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Mayor· 2024–2026

Maureen Donker

City of Midland

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Term ending Nov 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
2
Total speaking time
8:45
Avg per meeting
4:23
Segments
261

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Filtered to Zoning

Top issues during term (19)(Zoning)

medium↑Sep 2026[15]

Overhaul of city parking requirements

Less required parking could lower development costs and free up land for buildings and landscaping instead of asphalt.

high↑Jun 2026[12]

Bay City Road corridor rezoning

Could spur new commercial investment and tax base along the Bay City Road corridor near US-10.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

4705 Bay City Road rezone and parking code rewrite

medium↓Sep 2026[10]

Rezoning petitions 674 and 675

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Agricultural zoning petitions in floodway and west-end areas

No direct city cost; zoning changes affect only the properties' permitted uses.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Rezoning of Tittabawassee River Road properties

high↓Mar 2026[8]

Saginaw Road rezoning opposition

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Arc of Midland social service agency at 5114 Jefferson Avenue

medium↓Jul 2026[4]

The Arc of Midland facility on Jefferson Avenue

high↓Jan 2026[3]

Regulation of Short-Term Rentals and Bed-and-Breakfasts

New regulations could mean added enforcement costs if stricter rules were adopted — a reason commissioners cited for keeping things simple.

medium↓May 2026[2]

Zoning modernization program

low↓Aug 2026[2]

Fall ordinance update schedule

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Rezoning of 3100 and 3120 N. Saginaw Road

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Contractor's yard conditional use permit at 3500 Isabella Street

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

Rezoning of 1605 Bookness Street

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

State Zoning Preemption Opposition

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

7900 Eastman Ave rezoning for multi-family housing

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Rezoning of 7900 Eastman Avenue

medium→Oct 2026[0]

Rezoning of Prairie Creek Drive and Laughton Drive properties

Decisions during term (22)

Recorded while Donker was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approvedOct 26, 2026

Zoning Petition No. 674 – Ordinance No. 1939

approvedOct 26, 2026

Zoning Petition No. 675 – Ordinance No. 1940

approvedOct 26, 2026

Set public hearing – Zoning Petition No. 676

approvedOct 26, 2026

Set public hearing – Zoning Text Amendment No. 170

approved6-0Oct 13, 2026

Zoning Petition No. 676 — 4705 Bay City Road rezone

approved6-0Oct 13, 2026

Zoning Text Amendment No. 170 — parking and loading regulations

approvedOct 12, 2026

Ordinance No. 1936 – Neighborhood Commercial to Neighborhood Center Zoning Rename

approved5-0Oct 12, 2026

Zoning Petition 6704 – Heilman, 517 Lawton Drive and 728 Prairie Creek Drive (RA-1 to AG Agricultural)

approved5-0Oct 12, 2026

Zoning Petition 6705 – Hill, 6404 and 6500 Tittabawassee River Road (RA-2 to AG Agricultural)

approved5-1Sep 8, 2026

Zoning Petition No. 674 — Recommend rezoning to AG Agricultural (517 Laughton Drive / 728 Prairie Creek Drive)

approved6-0Sep 8, 2026

Zoning Petition No. 675 — Recommend rezoning to AG Agricultural (6404 and 6500 Tittabawassee River Road)

approvedAug 10, 2026

Zoning Petition No. 672 — rezoning 3020 Bay City Road (Ordinance No. 1931)

approvedJul 27, 2026

Zoning Petition No. 673 — public hearing set for N. Saginaw Road rezoning

approved8-0Jul 14, 2026

Zoning Petition No. 673 — 3100/3120 N. Saginaw Road rezoning

approvedJul 13, 2026

Set public hearing — Zoning Petition No. 672 (3020 Bay City Road)

approved7-0Jun 23, 2026

Zoning Petition No. 672 – 3020 Bay City Road

approvedApr 13, 2026

Resolution in Opposition to State Zoning Preemption Bills

approvedMar 23, 2026

Zoning Petition No. 670 — rezone 7900 Eastman Ave to RB Multiple Family

approvedMar 2, 2026

Zoning Petition No. 669 / Ordinance No. 1927

approvedFeb 23, 2026

Set public hearing — Zoning Petition No. 670, 7900 Eastman Avenue