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For the sixth time.
The Novi City Council approved a rezoning of the property on the north side of Grand River, east of Town Center Drive and south of 11 Mile Road, as well as a sixth amendment to the purchase of the city-owned parcel by Robert B. Aikens & Associates, LLC and Robertson Brothers Homes.
Both motions, which passed in 5-2 votes, have conditions attached. Council members Justin Fischer and Laura Marie Casey voted no.
“In an extremely difficult time, the developer wants to invest $60 million,” Mayor Pro-Tem Dave Staudt said during the council’s Jan. 11 meeting. “These (developments) will be few and far between going forward. I would like to see the original incarnation of the development, but things have changed dramatically in last 10 months and I’m pleased this is still going forward.”
Julie Maday, a resident of Novi for more than 13 years, now serves the city as a council member.
Maday was appointed to the position last week in a 4-2 vote. Council members Laura Marie Casey and Andrew Mutch voting no. Maday fills the council seat formerly occupied by Kelly Breen, who was elected to the state house in November.
Other candidates who applied for the appointment and whom the council interviewed during a Jan. 4 meeting were Ramesh Verma, who has previously served as a councilman, Michael Reddy and Travis Malott.
Mayor Pro-Tem Dave Staudt stated he wanted to appoint a candidate who had previous experience on boards and commissions and who “represents the person they are replacing.”