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Council approves 7‑year, 50% tax abatement for redeveloping former Roadway Inn at 8500 Wickham Road
Summary
Romulus City Council approved a seven‑year, 50 percent commercial tax abatement on May 12 for a planned $60 million‑plus redevelopment of the former Roadway Inn at 8500 Wickham Road into a 210‑room Home2 Suites/Tru by Hilton.
The Romulus City Council on May 12 approved a seven‑year commercial facilities exemption for Detroit Airport Hotel Limited Partnership 3 (Cooper Hotels) to redevelop the former Roadway Inn at 8500 Wickham Road into a new 210‑room, dual‑brand hotel combining Home2 Suites and Tru by Hilton.
Developer representatives, including Bates Cooper and Jeff Thompson of Cooper Hotels, told the council the site is blighted and creates recurring public‑safety and code‑enforcement calls. They said the total development cost is expected to exceed $60 million. The developer asked for a 50 percent abatement of the new real‑property taxes for seven years to help cover acquisition,…
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