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Minutes
• LANSING PLANNING BOARD
October 28 , 1968 : Town Hall
Special Meeting
PRESENT : Mr . James Showacre , Chairman ; Mrs . Viola Miller ; Messrs . Alex Cima ,
H . B . Ruzicka
ABSENT : Messrs . Paul Barron , Frederick Edmondson , James Wood
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman at 7 : 40 p . m .
Showacre Announced that this meeting had been called to discuss two matters :
(1 ) Although the Town Board appointed the Planning Board as the
Zoning Commission , that Commission should have the opportunity
either to elect among itself new officers for the Zoning Commission ,
or to retain the same officers as now exist on the Planning Board .
MOTION by Mr . Ruzicka , seconded by Mr . Cima , and carried , that the
officers of the Planning Board be also the officers of the Zoning
Commission .
• ( 2 ) The Chairman does not feel that he can spare the time to do
all of the work that is required of the Zoning Commission in pre -
paring a zoning ordinance for the Town Board .
Ruzicka Stated that it would be well to be guided by someone who had been
through this process previously .
Showacre Stated that the Planning Board as Zoning Commission can administer
the program , but without funds it is impossible to hire the work
done . Furthermore , the people themselves should be doing the
work . A great many people have telephoned to volunteer , and it
is up to this Board to channel their energies into productive
work . The organization through which these volunteers should be
working is the Planning Council . This is a structured organiza -
tion through which these people are more than welcome to work .
Miller Has had a number of people volunteer to help . She suggested that
they come to the Council meeting this evening , to see what they
might be interested in working at , on the Council . The men who
have worked on the Council are willing to go ahead and continue
the studies on the level necessary . No zoning can be worked on
until some of the projects are finished and some kind of plan
is ready to be presented to the public .
With the thought in mind that the Council members are best suited
• to work on this , Mrs . Miller proposed the following resolution to
this effect :
Minutes , LANSING PLANNING BOARD , October 28 , 1968 ; Town Hall , Special Meeting , Page 2
• WHEREAS the Lansing Town Board appointed the Lansing
Planning Board to be the Lansing Zoning Commission , with
instructions to proceed immediately to draft a zoning
ordinance for the Town of Lansing , NOW THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED , that the Zoning Commission hereby requests
the assistance in this effort of the Lansing Planning
Council ; and BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED , that the members of the Planning Council
working as teams with the assistance of at :t:'sast one member
of the Zoning Commission on each team , conduct public
information meetings throughout Lansing for the purpose of
drafting a preliminary zoning ordinance for Lansing .
Ruzicka Suggested that the meetings be divided by election districts .
Miller Agreed with this . Stated that by this neighborhood meeting method ,
the thinking of the people can be brought back to the Planning
Board and used in planning the zoning .
Miller MOTION by Mrs . Miller , seconded by Mr . Cima , and carried , that this
resolution be adopted .
• The meeting was adjourned at 8 : 10 p .m .
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