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Burton business owners say proposed Bristol and Belsie roundabout would harm longtime Nearing’s Market; council schedules special meeting
Summary
At a Burton City Council meeting, business owners and residents urged the council to reconsider or redesign a proposed roundabout at Bristol and Belsie Road, saying it would close primary store entrances and block parking; council members said engineers and MDOT guidelines constrain design and set a special meeting to continue the discussion.
Burton City Council devoted much of its meeting to public concern over a proposed roundabout at Bristol and Belsie Road, where business owners say the design will impede access and threaten a three-generation neighborhood market.
Katie Nearing, owner of Nearing’s Market, told the council the plan would close her two main entrances, leave two-thirds of her parking lot unusable during deliveries and create safety hazards for customers and delivery trucks. "Two thirds of my parking lot will be blocked during deliveries," Nearing said, adding that the store has served…
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