Ferndale City Manager Tom Barwin says the suburb would rather have a four- to six-lane boulevard, similar to the rest of Woodward, to eliminate huge billboards and boost community awareness and development.
The Detroit Public Schools have planned to build a new high school on the southwest corner of the site, and a Home Depot also wants to build a big-box retail store alongside the school. The plans are being studied by the Michigan legislature, because it's perceived the sellers of the property made too much money on the deal after buying it from the state.
Barwin says Ferndale could erect welcoming signs and nice landscaping for people entering Oakland County from Detroit, and vice versa. A boulevard would be more conducive to attracting business development in the area, he said.
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