Proposed Royal Oak Sheetz faces pushback and questions at city planning meeting
Royal Oak residents concerned about Sheetz proposal at Coolidge and 14 Mile
Sheetz, the Pennsylvania-based company which opened a location in Romulus last year, and has its sights set on several other Detroit area cities.
ROYAL OAK Mich. (FOX 2) - The Sheetz controversy in Metro Detroit continues with many in Royal Oak concerned over the proposal of the 24-hour gas station and restaurant chain.
UPDATE: Sheetz plan gets 'yes' vote from planning commission
Residents will be telling city leaders at a meeting Tuesday night how they feel about a new Sheetz at a busy intersection at Coolidge and 14 Mile in Royal Oak.
"I’ve got no problem with Sheetz in Royal Oak, I don’t think this is the right location for it," said Dale McDaniel.
Tonight the Royal Oak Planning Commission is holding a public hearing about the issue.
The backstory:
Sheetz, the Pennsylvania-based company which opened a location in Romulus last year, has its sights set on several other Detroit area cities.
But for many people who work and live near proposed Sheetz sites it’s about location.
Wally Polis has owned the BP gas station on Coolidge and 14 Mile going on 20 years — and his store is right across the street from where Sheetz wants to build.
"The traffic here is very congested all times of the day from 8 in the morning to 8 in the evening," he said. "It's not because it’s busy, it’s just the way it was designed, it gets congested fast."
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"With Coolidge being here, that part of Coolidge is a (expletive) show, but yeah let’s make it worse - fun," quipped Kevin Kwart.
Both Livonia and Farmington Hills city councils voted against proposed Sheetz locations after hearing from so many people who didn’t want the new development.
"We’re not saying, 'Oh don’t come into Michigan' - come into Michigan just set your spots on the freeways, on these big huge lots a few where there’s not a lot of congested area here," Polis said.
FOX has reached out to Sheetz for comment and are waiting for a response.
The Source: Information for this story was taken from city details from a proposed Sheetz location, residents and a business owner from the area.
The proposed Royal Oak Sheetz location at 14 Mile and Coolidge.