By Melanie Jongsma
The Lansing Journal
July 16, 2024
The stage was set before the July 16 meeting of the Thornton Township Board began, though The Lansing Journal didn’t learn the context until later. Unnamed members of the board had submitted five proposed ordinances to be included as items on the July 16 agenda. The ordinances were not included.
Instead, the July 16 agenda was typical and somewhat nondescript calling for approval of past meeting…
