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Inkster council approves parades, park projects and several land‑use measures; denies liquor sales at Middlebell site
Summary
Council approved a Juneteenth parade, appointments to the Beautification Committee, a replacement deed to Habitat for Humanity, authorization to solicit neighborhood‑stabilization developers, a Greenway Trail design agreement, and the senior wellness center bid recommendation; it approved a service station and denied liquor sales at 2617 Middlebell Road.
The Inkster City Council handled several routine and project‑level items during its April 7 meeting, approving events, appointments, development solicitations and design agreements while voting down a request to permit alcohol sales at a proposed Middlebell Road service station.
On the consent agenda the council approved the March 17 meeting minutes and appointed Gwendolyn Rogers and Phyllis M. Long to the Beautification Committee. A subsequent motion to remove certified members from the compensation board was approved after the clerk certified the compensation commission’s determinations.
The council authorized a Juneteenth celebration parade for June 14, 2025 (12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m.) on Hamlin Drive with the street closed from Michigan Avenue to Inkster Road. Council also approved closing Northland between Carlisle and Beach on April 12 for an Easter egg hunt and block party coordinated by Yvonne Moore.
On housing and land transfers, the council approved issuing a replacement deed transferring 26115 Dunning to Habitat for Humanity. A separate measure to take five vacant parcels (Case LD25‑03) off the table failed for lack of motion and did not proceed. Council authorized the administration to solicit developers for the 2025–26 Inkster neighborhood stabilization program to rehabilitate foreclosed properties.
For capital projects and design work, the council accepted an administration recommendation to move forward with the construction bid review for a senior wellness center at the Dozier Recreation Center and adopted a resolution to pursue funding for Phase 3 of the Greenway Trail, authorizing an agreement with Giffels Webster for design and oversight.
On land‑use, council considered a previously tabled special land‑use application at 2617 Middlebell Road. Members approved the service‑station portion of the application by voice vote. On the separate question of allowing liquor, beer and wine sales at the site, the council moved to deny the special‑use request; the meeting record shows confusion in the chair’s immediate announcement, but the denial motion was recorded as passed in the minutes and the liquor sales portion will not proceed.
The council also approved the planning commission’s recommendation to deny a zoning amendment that would have allowed a major vehicle repair facility in the general business district and advanced several enterprise zone and neighborhood stabilization items that city staff said are intended to support redevelopment and affordable housing.
Several votes were taken by voice roll call; the meeting record contains limited recorded tallies aside from aye/nay calls. Staff will return with follow‑up steps, including vendor agreements and contract documents for the Greenway Trail design and the senior wellness center procurement.
