Residents are concerned about traffic congestion and noise in the area.
John Moceri didn't want Burger King in his back yard. So he organized hundreds of neighbors to block developers from building a hamburger outlet in his northeast Sterling Heights neighborhood. More than 600 people in the quiet, older neighborhood signed petitions, and about 200 showed up for a planning commission meeting to see the chain get turned down. Moceri and his wife, Judy, are among an increasing number of homeowners who are fighting nearby commercial growth. In the past year, Metro Detroiters have turned a jaundiced eye to Meijer stores, supermarkets, chain drugstores, strip malls and a postal distribution center.