![]() ![]() Jenifer “Joie” West, who also is a member of the township board, cast the dissenting vote, saying she was concerned about noise coming from air wrenches disturbing nearby residents and the difficulty small business owners face when having to compete with “the giants.” The planning commission approved the project by a 7-1 vote. ![]() The business likely would have between 27 and 35 customers on a daily basis and employ seven-10 workers.Ī 6-foot-tall brick masonry wall would also be built as a buffer to a residential neighborhood to the west.Īccording to a study compiled by Bridgestone-Firestone, a typical store attracts customers within a 3-mile radius. Todd Hamula of Zaremba Group told planning commissioners last month that plans call for a 6,100-square-foot building on one acre, with eight bays facing northward toward the vacant Kmart. Zaremba Group would demolish the old Burger King and construct a building for Nashville, TN-based Bridgestone-Firestone, who would then lease it from Zaremba Group. Zaremba Group LLC of Lakewood, Ohio plans to purchase the site if the township board approves the auto repair concept, according to planning commission meeting minutes. The Burger King property was foreclosed on by Fifth Third Bank, which sold it to a corporation known as Garfield Holdings. It is located immediately to the north of a closed Kmart store that township officials have been working to fill with a new business or businesses. The former Burger King has been closed for the past six years. ![]() He doesn’t believe Garfield needs another auto repair facility. Snappy Oil & Lube first opened in 1958 and Meadows took it over in 1976, planning records show. There are at least five different auto repair shops withing a 2-mile range, according to Wayne Meadows of Snappy Oil & Lube on Garfield. He wonders how many other similar businesses the area can absorb. Michael Porath, who owns Metro Tire Center on Canal, said his company has been struggling in recent years, mostly due to increased competition in the area. The section of Garfield in question is largely known for its collection of fast-food restaurants, but has been changing over the past decade, bringing in more auto shops.Īt a public hearing before the town’s Planning Commission in October, several owners of existing auto shops on Garfield expressed concern about a new player moving in that could take a portion of their business. The Clinton Township Board of Trustees is scheduled to take action Tuesday night on a special land use permit and site development plan for the proposed business. If approved, construction likely will begin in the spring. Representatives from Bridgestone-Firestone plan to construct a new building on the site of the closed Burger King fast-food restaurant south of Canal Road to house a Firestone Complete Auto Care service. Auto repair shop owners along bustling Garfield Road in Clinton Township are concerned about a new “powerhouse” repair shop moving in and potentially luring customers away. ![]()
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