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The amendments, which were approved 6-1, with Trustee Ron Rossell casting the dissenting vote, changed the reading of several parts of the ordinance.

The original ordinance caused conflict last year when a home on Main Street was demolished despite the village council and the Historic District Commission voting to keep the historic structure up.

The reworked ordinance will provide that the appointed hearing officer shall not be able to order a building demolished if the Historic District Commission ruled that the building should stay intact.

Homeowners will also be able to meet with the village council after the findings of the hearing officer are provided. In this instance, the party responsible for the building in question can present a case to the board as to why the building should or should not be destroyed.

At this point, the village council has the ability to approve, disapprove or modify the order of the hearing officer.

Finally a party that is not pleased with the village council’s final decision can appeal to the Macomb County Circuit Court by filing a complaint within 21 days of the decision.

“So if we have two conflicting opinions, the council can decide which one to go with,” said Trustee Greg Jacobson.

Among other actions at the meeting June 16, the board:

l Approved resolutions establishing millage rates for next year and one to adopt the 2008-09 fiscal year budget. The 2008-09 fiscal year budget will have projected expenditures of $6,732,521 and the same amount of revenue.

l Discussed the traffic lights on Chandler and West St. Clair streets, as well as Hollister and North Main streets.

Members of the board had previously expressed concern over the timing of the lights and the schedules on which they run during the school year. The board agreed to have the lights on a more regular schedule during the school year to prevent any possible accidents.

l Discussed the rash of larcenies taking place in the village with Romeo Police Chief James Vanderlinden.

Vanderlinden said since the beginning of the year there have been approximately 30 break-ins to both cars and homes. He said originally police believed it was a person from out of the area.

He added that the more recent activity has taken place every three days or so and has increased in regularity since school got out.

Vanderlinden said approximately 90 percent of the activity would disappear if people locked their cars.