Westland will have more than $35 million in marijuana facilities in the city following approval of the site plan for a third outlet by members of the city council last week.
LJA has submitted plans to construct an 11,600 square footbuilding for cultivation and a 4,950 square foot building provisioning center for sales. The new $8.5 million project will be located near Cherry Hill and Newburgh Road and is allowed under the city cannabis ordinance, noted Westland Mayor William R. Wild.
Plans for two other cannabis facilities were approved by city officials earlier this year. Korval/Kinship will be located at 37435 and 37601 Cherry Hill Road and will include two separate buildings, one of 21,313 square feet to be used for growing and cultivation and a second of 6,080 square feet intended as a retail outlet. The total investment approved for the buildings totaled $4.3 million, according to city officials.
A third marijuana facility was approved earlier this year to be constructed by Quality Roots. This site plan includes a 46,700 square foot building for the growing, processing and retail sales of the substance. This $18 million building is planned for a site at 37800 Cherry Hill.
“All three of these projects are very modern and extremely attractive new construction on vacant parcels within the community,” commented Economic Development Director Aubrey Berman.
“These facilities will generate significant tax revenues and create numerous jobs for Westland.”
In addition to the three collocated facilities, the city ordinance allows for two retail/provisioning centers within the community, both of which have also received site plan approval.
Owners of Common Citizen, which will be located at 37655 Ford Road, recently broke ground on a 5,702 square foot retail/provisioning center, representing a $3 million investment.
High Society has also been approved to construct a 3,025 SF building at 8475 and 8455 N. Inkster Road on property that has housed a long vacant building which also showed blight conditions. Their investment is estimated at $2 million.
“Our ordinance was written in a way to ensure projects would maximize economic impact through new construction, revitalization of blighted properties and overall community benefit,” Berman continued.“We are happy to see that our existing ordinance has encouraged projects that elevate our existing real estate and increase the aesthetic of our commercial corridors, she concluded.
