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Residents urge delay and committee review for Sheetz rezoning at 8 Mile and Newburgh
Summary
Multiple Livonia residents and homeowners association leaders urged the council to refer a Sheetz rezoning request for 8 Mile and Newburgh to a committee of the whole and to delay action, citing Vision 21 land-use designations, nearby parks and streams, traffic safety and unclear planning commission recommendations.
Residents from multiple neighborhoods asked the Livonia City Council to delay action and send the Sheetz rezoning request for the 8 Mile and Newburgh corner to a committee of the whole for fuller review.
Speakers raised environmental, traffic and procedural concerns and urged the council to review the matter before any vote scheduled for the council’s Jan. 15 meeting. "This corner is less than a hundred feet away from the golf course ponds and streams that ultimately feed the Rouge River," said Greg Ralco, a CPA and local resident, summarizing neighbors’ environmental and land-use objections.
Several speakers noted the Vision 21 master plan designates the site for parks and recreation and argued the proposed rezoning from C-1 (local business) to C-2…
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