Pleasanton Township adopted its Lakes to Land Community Master Plan on March 9, 2015.
The unique, collaborative format of the Lakes to Land Regional Initiative is reflected in the presentation of the plan, which consists of five “tabs,” or chapters. The first three are written on a regional scale and cover the planning process, context, and community engagement. The fourth tab is entirely focused on Pleasanton Township, covering community-specific existing conditions, goals, and a land use plan. The fifth tab discusses collaborative efforts which have grown out of the Lakes to Land initiative and the future of the collaboration, again on a regional scale.
Pleasanton Township Master Plan (53MB)
Tab 1: Introduction (5MB)
Tab 2: Context (19MB)
Tab 3: Community Engagement (8MB)
Pleasanton Township People and Land (8MB)
Tab 5: Implementation (3MB)
Appendix Documentation (17MB)
i tried to open this master plan but could not?
i was informed that proposed additions to this master plan were put into place,
these were the articles from the michigan and u.s. constitution to protect the property rights of the land owners.
as i mentioned, i could not open, but i was informed that these constitutional property rights articles were stricken from the master plan.
if these master plans being produced by or through lakes to land AES etc
will have no negative impact on the property owners rights then why were these articles stricken from township’s master plan and others? i understand some of the township residences were told they were not necessary, but again why strike them?
people beware, your township officials and planners may not be doing their due diligence to protect your rights!
you best get involved or you will wake up one day and say, how did this happen.
have a nice day!
Good morning, Ed. I have just checked the links to the master plan sections, and they all seem to be opening. They are rather large files, so it may take several minutes for them to load.
The additions you mention were submitted by one individual who is affiliated with Lakes to Land but not a Pleasanton Township planning commission member, and they were included in one working draft of the master plan in progress. At a public planning commission meeting, the full Pleasanton Township planning commission – the entity responsible by Michigan law for the creation of a master plan – reviewed the plan it its entirety and submitted a final set of revisions. The document on the website today is the one that was approved by Pleasanton Township’s elected and appointed officials for public review as directed by Michigan PA 33 of 2008. The Michigan and United States Constitutions remain unaffected.
You have a lovely day too!
CANNOT OPEN THE MASTER PLAN? PLEASE SEE IF ACCESSIBLE.
THANK YOU
LEAH
OK WILL TRY AGAIN. I HAVE QUITE A GOOD COMPUTER IT SHOULD OPEN.
ED
LEAH
NO LUCK YET. WILL TRY LATER.
while you are here, would you please explain why no master plan seems to allow for
the insertion of the michigan and u.s. constitution articles protecting the people’s property rights.
i have been informed they are deemed unnecessary, do not understand this.
also, recently, they have been stricken from the Pleasanton’s draft and i know of one other.
thank you for your updates.
ed
Hi again, Ed. All of the content in each of the master plans was decided upon by each community’s planning commission, as provided for under Michigan law.
HI LEAH
I have been looking for the offices of Lakes to Land and cannot find.
also, no phone numbers or e mail adds?
is there an office – headquarters or are you the one to always contact?
thank you ed
You are correct, there is no “Lakes to Land office” per se. The Lakes to Land Regional Initiative is comprised fully of representatives from each of the member communities, who meet once a month but do not maintain any brick-and-mortar facilities. The communities have engaged the planning consultant services of Beckett & Raeder, as is common for the writing of master plans, and part of those services include the maintenance of this website. Precisely because the collaborative is so large and decentralized, we also serve as the communications coordinator, and as a practical matter it is indeed me who receives all incoming correspondence and forwards it to the appropriate place. As you know, I am reachable through the Contact Us page, by email, and at 231-933-8400. You are also welcome to contact any community’s leadership team through the links at the bottom of this site. And that’s the whole organization: community representatives and the consultancy they hired.
Leah thank you for clarifying. i thought maybe they were incorporated under another name or a division of your company.
then you must lead them with your consulting.
have a great thanksgiving.
ed
My pleasure, Ed. You have a great Thanksgiving too.
GOOD MORNING LEAH,
just one more question, do the facilitators for the vision sessions work for L to L or B_R. the one fellow said he was from or with the American Planning Assoc. thought he would be from B R ?
have a nice day
ed
All of the facilitators are Beckett & Raeder employees who are working on the Lakes to Land project, assisted by volunteers from the individual communities. Two of the three primary planners on the project have received the standard professional certification, membership in the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). I hope you had a lovely holiday weekend!
LEAH
THANK YOU FOR THE INFO.
ED
Good Morning Leah,
have a question, again. how is ICELI involved in the master planning process.
do they provide grant fund and other support or info.
some mentioned this orgs name and i am not sure who they are and how they
are associated with B & R
thank you ed and have a nice weekend
Good morning, Ed! As we discussed last year, ICLEI has no involvement with this initiative or with Beckett & Raeder; the only mention I have heard of them throughout the entirety of the process has been your question about it. Funding comes from the C.S. Mott Foundation and the State of Michigan. You have a nice weekend too!