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Council postpones decision on proposed 98‑room nursing and rehabilitation center after resident safety, traffic and service‑load concerns
Summary
A proposed 98‑room skilled nursing facility at 1155 N. Wayne drew resident objections about traffic, tree removal, pipeline safety and public‑safety service load; the planning commission recommended approval, but council members voted to postpone after calls for ordinance review and community meetings.
The Westland City Council on April 21 postponed a decision on the site plan and special land‑use application for a proposed 98‑suite skilled nursing and rehabilitation center at 1155 North Wayne Road after sustained public comment and council concern about emergency‑service impacts and neighborhood impacts.
City planning staff summarized the proposal: the 17‑acre site, rezoned earlier this year to CB‑1 to allow the use, would be developed with a 30‑foot building of residential character containing 98 private suites with private bathrooms and showers, a dining hall, therapy spaces and a range of resident amenities. The plan showed two driveways with access from Marquette and (previously proposed) from Campus Drive; following resident feedback the petitioner removed full access on Campus Drive, provided a gated emergency‑only vehicular access at Campus Drive’s north end, and indicated the main entrance and mailing address will be on…
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