The public will get a chance to weigh in on proposed Sashabaw Road development projects.
The Independence Township Board of Trustees scheduled a public hearing on the Sashabaw Road Corridor Improvement Authority plan for Nov. 22. Richard Carlisle, of Carlisle Wortman, advised at the township board’s Oct. 17 regular meeting that the hearing be set for Nov. 8. This would have provided the most time for consideration by the board and still meet the end-of-year deadline for establishing 2006 as the plan’s base year.
However, that date is too close to the Nov. 7 election, trustees said.
Projects under consideration by the Sashabaw Corridor CIA Board include new sewer lines, underground power lines, landscaping, two additional lanes on the Sashabaw Road bridge over I-75, widening Sashabaw Road to six lanes, street lighting, safety paths, and strategic land acquisitions. Still to be resolved is the degree to which Oakland County will be involved.If the county does not opt in, the township board may not go forward with the CIA plan, said Supervisor David Wagner.