Council Member· 2026-01-01–2029-12-31
John Sullivan
Westland
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 16
- Total speaking time
- 32:11
- Avg per meeting
- 2:01
- Segments
- 458
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Top issues during term (17)(Development)
HOME-funds housing agreement at 34136 Caspian
$35,019 in 2026-2027 federal HOME program funds.
Mall and shopping center redevelopment interest
Proposed Car Wash at 37300 Warren Road
About $4-5 million of the $9 million total goes to the car wash; the vacant restaurant currently costs the owner $7,000-8,000 a month to maintain.
Westland Mall redevelopment interest
Rotary Park improvements funded through Wayne County agreement
$148,470 in park millage funding would go toward the project.
Gas Station Expansion at Warren and Newburgh
The owner says the combined project is a roughly $9 million investment that should boost the city's tax base.
Affordable senior housing at former Westland House (36000 Campus St.)
City collects PILOT payments at 4% of shelter rents instead of full property taxes for the debt service period.
Proposed Gasoline Service Station at 7975 Middlebelt
Puts a long-vacant, tax-exempt church property back on the tax rolls.
Palmer Road church site redevelopment
Applicants pledged about $2.5 million in renovations and the property would go on the tax rolls for the first time.
1448 Elias student-built home partnership
$260,000 in federal HOME funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
Marshall Middle School brownfield redevelopment
About a $25 million private investment adding an estimated $700,000 a year in new tax revenue, offset by $1.868 million in captured brownfield funds.
Downtown property acquisition reimbursement
Reimbursement amount not stated in the minutes.
New 12-home subdivision on Joy Road
The new public street will be dedicated to the city, adding a maintenance responsibility, while 12 new homes add to the tax base.
Assisted living and retail plaza on Inkster Road
Aurora Trailer Nuisance on Florence Street
32-unit apartment development proposed on Newburgh Road
Apartments would rent for roughly $1,500-$1,800 per month, adding to the city's tax base.
Pet crematorium special land use
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Sullivan was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval to acquire foreclosed, abandoned and vacant properties from Wayne County for the minimum bid price for specified uses and sell the redeveloped properties through the Economic Development Departments.
Appointment of Melanie Hines to Downtown Development Authority
Voting record (1)(Development)
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