The Byron Township Board unanimously denied a proposal Monday to rezone 58 acres at 8900 Homerich Avenue from rural agricultural to suburban residential, following pushback from neighbors concerned about traffic and the pace of housing development in the area.
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Byron Township board unanimously rejects rezoning proposal for 58-acre housing development
Neighbors along Homerich Avenue, including Donna Terrell, raised concerns about the safety risks of adding more traffic to the road.
“What I’m mostly worried about is the traffic. That hill that comes down to where the line will come out for them to have traffic come out is already dangerous, even from where we live,” Terrell said…