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Inkster council denies liquor special land use, approves $2.24 million Henry Street water-main contract and Memorial Day parade road closure
Summary
The Inkster City Council voted to deny a special land-use request to allow alcohol sales at a proposed B-1 site, approved a $2,241,654.29 contract for Henry Street water-main improvements, adopted a Memorial Day parade road-closure resolution and tabled a proposed land purchase for additional information.
Inkster — The Inkster City Council on March 17 removed a previously tabled special land-use application and voted to deny a request to permit liquor, beer and wine sales in a B-1 Local Business District at 1173 Henry Ruff Road.
Councilors said the denial relied on the city’s zoning criteria listed in the meeting packet (referred to during discussion as pages 24–25). During debate one councilmember said, "I don't feel that the liquor we need more liquor in our community," and council relied on that and zoning factors to vote the denial into effect by voice vote.
The meeting also included three additional formal actions. Council adopted a resolution authorizing closure of Michigan Avenue between Hamlin and Bayhan for the Memorial Day Parade scheduled for May 26, 2025.
Separately, the council authorized administration to approve a construction contract with Major Contracting for Henry Street water-main improvements: a base contract of $2,114,768.20 plus a 6% contingency of $126,886.09, for a total authorized construction amount of $2,241,654.29. The motion carried on a voice vote after brief supportive remarks by a councilmember in favor of staff execution.
Council also considered purchasing five vacant parcels (case LD25-03) on Dartmouth between Meadowdale and Bayhan for affordable single-family housing at the request of Diana Moss, CFO of Armstrong Development Group. At the meeting a motion to table the purchase was made to allow staff to obtain information requested by the realtor; that motion to table was approved.
Each of the recorded motions in the meeting was decided by voice vote; the transcript does not record roll-call tallies or individual yes/no votes for these items. The council moved into closed session at the end of the public meeting to discuss several named legal and personnel matters.
What happens next: The denial of the special land use stands as the council’s action unless an applicant pursues an appeal or a new application. The Henry Street contract authorization enables staff to proceed with construction procurement; the purchase of parcels will return to a future meeting after staff compiles additional requested materials.
