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EIGHTY - SECOND MEETING - VILLAGE OF GEM LkKE COUNCIL MAY 17th, 1966 - HOFFMANS CONERS HALI, 1. THE MAYOR CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 8:15 PM 2. PRESENT - Hoffman, 1xxX Arcand, Morgan and John Ward. A' -)so present Bemis, Wild and Tessier of Planning Cam. and Dick Hansen and Mr. Philip of pottery. ABSENT - Allen Hansen, and John Gray. �. THE CLERK READ THE PIINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD APRIL 19th, 1966 - Arcand moved and Hoffman seconded that the same be approved as read - all ayes. j. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR. - a. Mr. Philip says that his sign on the west side of highway #61 near Scheuneman road - does him a lot of good and. cost him a lot of money. He realizes that it is on residential property and does not meet sign specifications but at the moment he has no other place to put it. Arcand moved and Morgan seconded that the present sign be allowed to continue in place for one year from this date - all ayes - Philip was urg3d to find another location for the sign. 5. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES - a. Mr. Bemis, chairman referred to a letter from At2A=Jffx Richard Hansen to Bemis dated March _qth 1966, in ih ich Hansen requested planning committee action with referrenee to two pieces of property - the first at 2225 Goose Lake Road and the second on the Test side of Scheuneman Road adjacent to highway #61. In the first case Hansen wishes to dividd a 1.3 acre piece into two .9 pieces. In the second case Hansen wishes to have the Scheuneman Road piece rezoned as commercial. Hansens letter is attached to these minutest Bemis reported that on A,_ril 27th 1966 he had written to Mr. Francis D. Butler (who had acted as attorney for the Village during the period of planning) and asked Butler regarding certain technicalities in connection with Hansen requests. Mr. Bemis read from Butler's reply of May 17th 1966, Copies of the Hansen, Bemis and Butler letters are made a part of these minutes and attached hereto. In connection with item #1, property at 1225 Goose lake Road, Bemis reported that the planning committee recoomends to,the Village Council that this request be denied. Hoffman moved and t.�rcand seconded that the recommendation of the planning committee be accepted and the request on item #1 be denied. All ayes. Inconnection with item #2, the property west of Scheuneman Road and adjacent to highway #61, Bemis reported that the plann- 3 ing committee recommends that this request for rezoning be denied. S Hoffman moved and Arcand seconded that the recommendation of the planning committee be accepted and that the reuqest on item #2 for rezoning to commercial be denied, all ayes. In both the above situations there was consierable discussion, in which Bemis pointed out some of the reasons ih ich were taken into account at the time when these village plans were deafted by Midwest planning and Research, and discussed in open meetings before approval by the council.