On Nov. 6, members of the Kalamazoo Planning Commission were presented with a request to rezone a portion of the Asylum Lake Preserve to allow commercial development for the third time in three years.
Kalamazoo residents were lined up out the door to attend the meeting. Many were watching and listening to the broadcasted event on mobile devices throughout the hallways.
The proposal had been previously brought forward by Drive & Shine Car Wash, but was denied both times. Because the land they are trying to rezone is currently residential land, commercial development cannot proceed until it is rezoned…