Mr. Roberts was concerned with the requirement to extend the bikepath beyond the |
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boundaries of the subject site to the adjacent Aspen Meadows driveway to the south. |
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Beyond their site the bikepath runs into the Michigan Department of Transportation |
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right-of-way associated with the M-59 interchange. They had not expected to extend |
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the bikepath beyond their property boundaries. Mr. Roberts offered to contribute to |
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the bikepath fund in lieu of getting involved with all the associated intricacies. Mr. |
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Rizzardi stated that the city cannot require the applicant to perform off-site |
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improvements unless the applicant agrees to them. A condition to an approval could |
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be stated as an option for the applicant to decide whether or not to extend the |
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bikepath when it is constructed. Commissioner Somerville thought the best choice |
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would be to deposit money in the bikepath fund. Mr. Rizzardi recommended further |
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discussion with the city engineer to determine the feasibility of earmarking funds for the |
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subject portion of the bikepath; the feasibility of constructing the bikepath beyond the |
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property boundaries of Village Green in light of the presence of a ditch; dealing with |
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Michigan Department of Transportation bureaucracies. The Chair suggested including |
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a note on the site plan stating that the applicant has voluntarily agreed to engage in |
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further discussions with the City Engineer and others to either construct or contribute |
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to the construction of the bikepath beyond the property boundaries if and when it |
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