31501 Schoolcraft Road site plan
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Livonia Meetings
2037th City Council Regular Meeting, March 23, 2026
Approves Remove residential property enforcement from Law and Education Committee, 7-0
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The City Council approved 95% of 85 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Eileen McDonnell (7 of 113 recorded votes).
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The Livonia City Council approved a letter of intent to proceed with issuance of a general obligation limited tax bond not to exceed $45,000,000 for a new police station (7-0), plus a companion budget reallocation, though site selection remains open among four locations near the…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Livonia, MI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 23, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 10
Letter of intent to bond for new police station
Approved a letter of intent to proceed with issuance of a general obligation limited tax bond in a not-to-exceed amount of $45,000,000 for a new police station to replace the current 50-plus-year-old facility. This is a preliminary step (analogized to mortgage pre-approval) that does not commit the city to issuing the bond or building. Four candidate sites on/near the Civic Center campus adjacent to the Sixteenth District Court are under evaluation. Passed 7-0.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Livonia City Council approved a letter of intent to proceed with issuance of a general obligation limited tax bond not to exceed $45,000,000 for a new police station (7-0), plus a companion budget reallocation, though site selection remains open among four locations near the…
Key Decisions (10)
Approved
Letter of intent to bond for new police station
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Arbor Day proclamation
Vote: 7-0
Amended
Native plant / noxious weed ordinance referral
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Remove residential property enforcement from Law and Education Committee
Vote: 7-0
Amended
Exterior lighting and luminosity ordinance referral
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Site plan for four-story hotel at 31501 Schoolcraft Road
Vote: 7-0
Tabled
Waiver petition for outdoor merchandise display at 27675 Grand River Avenue
Vote: 7-0
Approved
2026 lane line marking program contract extension
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Public safety millage renewal on August ballot
Vote: 7-0
Approved
Cultural/senior services millage renewal on August ballot
Vote: 7-0
Development Activity (3)
Four-story extended-stay hotel at 31501 Schoolcraft Road
Commercial
New Livonia Police Station
Infrastructure
Great Lakes Pond outdoor merchandise display
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
A ~$12-14 million four-story extended-stay hotel targeting corporate business travelers…
Infrastructure
Livonia is pursuing a $45-56 million new police station via…
Sentiment
Residents overwhelmingly oppose the originally proposed wetland-adjacent police station location…
Labor
Livonia Police Department reports being 20-30 officers short with officers…
Who Spoke (39)
ChairCouncilmember · 6Staff · 2Applicant's RepPublic · 27
On the record: the chair, 6 councilmembers, 2 staff members, the applicant's representative, and 27 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
27675 Grand River Avenue conditional use permit
Continued 7-0Not forecast
freeContinued 7-0moved by Brandon McCullough
35841 Plymouth Road conditional use permit
No vote recorded
29230 Five Mile Road site plan
No vote recorded
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