Tractor Supply Company proposed for 5-mile site near new Meijer store
Need a bag of sheep food? Chicken feed? Is your goat hungry?
All those situations and many more may soon be solved with the proposed opening of a Tractor Supply Company in Plymouth Township.
Members of the township planning commission unanimously approved a special land use request from the company for the construction of a new store at 46817 Five Mile Road, next to the Meijer grocery store going in at the location. The approval at the Jan. 21 meeting was not without discussion of several issues by commissioners.
Commission members expressed concerns about the preservation of mature and heritage trees at the site. A complete tree survey will be required during the site plan review process, officials noted.
“We're very particular about heritage trees here,” Commissioner Bill Ickes said. “We treat them as residents. They were here way before any of us were.”
The new store would be a 21,533-square foot building on the 3.35-acre parcel west of Beck Road which is part of the Michigan International Technology Center, a joint redevelopment project of Plymouth and Northville townships. Plans for other businesses in the area in the development stage are a car wash and credit union.
Tractor Supply Company is a national retailer that sells animal feeds, tractors, trailers and equipment along with other rural farming and home equipment. The new Plymouth Township facility would employ 10 to 12 workers, according to development plans.
The commission approval allows the project to move on to the next step, a site plan review where other issues in question will be discussed, officials said.
