January 6, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com
A developer looking to open up a marijuana establishment in the Village of Pinckney has cleared a preliminary hurdle â although it doesnât mean the project has been given final approval.
At a virtual meeting held Monday night, the Planning Commission granted a conditional rezoning of property at 935 West Main Street from High Density Residential to RTO or Research-Technology-Office; which is the Villageâs version of industrial. The property houses the old, vacant Pinckney Elementary School but Howell Developer Chris Bonk is seeking to repurpose the existing building on site for potential Marijuana establishments. A proposed rendering is pictured. He has to rezone the property first in order to pursue any type of marijuana-related license through the Village. Since it is a conditional rezoning, if the project doesnât come to fruition or a license isnât obtained from the st