This page is a link to a summary of the rezoning process and a link to a schedule of meetings related to the proposed project.
Below is an overview of important developments related to the proposed project:
On January 13, 1999, Patrick O'Meara, president and owner of the Ann Arbor Railroad assured the Milan Township Board of Trustees and community members that AAR Properties would proceed with their plans to build this site only with the support of the community. Milan Township and Monroe County residents have repeatedly turned down this project.
 | On July 14, 1999, the Monroe County Planning Commission voted down a
rezoning recommendation 6-1. |
| Following the Township Board's 3-2 vote approving the rezoning, area residents gathered
approximately 10 times the petition signatures necessary to bring the rezoning issue to a
referendum vote of the people. |
| On February 22, 2000 the voters in Milan Township turned down the
rezoning request at the polls with the largest voter turnout in township history. |
| On July 10, 2000, the Monroe County Road Commission refused a request
by AAR Properties for a technical review of road improvements. |
| On July 25, 2000, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality denied
an AAR Properties application for wetlands removal. |
| On August 8, 2000, four local candidates who publicly opposed the proposed railyard won
seats for the five person township board in the primary election. These candidates are
running unopposed in the November election. |
| On October 1, 2000, the developer exercised options on 9 properties with homes and about 155 acres for those not willing to extend their options for one month. Nov. 29 was set as a closing date for the 155 acres on which options were exercised. |
| On November 1, 2000 options on about 850 acres of land were allowed to expire and property reverted to the land owners. |