Pending Issues

• Response to Tyrone Township Board Meeting on July 16, 2024 - The July 16th  Tyrone Township Board meeting and the subsequent behavior from our Township leadership is another example of what I have known since last August. In fact, this behavior, lack of decorum, and corruption, is the entire reason I decided to run for Tyrone Township Supervisor. 

Call it instinct, but on May 17, 2024, I made this statement that was in part published on a mailer that went out in late June:

“Based on my observations of the Tyrone Township Planning Commission Meeting held Tuesday Night it is apparent the Planning Commission, and more broadly, the township government, are dysfunctional. At the Planning Commission meeting it was apparent that the voices of the township residents have not been heard.  During the meeting, residents provided important information relevant to a review application that came as a surprise to the Planning Commission. If the Planning Commission had been engaged with residents throughout the process, then the commissioners would not have been caught off guard and the whole process would be more transparent and efficient.

The Planning Commission is representative of the systemic issues within the Tyrone Township government that originate in the office of the Supervisor.  Residents are being overlooked and ignored while their emails and phone calls go unanswered.  The Tyrone Township Supervisor is elected by the residents to serve those residents, not to dictate what happens in the township from behind closed doors.

When I am Supervisor, we will have open discussions and information sessions that will enable residents to work with the Township Board and commissions to enhance the efficiency and transparency of your Tyrone Township government.

We can unite to make the changes we deserve. VOTE AUGUST 6th.” - Greg Carnes – May 17, 2024

Many of our Tyrone neighbors, to this day, do not know the consequences of this election for our Township. Our Township is in jeopardy of losing local control over zoning for things like solar and wind farms, mineral extraction, and dangerous battery storage. In fact, I have been a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for the last 28 years, and even I did not know the disregard for our citizens by the administration until just a few years ago. The current administration has shown, exemplified by the behavior at the July 16th Board Meeting, that they are incapable of advocating for our Township’s constituents’ best interests. 

• Based on my observations of the Tyrone Township Planning Commission Meeting held May 14, it is apparent the Planning Commission, and more broadly, the township government, are dysfunctional. At the Planning Commission meeting, like at Trustee Board Meetings, the voices of the township residents are not being heard or in many cases considered. During the meeting(s) ** residents provided important information relevant to a review application that apparently came as a surprise to the Planning Commission. If the Planning Commission had been engaged with residents throughout the process, then the commissioners would not have apparently been caught off guard and the whole process would have been more transparent, efficient and deliberative.  The Planning Commission is representative of the systemic issues within the Tyrone Township government that originate in the Office of the Supervisor. Residents are being overlooked and ignored while their emails and phone calls go unanswered.  The Tyrone Township Supervisor is elected by the residents to serve those residents, not to dictate  what happens in the township from behind closed doors.  When I am Supervisor, I PLEDGE that we will have open discussions and information sessions that will enable residents to provide input, get questions answered and work with The Township Board and The Commissions to enhance the efficiency and transparency of YOUR Tyrone Township government.  

**By joining “The Tyrone Watch Group” you can watch full length uncut videos of this meeting and others. Or come to a meeting and watch for yourself. Make your own observations and determine what kind of Township you want.

• Last November, the state passed Public Act 233 of 2023, which revoked local control (Townships') over siting decisions for solar farms, wind turbines, and mining operations. Instead, this authority was transferred to a three-person board for all 1,240 Michigan Townships.   To better understand where I stand on this issue, I invite you to visit Citizen for Local Choice.  If you share my concerns, I urge you to sign the petition, enabling us to vote on this critical issue this November. 

• The State is currently pushing forward with legislation aimed at imposing their own regulations on 1.4 million septic systems. However, I firmly believe that the Livingston County Sanitary Code effectively manages our water treatment concerns and should be kept at the local level.

• I am an advocate for our wetlands and will actively pursue the implementation of more robust wetland preservation language within our ordinances. 

• As Tyrone Township continues to develop and expand, I am committed to safeguarding and expanding our nature preserves, conservation areas, parks, and other protected spaces.  Development must fit with our motto "In Harmony with Nature."