Township Commission
Rejects Temple Plans
SUSAN GRANT
Staff Writer
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C
oncerned about possi-
ble parking and
traffic problems, the
West Bloomfield Planning
Commission recommended
township officials deny
Temple Shir Shalom's plans
to build a new facility.
Stunned silence greeted
the commissioners when
they voted 5-3 March 12
against Shir Shalom's pro-
posal to build a temple on
the southeast corner of
Walnut Lake and Orchard
Lake roads. Despite the
defeat, the final decision lies
with the West Bloomfield
Township Board. No
township meeting date has
been set to discuss the
matter.
"We're going to.explore all
alternatives," said Rabbi
Dannel Schwartz of Temple
Shir Shalom. Temple offi-
cials also have the option of
revising their plans and
resubmitting them to the
planning commission.
Knowing that parking and
traffic concerns would be
their biggest hurdle, Shir
Shalom consultant Stan Cull
presented a traffic study
showing the temple would
not increase vehicle conges-
tion in the area.
To further reduce conges-
tion, the plan showed 183
spaces in the facility's park-
ing lot which exceeded
township codes. For those
few times of the year when
the temple needs extra
space, Shir Shalom officials
obtained written permission
from Doherty Elementary
School and West Bloomfield
High School to get access to
those parking lots.
worried Shir Shalom
members would park in
their streets and increase
the cut-through traffic al-
ready found in their neigh-
borhood.
George Brickleman, who
lives across the temple site,
said at 5 p.m. it is already
difficult to get out of his
driveway. Putting a temple
at that corner would only
make it worse and would
lower his property values,
Mr. Brickleman. said. "I'm in
sympathy with the temple. I
have great appreciation for
their religion. It's just a
matter of economics."
Commission chairman
Donald Dresselhouse, who
voted against the plan, said,
"First of all, if we approve
this plan we will back
ourselves into a corner."
Traffic congestion from
Temple Israel and Temple
Kol Ami further west on
Walnut Lake Road has al-
ready gotten out of hand,
Mr. Dresselhouse said. "I
feel it is inappropriate to ap-
prove this plan without fur-
ther investigation into the
parking problem." 111
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