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Quakertown residents urge Livonia council to rescind car-wash approval, cite zoning and legal concerns
Summary
Residents near the 8 Mile/Newburgh corner urged Livonia’s City Council to reverse a December approval for a car wash and to pause permits at the contested Sheetz site, citing procedural irregularities, public-notice and use-variance questions and a pending Wayne County appeal. Speakers asked the new council to act immediately; councilors said legal limits constrain permit holds.
Quakertown residents pressed the Livonia City Council to undo a December vote that approved a car wash at the Bucca/Bucha site and to halt permitting at the Sheetz 8 Mile/Newburgh property while a Wayne County Circuit Court appeal proceeds.
“My name is Mike Kelly. I live at 15731 Penn Drive,” said Mike Kelly, a Quakertown resident, who told the council the car-wash decision was added at the “eleventh hour” to the Dec. 17 agenda. He quoted previous remarks attributed to a council member — “I don't have a specific passion for the car wash ... but I do believe we should be voting on this tonight” — and said the…
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