It's been more than a year since the Wayne County Commission voted to approve the sale of two historic mills in Hines Park. Since then, one of the proposed users has decided to back out from moving forward.
Citing costs at the site, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, the community art center proposed by the Plymouth-based Art Foundation will no longer occupy the Wilcox Mill at 230 Wilcox in Plymouth.
"For the business model that we proposed, the project combined with the economic impact of the pandemic, just became unfeasible," Greg Hoffman, executive director of the Art Foundation, said.
The county commission voted in November 2019 to authorize the sale of both the Wilcox Mill and the Newburgh Mill, 37401 Hines Drive in Livonia, a decision that saw plenty of discussion during its two meetings held that to discuss the sale that month.