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Key Planning Issues and
Considerations

Through the Northville Township Today Report and the
Plan Direction phase of this master planning effort, a set
of six strategic items was identified based on input from
the Master Plan Steering Committee (SC), joint workshops
with Township Trustees and appointed officials, in-
person and online community engagement activities,
conversations with numerous staff, and consultant team
input. Two of the six strategic items are most relevant to
the Economic Development portion of the Master Plan:

ACHIEVING A LOCAL ECONOMY
AND TAX BASE THAT

COMPLEMENTS THE TOWNSHIP’S
CHARACTER

Much of the Township’s existing non-residential
development exemplifies high-quality commercial
design and campus-style business parks. Maintaining
this standard of quality in new development and
redevelopment will be crucial to respecting the area’s
carefully cultivated character. Further office, retail and
light industrial development should be strategically
located and designed to boost the Township’s tax base
and expand local job opportunities. Such development
should contribute to the small-town charm and livability
that residents value and not be to the detriment of
Township character and aesthetics.

EMPHASIZING PARTNERSHIPS
AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL
COORDINATION MORE THAN EVER

Northville Township controls much of its own destiny,
but many of the goals across all aspects of this plan
will require cooperation with other public, private and
non-profit partners. This includes ongoing coordination
of shared services with the City of Northville and valued
partnerships with the Northville Chamber of Commerce,
Northville Public Schools, Wayne County, Southeast
Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) and the
State of Michigan, among others.

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