing is

held at a physical location, the building

will be accessible with handicap parking

available. Anyone needing assistance

to take part in the hearing due to

disability may call 800-292-5973 to

make arrangements.

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