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Two Riverfront Communities Don't Want Shipping Yard

RIVERVIEW, MI-Downriver property along the Detroirt River are slated to house large, stacked containers, but two communities object to the idea, especially because of increased traffic.

By Robert Carr | Updated on December 14, 2000

RIVERVIEW, MI-The Crown Enterprises property, about 75 acres split between Riverview and Trenton along the Detroit River, has become a matter of contention. CenTra Inc., which bought the former McLouth Steel Products Crop. land from Detroit Steel Co. earlier this year, wants to store large shipping containers along the property. However, both cities want to buy the development, or at least force CenTra to sell. Both Trenton and Riverview want to rezone the area, surrounded by heavy industrial uses, to mixed-use property.

Riverview community development director Gerald Couch says the company has applied for planning commission approval. The same has been done in Trenton, say officials there. Both communities were ready to come out swinging, but have recently toned down their desires for the property, and are taking a more conciliatory approach with the company.

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