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SYNOPSIS The Regular Meeting of the Bruce Township Board on January 21, 2026, was called to order at 6:00 pm at 223 East Gates, Romeo, MI 48065 Members Present: Supervisor Fillbrook, Clerk Kraft, Treasurer DiGiorgio, Trustee Sochowicz and Trustee Vinson Members Absent: None The Board took the following action: • Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States • Approved the Agenda and Consent Agenda with the following Special Meeting Minutes changes: The New Business header should be “Moratorium” instead of “Moratorium on Data Centers” and replace “C1” with “LI”. • To accept and receive the 2026-2027 Parks and Recreation budget as presented. • To accept and receive the 2026-2027 STAR Transportation budget as presented. • To allow a special land use for a place of worship on a 20-acre, R-1 residentially zoned parcel located on Van Dyke. The parcel ID: 14-01-14-300-010. This is conditional on approval of the ZBA for a 33 ft building height that would exceed our ordinance by 3 ft or a reduction in building height to meet the standard, an acceptable revised and compliant landscape plan to be provided that includes clarification on the trees, types of trees, island trees and the landscape islands to be curbed as well as additional berm or screening on east side of property. In addition, the applicant agrees to leave vegetation screening on the south side of the parcel or replace it according to the ordinance if removed, subject to approval and remediation of the items included on the engineering plan review and conditional upon remediation of the pedestrian pathway protection mentioned in planners comments, subject to clarification of the lumen output noted on the current lighting plan and a revision of the uniformity ratio, and the current steeple height is acceptable but, any significant change would require an approval. • To approve lighting ordinance 161.5.27 as amended. • To accept and file the Planning Commission 2025 Annual Report. • To set the Community Development Block Grant public hearing for February 18, 2026. • To reappoint Darrell Blalock to the Board of Review for a term of 2 years from January 2026 to January 2028. • To reappoint Rick Barrett to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term of 3 years from October 2025 to October 2028 and to reappoint Kirk Maas to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term of 3 years from October 2025 to October 2028. • To support hiring Kirk Holcomb as a fulltime paramedic/firefighter starting February 2, 2026. • To accept resolution 2026-1 as presented for adoption of the Macomb County Hazard Mitigation Plan. • To approve funding for $14,000 to go to the drain maintenance contract for 2025 as presented and the balance to be paid out of the 2026 budget. • To approve Erth-Con Excavating quote as presented for $7085.00 to have the spillway work completed asap. • To approve to have Nowak and Fraus Engineers do the SHPO for $4,000 on the watermain extension grant. • To approve the work authorization for Giffels Webster to provide professional surveying and design services for the proposed Cedar View Paving SAD for a total lump sum fee of $82,400.32. • To authorize the Township Supervisor to execute the Cedar View Paving SAD storm sewer cleaning and televising proposal from Duke’s Root Control, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $25,438.50. • To schedule a Budget Workshop for Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 10:00 am. • To approve the Municipal Joint Early Voting Site Agreement between Ray Township, Washington Charter Township and Bruce Township as presented. • To approve the MEI quote as presented. • To accept the resolution as presented. • To accept the resolution as presented. • To accept the resolution as presented. • To adjourn the meeting at 8:02 pm. Susan Kraft Bruce Township Clerk Complete copies of the minutes are available by request at the Bruce Township Hall or on the Township website at www.brucetwp.org. Publish: February 4, 2026