PA² Board of Directors News

Feb. 2024

Hello everyone,

Well the lodge is humming and soon we can get the rest of the lodge completed. The membership is growing, the lodge has been well accepted in the community and there are fun things happening at the lodge.

To make the profit and loss better we need the support from the members to come to the events that have had hours of preparation for you our members to enjoy and also for the lodge to prosper from!!!

For the new Officers, please be the leaders and be seen often at the events at the lodge and always lead by example!!!

Make Plymouth-Ann Arbor the best it can be.

This is my last newsletter article, as the outgoing COB. Please help support the officers in the lodge, it is always a large undertaking and a definite volunteer position, taking a huge amount of their personal time!!!!!!!!

Thanks

Ken Hines


April 2022

Hello Members,

Well as dealing with any government entities, Wayne County has caused us to have a topographical survey to discover our underground detention at the property. This has added an additional 8 weeks to the timeline. We are slowly checking the boxes to get us closer to the quote process. That has been completed along with the land-scape design. Joe our architect is finalizing the site plans for approval. We hope to deliver the site plans to the city for approval with the next week and a half.

When we get this approval, bids will go out and the pro-ject will take off. Check out the updates on the website at plyaa325.com. I would like to say welcome to our new members on the building committee, Dave Fisher, and Geno Grabinski, they have been a great help moving the project forward the best we can.

The House Committee is meeting now to develop the new direction at the new lodge. Some of these topics are how we will fit in with the City of Plymouth, needs at the new lodge, token programs and all the new directions our lodge needs to be a vital part of our new home. We will also be looking at becoming a member of the Plym-outh Chamber and The Old Village Team as things move forward.

The Board of Directors are just getting back together as new bills are starting to show up at the new property. It will be important for all to get up to speed as the con-struction starts to move at a fever pace. We will have to keep our fingers on the “cost to budget” and make those decisions necessary to make sure we stay on track.

I want to thank Bruce Stark for taking on the newsletter, communication is so important. Thanks Bruce!

It is going to be an exciting year at Plymouth-Ann Arbor 325, there will be plenty for all to do!!!! Come join us and be part of the excitement.

Remember to visit the website at PlyAA325.com for up-dates as the are available, meeting places, times, and lo-cations.

Ken Hines, Chairman of the Board


11/10/2021

Hello Everyone,

Just a quick update on the building progress.

We are in the site development process. Our architect is developing the site plan to present to the city for a change of use approval.

He was able to retrieve plans that were available from the city and save use the cost of a survey of the property. A $2800 save and every penny counts.

Once the approval of the city has been obtained, the designs and bidding can start.

House and Trustees meeting will resume on a regular basis to start determining the direction of our lodge.

 This is a very exciting time for all of us here at Plymouth-Ann Arbor 325!!!!

 Ken Hines, COB

 


Plymouth - Ann Arbor Special Vote Meeting

RESULTS OF THE

January 13th, 2021 - 7pm

52 VOTES FOR THE SALE

0 AGAINST THE SALE


Please attend a special meeting of the Lodge on Wednesday, December 23rd at 7:00 PM.  This notice is in accordance with Grand Lodge Rules.  This is not a normal meeting night and there will be no ritual for the proceedings.  We will be discussing an offer to sell our building and on January 13th 2021 at 7pm will be voting on the offer.  Your vote and opinions are appreciated!  Please make every effort to be there.

The results were favorable with a two thirds vote will move the project forward.