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Roseville council backs brownfield plan for 31327 Gratiot, citing economic redevelopment
Summary
The Roseville City Council voted Nov. 11 to adopt a resolution of support for a brownfield redevelopment plan at 31327 Gratiot that would split one parcel into three commercial uses (Portillo’s, Raising Cane’s and an El Car Wash) and use tax‑increment reimbursement for cleanup and demolition costs.
The Roseville City Council on Nov. 11 adopted a resolution of support for a brownfield redevelopment plan for 31327 Gratiot, a 3.47‑acre site the developer proposes to reconfigure into three commercial parcels including an El Car Wash, Portillo’s and Raising Cane’s.
Amanda Minato, administrator for the Macomb County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, told the council the county acts as the redevelopment authority for local communities without their own BRA and that the plan would next go to the Macomb County Brownfield Authority for review on Nov. 18 and to the Macomb County Board of Commissioners for a public hearing and final consideration in December. Minato said the county will have an environmental consultant review eligible cleanup activities and the TIF reimbursement tables to ensure compliance with state statutes.
Luke Bonner of Bonner Advisory Group, representing the developer team, said the project is considered functionally obsolete under the brownfield statute and that the plan currently shows about $613,000 in eligible brownfield activities. He told the council demolition bids came in higher than expected and that the developer anticipates adding roughly $200,000 to the demolition budget. Bonner described a six‑year reimbursement schedule in the plan, saying that timeframe could be shortened if project values or costs change.
Developer Gabe Shukman said his firm will make a significant capital investment in the site, describing equipment and soft costs "north of $10,000,000," and said the companies involved operate multiple locations and aim to pay competitive wages and invest in local philanthropic efforts.
Council members pressed developers on neighborhood impacts. The team said planning‑commission concerns were addressed by raising a required six‑foot wall to seven feet, adding plantings (arborvitae or bamboo) on the developer’s property and preparing a construction plan to limit noise, debris and schedule disruptions for adjacent residents. The developers also said they had received a DOT approval for the access design and estimated a car‑wash stacking capacity of roughly 48 cars to avoid queueing onto Gratiot.
Councilman Knox moved to approve the resolution of support; Councilman Leticia supported the motion. The council voice‑voted 'Aye' and the motion carried, adopting the resolution of support for the brownfield plan.
The next procedural steps are county review by the Macomb County Brownfield Authority and a public hearing before the Macomb County Board of Commissioners; any substantive changes to the site plan would require returning to the local community for review.
