STERLING HEIGHTS — The possibility of a Sheetz in Sterling Heights inched ahead Jan. 6 when the City Council, with little fanfare, scheduled a public hearing for the proposal in March.
The Pennsylvania-based company is interested in building a gas station/convenience store on nearly three acres of land at the southeast corner of Mound Road and Metro Parkway. The site is adjacent to the now-closed printing plant formerly used by The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press.
The Sterling Heights Planning Commission in October rejected the concept plan from Skillen Gold, a real estate development firm that partners with Sheetz to help the company enter new markets. The planning board cited several reasons for its denial, including the negative effect it would have on local businesses, the number of other gas stations in the area and potential traffic problems…