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N ^ \ \S ^''A' a jC^Jiiiii^.’ JSh WKIWI i .............. ^■' 109th Year — No. 35 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN Thursday, December 31, 1964 TWO SECTIONS - 20 PAGES 10 CENTS ■p M Municipal court set for New zoning plan opening As of Monday, the Justice of the peace court will be non-exist ent. That’s the day the new St. Johns municipal court system ready for action will go into effect. M V Municipal Judge Alba F. Wert will take over his duties and will A proposed new zoning ordinance likely of lots and structures, and exact have the court open to handle use requirements. Further, the cases between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., will be presented to the St. Johns city commis except during the noon hour. sion within the next few months by the city zoning ordinance is a set of reg » • ulations for the city of today, not planning commission. a set of guides for the city of the THE COURT will be set up temporarily in the commission future. chambers of the St. Johns Mu The nine-man planning board has sched “Whereas the plan has no force nicipal Building. Entrance to the uled a public hearing on the proposed ordi of law, the zoning ordinance is a court will be via the steps under legal document adoiited by the the entrance to the library on the nance and map for Jan. 28. city commission. To remain east side of the building. The said, it will seek to inform the w orkable, however, the ordinance commission chambers are locat In the meantime public about the proposed ordi ed in the northeast corner of the they’ve set out on a nance and the zoning concejA in allows for specified, limited ex ceptions to its provisions for cas basement level of the building. the weeks preceding the Jan. 28 plan to inform the pub es of unusual problems in land public hearing. In the following utilization which would make dif Furniture lor the court has lic about the proposed paragraphs the board discusses been ordered. the goals and objectives of zoning. ficult the precise meeting of its ordinance, why and requirements, and for those oc casional development situations what it is and what it “IN ESSENCE, a zoning ordi which cannot be anticipated in the Ice skaters nance is a set of regulations en will do. ordinance. In addition, as changes acted into law which divide the become necessary due to thf Some fifteen persons on past city into a number of districts. grow th of the city, the ordinance still hoping and present planning commis Each district designates that the may be amended by the city com sions have spent two years in land within it be used for certain the development of the text of mission. for cold specified purposes, under cer * ♦ the ordinance. They have studied tain specified conditions of use, all available zoning ordinances and stipulates that structures “ZONING HAS several other Weary weather-wary city goals in addition to implement crews began again Monday night and zoning concepts. erected must conform to cer tain established requirements. ing the master plan. It aims for rebuilding the city ice rink. It’s an orderly pattern of land use about the third time they prepar One city official who has been following the development of the which will conserve property val ed the rink for ice skaters only to 1st of 4 articles ues, lessen congestion of the pub have the weatherman spoil their ordinance said he thought it was as well-written as any for a city lic streets, and limit the over work. ‘Under state law, zoning has the size of St. Johns in the state. crowding of land. the very general, broad objective Warm weather and rain late He said he feels other commu nities will use the proposed ordi of promoting the ‘public health, “In the realm of public im last week ruined the opening of safety, and general welfare. .’ nance as a base for drawing up provement, zoning has as its ol)- the rink for the Christmas holi More specifically, zoning is one Jective to facilitate adniuatepro Busy with plans for the Centennial year observance of the Clinton National Bank days, but Roger Kowalski, the new ones of their own. * * of the indispensable tools avail visions for a system of trans- city recreation director, is hope and Trust Co. are these officers of the institution—left to right, Charles Huntington, THE PROPOSED zonlngordl- able for a city to work toward portatioti, sewage disposal, wa ful that some holiday skating can the development goals of its Com ter, education, recreation, and auditor; Gayle Desprez, assistant cashier; John A. Rumbaugh, vice president and cashier; yet be accomplished. nance is designed, the planning commission said, to help imple munity Development Plan. St. other public facilities. * * « ♦ and W. S. Lusk, executive vice president. The year-long celebration of the 100th anni ment the city ’s master plan which Johns adopted such a plan four IF ALL goes well—meaning years ago. “FINALLY, although not least versary of the bank’s founding starts next week. William W. Barber, bank director and nice ice-producing temperatures has been on file for lour years. * * The drafting of the ordinance and important, zoning seeks to pro St. Johns businessman, is chairman of the Centennial committee. —the rink at the city park will “THE DISTINCTION between tect the beauty and esthetics of be ready by Friday. map is part of a four-phase pro the plan and the zoning ordi gram with the Institute for Com the cotnmunity, discourage scat nance is a point of importance tered grow th, and preserve a de A phone has been installed at munity Development, which oper ates on funds from a Kellogg here. The Community Develop sirable community character.” the ice rink and whenever skating ment Plan of St. Johns is a gen Left scene of Grant. Clinton National plans is allowed there will be someone eral, long-range and compre (NEXT WEEK: The planning there to answer it; if there is hensive guide for the develop commission discusses the ad no answer there will be no skat The first phase was the study crash; he's fined and development of a master plan; ment of the city. ministrative sections of the pro ing. The rink phone number is posed new ordinance.) celebration of Centennial A Hubbardston man paid fines 224-9928. the second phase is the devel in Justice of the peace court Mon opment of necessary ordinances “The plan indicates the gen eral areas to be used for the day lor apparently causing an ac to implement that plan. Other Courthouse closes Bank of Detroit. Money dating Honor 5-year man various uses of land without Celebrating “a centuryofcom cident early last Thursday morn phases will Include capital im at noon today from early times up until the ing and then leaving the scene of on local draft board provement steps and the actual drawing precise boundaries be munity service, ” the Clinton Na tween them. It suggests an ade tional Bank and Trust Co. of St. present day will be on display. the crash without reporting. improvement work. The Clinton County Courthouse * * « * quate street pattern to serve Johns and Elsie begins next week A certificate of appreciation will close Thursday noon so that THE PRESENT Clinton Nation Bruce H. Stevens, 39, of Hub has been awarded to Walter A. IT’S ACTUALLY a six-year these land uses. It indicates gen county employees can get an early a year-long observance of the eral locations for schools, parks, al Bank evolved from the old St. bardston was fined a total of Russell, a five-year member of plan which will probably never start on their travels for the centennial year of its founding. and other public facilities with Johns National which was char $18.30 on a charge of driving the local Selective Service Board, be completed because each year New Year’s weekend. The closing tered on Aug. 28, 1865, with a left of the center lane, resulting in recognition of his “outstand new projects are introduced and out designating specific sites. was approved by the lioard of su Scores of displays, events and ♦ ♦ ' special contests are planned for capital of $50,000. Current in an accident, and $39.90 for ing public service to the nation. ” added on. pervisors earlier this month. the coming year, says L. W. capital structure exceeds $1.8 failure to stop and identify at a “THE ZONING ordinance, on Wolf, Clinton National president, CENTENNIAL SEAL million and resources are nearly property damage accident. The award was announced by Zoning is frequently a con the other hand, is precise. It DANCE — Saturday, Jan. 2, $20 million. * * Fred M. Lewis, chairman of the troversial subject, and lor this establishes exact boundaries !«- Bingham Grange. Harmonalres and area residents are invited to and building for the future,’Wolf participate. IONIA STATE police report local board. reason, the planning commission tween districts, exact dimensions orchestra.—Adv. 36-lp said. First officers of the old bank » » Stevens was traveling west about were: Charles Kipp, president; 1:15 a.m. Thursday when his car ‘Our promotional efforts dur WILLIAM W. Barber, a bank ing the coming year will all be John Hicks, vice president; and wandered into the left lane where director a.nd local businessman, S, S, Walker, cashier. Original pointed to recalling Clinton ’s past it clipped an eastbound auto heads a special Centennial com directors included the officers driven by Paul Hufnagel, 17, of mittee named by Lorenz A.