Bancroft council releases draft master plan, adopts hunting and weeds ordinances
The village council also approved $612 for three years of website malware protection and heard a pitch for a 1.5-mill fire millage that would raise $163,966 in its first year.
The Bancroft Village Council voted unanimously on June 10 to release the draft Village of Bancroft Master Plan 2026 for the 63-day public agency review period required by the Michigan Planning Enabling Act, according to the meeting minutes signed by Clerk Tina Holmes.
Trustee Simpson moved to accept the Planning Commission's recommendation that the draft plan is ready for release, supported by Boggetta. The minutes record the motion carried on "all yea's."
The council also adopted two ordinances. Ordinance 316-26, regulating hunting within the village, passed on a motion by Simpson supported by Fall. Ordinance 316-27, regulating the cutting of grasses, shrubs, trees and noxious weeds, passed on a motion by Boggetta supported by Simpson. Both carried unanimously, the minutes state.
Under an item added to the agenda at the start of the meeting, the council adopted Resolution 2026-01, setting fines for violations of the International Property Maintenance Code, and Resolution 2026-02, setting fines for the hunting ordinance. Boggetta moved both, with support from Simpson. Both carried unanimously.
On spending, the council voted to pay $612 for Bluehost malware protection for the village website on a three-year term, and to purchase a Village of Bancroft sign for 503 W. Maple from the general fund. The minutes do not list a price for the sign. On both items, and on the bills, the treasurer's report and the May 13 minutes, the roll call was recorded as Labadie, yes; Fall, yes; Simpson, yes; Boggetta, yes; and Barnum, yes. An item listed as "SEDP" was tabled.
During public comment, Luke Darrow described an emergency management effort to link new and existing tornado sirens into a centralized system at the 911 center that would integrate directly with the National Weather Service. As of now, the minutes state, a firefighter has to run to the hall to set off the siren. Darrow also spoke about a 1.5-mill request going before voters, which he said would bring in $163,966 in the first year for equipment including air bottles, extraction tools, firefighter gear, trucks and maintenance nearing the end of NFPA compliance, as well as state-required trainings.
In the DPW report, the council was told crews started a new driveway at the village's municipal complex leading to the water department and have been fixing and seeding work from last year. A fan clutch on the truck is bad and needs repair. The village shut off water for delinquent bills, and most of those customers paid the same day; more shutoffs are planned soon. Chief Wilburn presented the police report.
What happens next
The draft master plan now goes out for the mandated 63-day public agency review period. The minutes list no date for the council's next action on the plan, and the SEDP item remains tabled. Council President Brian Barnum called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. and it adjourned at 7:58 p.m. on a motion by Labadie supported by Simpson. Council members C. Hutchins and B. Monroe were absent.
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