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NORTHVILLE
NORTHVILLE

Planning commission OK’s Northville Downs plan

Members of the Northville Planning Commission
approved the Planned Unit Development plan for the
Northville Downs property by a 7-1 vote Nov. 2.
Representatives of developer Hunter Pasteur
Northville, LLC can now submit a preliminary site plan
illustrating the proposal to convert the 48-acre Northville
Downs racetrack property into residential, commercial
and public use. The plans include a total of 481 residen-
tial units with 170 townhomes, 56 single-family homes, 53
condominiums, 174 high-end apartments and 28 row
houses. The development will include 16,000 to 17,000
feet of commercial space along Cady Street, a daylighted
river along with a 9.5-acre park. More than 30 percent of
the site, or about 16 acres, will be green space and parks,
according to the developer.
To accommodate potential residents, the development
will also include 1,381 parking spaces and another 244 Photo provided by developer. The illustration depicts a diverse mix of homes on one of the residential streets being
parking spaces for public use, including a 17-space park- proposed for the Downs site as part of the PUD.
ing lot at Cady and Hutton streets.
As part of the approval, planning commissioners tribute to fund public benefit. Commissioners also “We were intentional and thorough but a great deal
required the developer to submit a current traffic study required the developer to address issues including cost of remains to be negotiated. The numbers have been pre-
and city traffic engineering review and recommendations city services for the project and an estimate from the city sented for concept as part of the PUD application and are
and provide details about the value of benefits to the city assessor to determine anticipated tax revenue from the subject to change during the preliminary site plan
and the amount the developer anticipates the city to con- project. process,” Commission Chair Donna Tinberg said.

On the job Surveyors now assessing

Jason Lawson is the newest
member of the Northville former hospital buildings
Township Police Department.
Lawson took his oath of o last A professional
week witnessed by friends, assessment of the
family and staff at Northville asbestos and haz-
Township Hall.
Lawson joins the department ardous materials at
after eight years with the the 11 remaining
Wayne County Sheriff's buildings of the for-
Office, where he was a mem- mer state psychiatric
ber of the Tether Unit and the hospital in Northville
Wayne County Sheriff's Township is now
Honor Guard. He also is an under way.
expert on crisis intervention Employees from
and has trained law enforce- Fleis & Vandenbrink
ment members from around Consulting were
the state as a member of the scheduled to begin the
Detroit Wayne integrated
Health Network. Lawson work at the Seven Mile
earned his bachelor's degree Road site Nov. 4 fol-
from Eastern Michigan lowing contract approval by the members Officials reminded the public that the
University where he studied of the board of trustees. site remains closed to the public due to
Interracial Communication The surveys and assessment are being the hazardous materials within the build-
and Law, as well as Politics in complete in preparation of bidding the ings and the unsafe conditions around the
African American Culture. demolition to the remaining buildings, overall property.
township officials said. Demolition is Public use and access on the property
scheduled to being next summer. is strictly prohibited, officials said.