A “Meijer Express” gas station and convenience store will soon be added near the intersection of Abbott Road and Lake Lansing Road after City Council approved the proposal.
The gas station will feature six fuel islands, 12 pumps and an express store, which developers said is larger than convenience stores that typically accompany gas stations, but smaller than a Meijer supermarket.
During a June public hearing on the project, Matt Levitt, a real estate developer for Meijer, said the express station represents “a new generation” of Meijer gas stations that will sell essential goods, beauty products, groceries and grab-and-go food options like salads, pizza and burrito bowls.
The project was approved in a 4-1 vote at the Tuesday, Aug. 12 council meeting, despite pushback from a nearby business owner, some nearby homeowners and a 5-1 vote against recommending the development from the city’s Planning Commission…