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County Planning Connection
Summer/Fall 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Master Plan Photo
Contest - Still Time To
Enter!
Master Plan Photo Contest - Still Time To Enter!
• Participate In
Upcoming Livingston
County Master Plan
Visioning Session
• Fall Kick-Off Of
Brown Bag Lunch
Series
• Livingston County
Foundation
• Community
Highlights
• Health and Human
Service Needs Fact
Sheets
PLANNING EVENTS
Brown Bag Lunch
Series
September 28, 12:00 1:30 p.m. - Green
Oak Township Hall,
10001 Silver Lake Road.
Topic: Water Resources
Plan for Southeast
Michigan.
SEMCOG University
September 29, 9:00 a.m.
- 2:00 p.m. - Farmington
Hills Department of Public
Works, 27245 Halsted
Road. Topic: SEMCOG
This photo of the Shiawassee River with a farm
background, could be submitted under either the Natural
Resources or Agriculture and Rural Environment categories.
Forward
8th Annual Winter
Maintenance Workshop
to prepare for winter's
challenges by learning
about innovative
practices, applications,
equipment and new
technology used to
maintain roads and
walkways safely and
efficiently. For registration
assistance,
[[email protected]] or
call (313) 961-4266, press
2.
November 10, 9:00 a.m.
- 11:30 - SEMCOG
Offices, 14th floor, 1001
Woodward, Detroit. Topic:
Walkability And
Bikeability In Rural
Areas. For registration
assistance,
[[email protected]] or
call (313) 961-4266, press
2.
City of Howell
Citizens' Academy
Thursday evenings,
October 6 - November
17, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., City
Hall. The City of Howell is
holding a 7 week Citizens’
Academy as an innovative
and exciting way for
residents to learn about
City government, become
involved in community
issues, and gain
knowledge of the various
departments and services
in the City. The seven
week series concludes on
November 21 with a
graduation ceremony at
the Howell City Council
meeting.
The deadline to enroll in
this informative program is
Wednesday, September
The Planning Department needs your help in crafting the new
Livingston County Master Plan. The new plan will be very visual in
content and we want to give everyone the opportunity to contribute
their favorite photos of the natural and built environment of Livingston
County.
The Master Plan Photo Contest gives everyone the chance to win
one of six gift cards worth $20 along with featuring your photo (with
credits) in the Livingston County Master Plan document. We are
looking for photos that fit one of the following six categories:
Natural Resources
Agriculture and Rural Environment
Parks and Recreation
Development
Placemaking
Transportation
To submit a photo, visit the Livingston County Facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/LivCoGov/ and post the photo to our
page along with a brief description of the photo's content, location,
and appropriate category. You can find more infomation about the
context on the Planning Department's website at:
https://www.livgov.com/plan/Pages/Master-Plan-PhotoContest.aspx
Hurry and submit your photo because this contest concludes on
September 30, 2016!! Winners of the contest will be announced in
early October 2016.
Participate In Upcoming Livingston County Master
Plan Visioning Session
The next opportunity to participate in the creation of the Livingston County
Master Plan is a Master Plan Visioning Session on October 20, 2016, from
6:30 - 9:00 p.m. at the Livingston Educational Service Agency (LESA),
1425 W. Grand River Avenue, Howell. This event will be hosted by the
Livingston County Planning Commission and facilitated by Glenn Pape, MSU
Extension Educator, with presentations from Livingston County Planning Staff.
Anyone from our county community is welcome to attend! We are
encouraging the attendance of 2 representatives from each Livingston
County local unit of government to assist in this Master Plan Visioning
Session. Following is a portion of what we hope to accomplish:
. Identification of Livingston County land use priorities and areas of
28, 2016. To register or
learn more, contact
Deanna Robson at (517)
546-3502 or
[email protected].
Michigan Association
of Planning Annual
Conference
October 26-28,
Kalamazoo - Radisson
Hotel and Conference
Center. Don’t miss MAP’s
annual conference,
Planning Michigan 2016,
in Downtown Kalamazoo
to learn best practices for
making great places
happen. Connect with
professionals and land
use officials while hearing
from state and national
experts; learn how to
strengthen your
community with the latest
resources, tools, and
techniques; and
experience exemplary
planning approaches
through hands-on mobile
tours. For further
information and
registration see:
http://www.planningmi.org
LIVINGSTON COUNTY
PLANNING
DEPARTMENT
Address:
304 E. Grand River Ave.,
Suite 206, Howell, MI
48843
Phone:
(517) 546-7555
Website:
http://www.livgov.com/plan
potential land use conflict- We will study a composite of Future Land Use
maps from our local units of government for this activity.
2. Creation of a vision statement for the Livingston County Master PlanThis would be accomplished through a comparative analysis and
discussion of the master plan goals and objectives of our 20 local units of
government.
If you were unable to be involved in County Planning's other community
participation opportunities, you can view the results/materials of these efforts
through the following links:
Brown Bag Lunch Series - a December 2015 lunch event on the
Livingston County Master Plan that included a pictorial survey and other
exercises for participants:
https://www.livgov.com/plan/Pages/lunchnlearn.aspx
Master Plan Educational Series - a six part classroom series sponsored
by Livingston County Planning Department and partner MSU Extension
held February - June, 2016:
https://www.livgov.com/plan/Pages/Master_Plan_Educational_Series.
aspx
Master Plan Photo Contest - see details in article above.
Fall Kick-Off Of Brown Bag Lunch Series
After our annual summer
hiatus, Livingston County
Planning Department is
kicking off our
fall/winter/spring Brown Bag
Lunch Series on
Wednesday, September
28, from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.,
at Green Oak
Charter Township Hall,
10001 Silver Lake Road. Topic: Water Resources Plan for
Southeast Michigan.
Guest presenters from the Southeast Michigan Council of
Governments (SEMCOG) would like to receive input on the
development of the Water Resources Plan for Southeast
Michigan. Participants will have the opportunity to provide input on
water-related priorities at the local level, which will ultimately guide
the development of regional policies and implementation activities in
Southeast Michigan. Topics to be discussed include water
infrastructure (drinking water, stormwater, and sanitary sewer),
invasive species, and blue economy.
LIVINGSTON
COUNTY PLANNING
STAFF
Please RSVP for the lunch presentation by contacting us
at:[[email protected]], [[email protected]], or
[[email protected]].
Kathleen Kline-Hudson,
Director [[email protected]]
View the educational materials from past Brown Bag Lunch events
at:http://www.livgov.com/plan/Pages/lunchnlearn.aspx
Rob Stanford, Principal
Planner
[[email protected]]
Livingston County Foundation
Scott Barb, Principal
Planner
[[email protected]]
LIVINGSTON
COUNTY PLANNING
COMMISSION
Reid Krinock, Chair
Jeanne Clum, ViceChair
James Sparks
Sylvia KennedyCarrasco
Brian Prokuda
Bill Anderson
Mike Hubert
The Livingston County
Foundation is a Michigan
non-profit corporation and
charitable trust formed to
receive bequests and
contributions of both real
and personal property, as
well as monetary donations
used to benefit the residents
of Livingston County. A
seven member Board of Directors serve as financial advocates for all
existing and future bequeathed land and or asset funds to honor and
support the wishes of the donors.
Recently, the Livingston County Foundation (LCF) web page
https://www.livgov.com/lcf/ has been enhanced to better inform the
public of this charitable foundation that was first established in 2005
when long-time resident Owen J. Lutz bequeathed the County 302
acres of real property, together with cash and liquid assets,
instructing that this gift be designated for use as a county park (now
called Lutz County Park).
Tax deductible donations to LCF, can be designated for any use that
benefits the residents of Livingston County. The LCF affords
contributors the opportunity to donate at a level in which they are
comfortable. Investors are also able to make contributions in
installments. Installment giving provides the investor with the
opportunity to spread out payments over the course of the fiscal year.
Contributions to LCFcan be made by credit card on the website, or
check and money order by mail.
Community Highlights
Congratulations to Green Oak Township for recently receiving a
Transportation Alternatives Program grant through the Southeast
Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) for Phase 1 of a
Lakelands Trail extension through a portion of Green Oak Township.
The $559,000 grant award will be used to construct 2.5 miles of multiuse pathway (10' wide) along Lemen Road from 8 Mile Road to 9 Mile
Road, and then continue east along 9 Mile Road to Whitmore Lake
Road and west along 9 Mile Rd to the Lakelands Trail. When all phases
of this project are complete, the Lakelands Trail will connect to Island
Lake State Recreation Area to the north and to South Lyon to the east.
Oceola Park surrounding the Township Hall has recently undergone
some construction and now features a brand new children's play
structure. The structure is designed for children up to 12 years of age
and it features swings, climbing structures, slides, a bike rack and
benches that are all ADA compliant. A ribbon cutting ceremony for the
new playscape was held on August 4, 2016.
Oceola park also contains an approximate 3/4 mile walking/biking path
including a sidewalk in front of the Town Hall, Fire Hall and the
Community Center.
Downtown art installations make walking in downtown Brighton
and Howell very entertaining. The Brighton Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit
includes approximately 20 sculptures in a permanent collection that
are illustrated in a walking map for a pleasant stroll through the
downtown. For a copy of the map see the City of Brighton website at:
http://www.brightoncity.org/BusinessCommunity/PDF/OutdoorSculptureExhibitInfoAndWalkingMap.aspx
The Howell Main Street DDA is making sure that we don't feel glum on
rainy days. In partnership with the Howell High School advance digital
graphics class, they have installed 'rain art' that only shows itself on
rainy days. You may be delighted to see a frog pop out, or hands
coming out of a sewer drain; the images come to life when water is
applied to them!
The DDA Design Committee in partnership with many public and private
partners, has also installed an artistic bike rack on the corner of Grand
River Avenue and State Street. This bike rack is the first of several
planned unique bike racks in an effort to make the City of Howell a bike
friendly community.
Also on display throughout downtown Howell are works of art submitted
by local and national artists as part of the 2016 Art Project Competition.
The winner of the competition and a $1,000 cash prize, was
announced on August 10. You can see the winning entry entitled "Icy
Forest" by artist Emilie Beadle, on display on the west outer wall of the
Howell Opera House. For a map of all of the Art Project downtown art,
see the Howell Main Street DDA website at:
http://www.downtownhowell.org/howellartproject/
NOTE: County Planning would be happy to highlight any planning
related news of our local communities in future newsletter publications.
Please consider sending information that you would like us to
include.The news contained in this article was gleaned from on-line local
government newsletters.
Health and Human Service Needs Fact Sheets
The Livingston County Human Services Collaborative Body (HSCB) was
started in 1989 and was officially recognized by the state and Livingston
County Board of Commissioners in 1995. HSCB is part of a network of
Community Collaboratives across the State of Michigan. Twentysix appointed members, including County Planning, comprise the HSCB
and together they strive to coordinate health and human services across
systems in Livingston County in order to develop continuums of services
from prevention to treatment. This work is furthered by several
established committees and workgroups.
The Community Needs Assessment Committee of the HSCB has
assembled a very informative series of fact sheets on a wide variety of
health and human service needs. The fact sheets may be very helpful to
our local units of government at their front service counters or
when creating master plans and other planning documents. The fact
sheets cover the following topics:
Older Adults Aging in Place in Livingston County
Hunger in Livingston County
Prescription Drugs and Opiates in Livingston County
Early Childhood Needs in Livingston County
Underage Alcohol Use in Livingston County
Financial Stability
Foster Parenting in Livingston County
Runaway and Homeless Youth in Livingston County
Children and Trauma in Livingston County
Intimate Partner Violence
Marijuana Facts for Parents
These fact sheets can be accessed through the HSCB website at:
https://www.livgov.com/hscb/Pages/assessmentandevaluation.aspx
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