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April Planning Commission meeting rescheduled for Thursday, April 22nd at 7:30pm held virtually

Rescheduled

The April Planning Commission meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, April 22nd, at 7:30pm

Here is the agenda

Notice of and Instructions to Access an Electronically Conducted Meeting 
of the Freedom Township Planning Commission

Notice is hereby given that the Freedom Township Planning Commission will hold a special meeting 
on Thursday, April 22, 2021 electronically at 7:30 p.m. consistent with the Open Meetings Act 
(Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended) and emergency declarations and direction from state and 
county health officials to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. There will be no in-person public 
attendance at the Township Hall. 

All interested persons may attend and participate. The public may participate in the meeting by 
computer or smartphone by using the following link to the electronic meeting location: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89135842440. 

To participate via telephone, please call (312) 626-6799. Enter “89135842440” and the “#” sign at 
the “Meeting ID” prompt, and then re-enter the “#” sign again at the “Participant ID” prompt to 
join the meeting. 

Access to the electronic meeting will open at 7:15 p.m. Members of the general public will be placed 
in a virtual waiting room until the meeting moderator opens the meeting at 7:30 p.m. The meeting 
agenda and instructions for connecting to the meeting electronically will be available on the 
Township’s website at http://www.freedomtownshipmi.org/.

Questions and comments will be received during any public hearing and during the public comment 
section of each meeting. For participants accessing via computer or smartphone to indicate a desire 
to address the Board of Trustees, please use the “Raise Your Hand” icon. First, click on the 
“Participants” icon at the bottom of your screen. Next, click on the “Raise Your Hand” icon
near the bottom right corner of the screen.

Click “Lower Hand” to lower it if needed. The Chair will be notified that you’ve raised your hand and 
would like to speak. The Mute/Unmute function will be controlled by the meeting moderator. To 
raise your hand for telephone dial-in participants, press “star” and then the number 
“nine” (*9). The Chair will call on you by the last three digits of your phone number to invite any 
comment, at which time you will be unmuted by the meeting moderator.

Please speak clearly, and provide your name and address before making your comments.

Written comments may be mailed to the Freedom Township Planning Commission, Attn. Susan 
Ochs, Secretary, 3400 Haab Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Persons with disabilities needing 
assistance to participate should call the Township Clerk at (734) 222-6399. Persons requiring 
speech or hearing assistance may contact the Clerk through the Michigan Relay Center at 711.

Do I need to download the Zoom app to access the meeting? No. Use of the Zoom Cloud 
Conferencing app is recommended for the best videoconferencing experience, but you will also have 
options to “download & run Zoom” or “join from your browser” when you click on the link to join the 
meeting. Dial-in telephone access is also an option without using the Zoom app.

Leaving the Meeting: Click the “Leave Meeting” link at the corner of the screen at any time to 
leave the meeting.