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"In late afternoon, you can't
fear a proposed 20-screen
movie theater will bring make a right turn; you can't
more traffic, crime and make a left turn. You can't
pollution to their strip of 12 Mile leave," she says. Loeks-Star has
Road can't do much more than planned an entrance directly
wait for the resolution of three across 12 Mile from Wellington,
lawsuits, all of which could pave which has provoked even more
the way for the glitzy multiplex. distress among residents.
The Southfield City Council
At the moment, Franklin Vil-
lage is the obstacle to the $35- has already given approval to
million, Hollywood-style site plans for the 180,000-
entertainment-retail complex square-foot theater complex.
envisioned by Loeks-Star and Several studies have shown the
the Sony Corporation on 22 complex would have a minimal
acres along 12 Mile Road, west impact on the area's traffic.
The fate of the 50-acre prop-
of Telegraph. The village has
been caught in the middle to erty, which is flanked by 12 Mile
some extent by an old legal de- Road to the north and North-
western Highway to the south,
cree.
The property is owned by has been fought for years.
Forbes/Cohen/Ne-
mer Associates
(FCN), which joined
Loeks-Star and Sony
in suing Franklin for
getting involved at
all in the issue. A
separate lawsuit
was filed against
Franklin by a group
of Franklin residents
who, ironically, are
questioning the use
of taxpayer dollars to
fight the lawsuits. A
third lawsuit was re-
cently filed by a
group of automobile
dealers who also Marilyn Biller says traffic will worsen.
contend Franklin
Over 10 years ago, a coalition
cannot interfere in the use of the
that included the East Michigan
property.
All the cases are pending in Environmental Council, Con-
Oakland County Circuit Court. cerned Citizens of Franklin and
Until they are resolved, resi- Council of Homeowners of
dents of Wellington Place, along Farmington Hills, later known
with tenants of nearby condo- collectively as the Franklin
miniums like Tiffany and Wake- Foundation, challenged Galle-
field, are standing by. ria's use of the land, then a wet-
Approximately 4,000 people live lands. The case ended in 1984
with a consent judgement that
in nine complexes in the area.
"We support the Village of restricted further construction
Franklin 100 percent," said Mar- to office buildings until the year
ilyn Biller, head of the Con- 2004.
Last year, Franklin Founda-
cerned Citizens of Wellington,
which has actively opposed the tion challenged the theater pro-
theater project since Loeks-Star ject, mainly on grounds that it
and Sony announced their would increase traffic on
agreement with FCN over a Franklin Road. Several traffic
studies later, the Foundation L--<
year ago.
"There's no doubt we will agreed to amend the consent
have unbelievable traffic jams judgment and support the the-
here. We also know the crime ater project in exchange for a
rate here has not been the great- few concessions, including
est. Some days you look outside, FCN's contribution of $225,000
you can't even see an end to the for the general benefit of
Franklin residents.
traffic, especially at 5 p.m."
But the Foundation trans-
Ms. Biller, an eight-year res-
ident of Wellington Place, said ferred its authority to the
pollution from the additional Franklin Village Council to ul-
traffic is another concern, as is timately approve the agreement,
the ability of ambillances to get and last October, the Franklin
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