We don't even have a post office in Brownstown, but we have a Meijer. Still, many Metro Detroit residents say they have plenty of stores and restaurants close to home. Lack of planning In Canton Township, about 100 residents are still seething after they were unable to block a SuperK at Ford Road and Haggerty last year. State Rep. Deborah Whyman, R-Canton, who fielded angry calls and letters about the store, said the proliferation of strip malls is the most pressing problem in the booming area. It's an ongoing battle.
Developers have a right to develop their property, but it has to be planned and responsible.
That's not the case in Canton. In Oakland County, Novi residents wrestled with the idea of a 16-store development near Beck and Eight Mile. About 100 residents wrote letters urging the city to try to block the proposed 23-acre business district, Novi planning assistant Kelly Schuler said. The suburb's planning board Wednesday night voted to recommended against the project. Now the issue will be taken up by the City Council.