Northville Downs Project Moves Forward

Northville’s City Council members voted unanimously to advance a preliminary planned unit development plan for the old Northville Downs site. The council place conditions on its approving vote. The City Council will meet one more time before developer Hunter Pasteur can break ground. The discussion between city officials and vocal residents has been contentious at times, but most agree that horseracing track should be repurposed. The developer plans to put about 450 dwellings on the property. Some residents feel that they city has compromised too much, and a lot of their concerns have gone addressed.