The recycling that takes place every other week is handled by our refuse company, Herrington’s. They have provided an informative guideline to assist in what they do and do not accept. Please feel free to view it here. Additionally, they have provided this link to the Kent County Recycling Department that contains information on the ever changing rules for recycling in our community.
Thank you.
Restaurant and Micro-Brewery Receive Approval from Township Board
The Plainfield Township Board granted “use” approval for a new full-service restaurant and micro-brewery in the former Grand Isle Golf Course clubhouse. The project must now receive site plan approval from the Planning Commission in order to move forward.
The project’s developer said he plans to renovate the existing clubhouse at 6266 West River Drive into a full-service restaurant with outdoor seating, a beer garden, bocce ball courts, a fire pit and game area as “a place to gather.” The restaurant will occupy one floor of the facility while the micro-brewery and kitchen will be on the other floor.
The project was recommended by the Planning Commission, which noted the “the use will provide a major ‘facelift” to a building that has sat idle for several years. The development next returns to the Planning Commission for a detailed site plan review.
{January 28th Update Below…}
Jack VandenBroek of West River Enterprises, LLC, received approval for his site plan and special use permit for Origin Restaurant and Microbrewery. The property is located between Jupiter Avenue and Northland Drive at the intersection of Ethelwin Avenue and West River Drive.
According to WOOD-TV8, the restaurant would be open daily from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and offer a rotating menu with a focus on local-sourced seasonal foods and historic beer formulations from around the world. VandenBroek aims to open Origin Restaurant & Brewery in 2021 with construction beginning in the Spring of 2021.
| Township Board Approves 100% Self-Storage Use of Former Kmart
On a split vote, the Plainfield Township Board approved a zoning request Monday to allow the former Kmart property on Plainfield Avenue to be used entirely for a self-storage facility. Following a recommendation from the Planning Commission, the majority of the board approved shifting from a mix of 70% self-storage and 30% retail after the architect and building owner detailed several months of unsuccessful efforts to attract retail to the facility at 4151 Plainfield Ave. NE. Any future development on out-lots of the property would be for commercial uses, although the parcel does come with restrictions. During an hour-long discussion, trustees asked numerous questions about zoning, the Township’s master plan and use as they relate to the parcel, which has a long history as a retail location. It was the home of the former Wurzburg Department Store before becoming the North Kent Mall and then Kmart, which closed in 2016. Most trustees expressed concern over the shift away from retail, with one noting self-storage facilities wouldn’t attract the kind of traffic the Township is looking for. Project managers then detailed a lengthy history of challenges with the property, including a private restrictive agreement passed in the 1960s and amended multiple times since then that allows a neighboring property owner veto power over what the 94,000-square-foot can be used for. Additional issues included the obsolescence of the building, lack of windows, size, parking challenges and the changing nature of retail. “We should look at this long-term,” said Plainfield Township Supervisor Bob Homan. “Here we have an experienced and aggressive owner who wants essentially to turn a sow’s ear into a silk pursue. The silk purse may not be what we want, but it’s attractive and it’s not vacant. I view this as a productive interim use.” |
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Township continues mediation discussions with Wolverine World Wide
While the public water supply used by Hillside is safe and clean, discussions continue with Wolverine on cleanup of the contaminated groundwater in the area. An update from the township is below:
Plainfield Township continues to engage in active negotiations with Wolverine Worldwide, 3M and the state of Michigan that were started during mediation in September.
Attorneys from all sides met for two days in mid-September for structured and confidential settlement discussions as part of their ongoing federal lawsuit.
All sides worked with mediator Kenneth Feinberg, a Washington, D.C. attorney who has more than three decades of experience in negotiation, mediation and alternative dispute resolution with a focus on settling complex litigation. Feinberg’s past mediation cases have included the Boeing Co. 737 MAX plans, Hurricane Katrina and GM ignition compensation claims, among others.
Should no consensus be reached, the case will move to a two-day summary jury trial in November.
Hillside Condos at Thousand Oaks 