PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, MIch.--  The Plainfield Township planning commission is recommending allowing two new digital billboards along U.S. 13.

Plainfield Township capped the number digital billboards allowed within township limits at 20; the additional proposed billboards would be the last two allowed under that limit. After getting the green light from the planning commission Tuesday, the proposal now goes to the township board for consideration.If approved, the billboards would be located along the highway at 320 Dodge Street and 6680 English Avenue.

During Tuesday night’s meeting, the  planning commission also recommended extending the streets of Belmont Village Green to allow for an additional 30 homes.   The commission also approved rezoning the southern end of the Thousand Oaks community to allow for 59 standalone condominiums, and a revised construction plan of a medical office building for Saint Mary’s Mercy Health Rockford. 

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, MIch.--  The Plainfield Township planning commission will consider allowing two new digital billboards along U.S.

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.—The Plainfield Township Board of Trustees is accepting applications for township clerk.

On May 13, Plainfield Township clerk K. Scott Harvey sent a letter of resignation to the Board of Trustees. Harvey says he must leave his post because he and his wife have sold their home in Plainfield Township and are planning to move out of the area.  Elected officials are required to have lived in the community they represent for at least 30 days; they must also be a registered voter in their district.

During their regular meeting May 20, the Board of Trustees accepted Harvey’s resignation, which will take effect July 1.  During that meeting, the Board also officially began the search for Harvey’s replacement.

Residents who are interested in running for Plainfield Township clerk can pick up an application at the township offices, located at 6161 Belmont Ave.