The company, which already has Oakwood Annapolis Hospital andOakwood Healthcare Center in the area, wants to build the campus onresidentially zoned land with the PUD. Oakwood cites studies by theSoutheast Michigan Council of Governments and the PopulationDivision of the US Census Bureau that western Wayne County, whichconsists of Canton and nine other communities, will grow itspopulation by 12% by 2030, while the state population is onlyexpected to increase by 7.6%. Canton itself is expected to growfrom 76,366 residents in the 2000 Census to 108,025 residents by2020. "There is, and will continue to be, a significant need tomeet the growing healthcare expectations of residents in westernWayne," say company officials in a statement. Oakwood officials didnot return calls for comment.

In its revised plans, the company says it will not include aheliport and will have minimal siren noise issues. All buildingswill no higher than four stories tall, according to the new plan.Also, Oakwood will add a left-turn lane onto Beck Road to easetraffic concerns, and will build the proposed campus 20 acres fromnearby existing homes. The Chicago-based valuation firm StoutRisius Ross, hired by Oakwood, has released a study that says therewill be only a positive impact on nearby home values.