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Residents ask East Grand Rapids commission to delay Gaslight Village PUD vote pending traffic, parking and soil studies
Summary
At a City Commission meeting, multiple East Grand Rapids residents urged commissioners to postpone action on the Gaslight Village Planned Unit Development and conduct traffic, parking, subsoil, environmental and feasibility studies; staff said the developer submitted a revised concept plan and the item is scheduled for discussion May 5.
At a meeting of the East Grand Rapids City Commission, residents urged commissioners to delay any near-term approval of the Gaslight Village Planned Unit Development and to require additional studies on traffic, parking and subsurface conditions.
The requests came during the meeting’s public-comment period, when multiple residents described the project as large enough to require additional analysis before the commission grants concept approval. "We can wait a little longer," said Jerry Anderson, an East Grand Rapids resident, adding that the city has "waited 22 years now for this development to go in." Suzanne McCarty, a resident of Kennesaw Drive, told commissioners, "Parking is a…
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