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Residents press council on DM Motors, sidewalks and downtown safety
Summary
Multiple residents urged the council to enforce site-plan compliance at DM Motors, fix downtown trip hazards and make contract documents public; staff described a long enforcement history with the dealership and recommended further court and code action.
Several residents used the public-comment period to press the council on recurring safety and code-enforcement issues in downtown Walled Lake. Rick Greenwell (speaker 8) urged the city to post contracts on the website for transparency and raised concerns about trip hazards, deteriorated handicap ramps and a problematic intersection where children cross school routes.
Resident Dina Potter (speaker 10) asked about egress from a new commercial site at Decker and Maple and whether left-hand turns would be allowed; council and staff agreed to post the approved site plan online and to follow up with engineers and code enforcement about traffic control and signage.
City staff (speaker 9) and council discussed DM Motors at length: staff said the business expanded operations onto neighboring parcels without submitting an amended site plan and has a long enforcement history with multiple violations and district-court judgments. Staff recommended requiring an amended site plan that covers all parcels and providing on-site areas for vehicle deliveries to stop blocking the public right-of-way; council discussed enforcement options ranging from tickets and court action to, as a last resort, revoking a business license.
Council and staff committed to follow-up steps including posting the most recent site plan on the city website, increasing enforcement emphasis, meeting with the business owner and pursuing existing court remedies where compliance lapses persist.
