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Council approves car‑wash site plan under court consent judgment despite resident objections
Summary
A site plan for a car wash at Plymouth Road and Middlebelt was approved 6–1 under a court consent judgment; council members said rejecting the plan would return the city to litigation and risk large liability.
The Livonia City Council on Thursday approved a site plan petition for a Johnny’s Express car wash at 30207 Plymouth Road that the city had previously negotiated as part of a court consent judgment.
The approval followed legal briefing from the city attorney and debate among council members and residents. Councilman Brandon Donovic and the city attorney explained that the consent judgment was a negotiated settlement enforceable by the court; a council rejection would likely trigger immediate litigation and…
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