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Romulus council approves DDA appointment, lease with Wayne Metro, paving contract, and conditional rezoning

City of Romulus City Council · May 11, 2026
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Summary

The Romulus City Council unanimously approved the appointment of Brian Merkel to the DDA, authorized a lease with Wayne Metropolitan Action Agency, awarded a $1.314 million paving contract to Cadillac Asphalt LLC (plus 10% contingency), and adopted final reading of a conditional rezoning for Romulus Trade Center North (RZ-2025-001).

At its May 11 meeting the Romulus City Council approved several administrative and land-use items, including a board appointment, a social-service lease, a public-works contract and a large conditional rezoning.

Appointment: The council concurred with the mayor's request to appoint Brian Merkel to the Downtown Development Authority with a term to expire Feb. 27, 2027. The motion to appoint was moved and seconded and carried by unanimous vote.

Lease authorization: Council authorized the mayor and clerk to execute a lease agreement with Wayne Metropolitan…

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