§4Early in the history of zoning, it was recognized that when reviewing zoning and land use matters, elected officials needed input from a group of individuals who were not affected by political concerns. Having a group of interested volunteers judge land use decisions for the community was intended to allow a wide range of views to be fairly represented. Elected officials are representatives for the people in the community. As such, they are accountable to the voters. As a planning commissioner, on the other hand, you are a representative of the people. This means that the members of the commission represent the various interests found in the community, such as professionals, business owners and homemakers."
Excerpt from Planning Commissioners Handbook, published by the Michigan Municipal League.
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Chairperson
Craig Curtis
Term Expires: April 30, 2020
Vice-Chairperson
Commissioners
David Kuehn
Term Expires: April 30, 2020
Jerry Peach
Term Expires: October 31, 2019
Mike Stock
Term Expires: April 30, 2020