Free Narrative Essays: The Scio Township Hall

The Scio Township Hall was nearly silent when I entered. There were only a man and a woman sitting at a table on the one side of the meeting room. I was about to ask if I was in the right place, but before I could open my mouth, the woman greeted me and introduced herself as a member of the Land Preservation Commission (LPC). One by one, other commissioners started to trickle in, smoothly joining in on the conversation about ordinances presented at the Board meeting a few days prior. I wondered if I was supposed to just catch on. After a solid twenty minutes of casual talk, Alec Jerome, the Land chair, finally called to order. Roll call was conducted and the following commissioners were present: Archer Christian (secretary), Jim Crowfoot, Alec Jerome, David Read, and Barry Lonik (consultant to Commission), and one relatively new member. Apologies were received from Leslie Desmond and Bruce Manny. I was the only member of the public in attendance. Then the agenda was adopted and the May meeting minutes were approved.
Next, township boards and commission reports were presented. From the Board of Trustees (Read), LPC was seeking additional possible members for the Commission. John Knott, an English professor at the University of Michigan had volunteered. Also, a
Desmond was going to leave in July and previous members had not been recognized. Jerome suggested a 5” by 7” ($50) or 5” by 10” ($60) engraved glass plaque with the member’s name and contributions and/or positions held. One commissioner asked if these plaques would be set up in the Township Hall for the public to view. The Commission decided that they may do this later, but for now they need to take immediate action to recognized individuals with personal plaques. They consented to look into the less bulky 5” by 7” plaques and recognize Desmond in the second half of the next meeting, so people could comfortably hang around and