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Sunday, October 5, 2014
Comeback: Macomb Township may become state's fastest-growing community again
The Macomb Township Chronicle has an interesting story by Jeremy Selweski (my son) who reports that Macomb Township alone has 15 new subdivisions in the works.
I would bet the entire outstate area could barely match that number.
The projects underway will add 1,800 new homes on top of the population gains already experienced in the last few years.
Here's a portion of what Selweski wrote:
"'The (builders) that went south during the recession have almost all been completed at this point,' (township clerk Michael Koehs) said. 'Now we’re seeing demand from builders for brand-new developments, and that’s very important for us. Some of them are old plans, but they were only paper plans where a shovel was never put in the ground.”
"A recent study conducted by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) indicates that between the 2010 U.S. Census and July 2014, Macomb Township’s population jumped from 79,580 to 87,142. This change represents an increase of 7,562 residents, or about 9.5 percent, which is by far the largest growth of any community in Macomb County during that period.
"This upward trend shows no signs of subsiding anytime soon. Koehs stated that he has seen projections from SEMCOG estimating that Macomb Township’s population could rise to 150,000 or more over the next few decades, but he believes that, realistically, it will only get as high as 125,000 or 130,000.
"(Township engineer) Van Tiflin feels that the township can handle this rapid expansion as long as officials don’t bite off more than they can chew. He contended that if residential development continues at its current pace, the township should be able to provide the necessary water, sewer, roads and other infrastructure needed to keep up with all the new residents coming in."
My question is, given the locations of many of these subdivisions, is the county Roads Department ready to quickly widen 21 Mile and 22 Mile?

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