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State Street retail development and Hideaway Lane project on Ann Arbor Planning Commission agenda

Ann Arbor’s Planning Commission will consider requests Tuesday night for two projects: a retail development proposed on South State Street near Costco and a plan to build 19 homes on Traver Road.

Tyner Furniture experiences 'healthy increase in business' after Costco opening, looks to develop unused parking lot space

Tyner Furniture has been in Ann Arbor since it was opened by Irving Tyner in 1942.

Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com

Since the new store's opening, Tyner Furniture’s operator, Eric Miller, said his store has seen a “healthy increase in business.”

With gallery: Costco opening draws hundreds to sample food and shop for discounts

Related story: Inside Costco: New store generating big 'buzz' in the Ann Arbor area

At 8 a.m. on Friday mornings, Ypsilanti resident Elaine Dowell is usually just arriving to her job as a coordinator for the University of Michigan’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program.

Inside Costco: New store generating big 'buzz' in the Ann Arbor area

All Team catering employee Chris Akers, left, serves a taquito to Saline resident Carol McCullough during the Costco preview opening on Thursday evening.

Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com

Top 5: Economic impacts of the new Costco store in Pittsfield Township

David Lee shops at a Costco Wholesale store in May in Portland, Ore. The national chain is opening a store Friday in Pittsfield Township.

AP Photo | Rick Bowmer

Road improvements near new Costco Warehouse almost complete

Roy Townsend, managing director of the Washtenaw County Road Commission, said contractors were paving Airport Plaza on Thursday.

More road closures begin today for Costco Warehouse area

File photo of Costco construction site in Pittsfield Township.

According to the Washtenaw County Road Commission, additional lane closures will remain on Ellsworth Road between State Street and Airport Boulevard, Lohr Road just south of Ellsworth Road, State Street between Ellsworth Road and Interstate 94, and Research Park Drive just east of State Street.

Mass hiring: New Costco warehouse store in Pittsfield Township will create 180 jobs

The under-construction Costco warehouse store in Pittsfield Township in February.

Lizzy Alfs | AnnArbor.com

Get ready for lane closures near the Costco construction site beginning Monday

Drivers might want to think about an alternate route to work beginning Monday, if they travel through the area near the new Costco Warehouse store under construction in Pittsfield Township.

Starting Monday, there will be lane closures in that area.

Costco announces official opening date for Ann Arbor area store

The Costco warehouse store construction site in Pittsfield Township in February.

Lizzy Alfs | AnnArbor.com

New roundabout on South State: 'You either love them or hate them'

A look at the proposed roundabout at State Road and Ellsworth Road in Pittsfield Township.

Lisa Allmendinger | AnnArbor.com

Many in the audience expressed concerns about the roundabout, questioning whether this was the best way to handle additional traffic, bikes and people expected to traverse the intersection. They asked if officials had considered that this route becomes a cut-through when Interstate 94 is backed up or other adjacent roads are clogged with traffic.

Meeting planned on proposed roundabout near Costco in Pittsfield Township

One of the nine roundabouts in Washtenaw County.

Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.com

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 at 6201 W. Michigan Ave., and representatives from both the Washtenaw County Road Commission and its consultant for the project, DLZ Michigan, Inc. are expected to attend.

Pittsfield Township heads into final 2 weeks for Costco and master plan feedback

With two weeks remaining before Pittsfield Township votes on a new master plan and a rezoning request for a Costco warehouse store, little opposition to either effort has come before the township.

The public review for both proposals concludes at noon July 27, when officials meet at the Township Hall to vote.

Costco gets preliminary rezoning approval for store in Pittsfield Township

Costco got another green light for its plan to build a store in Pittsfield Township Wednesday night when the township's board of trustees unanimously approved its request to rezone 17 acres near South State and Ellsworth roads.

Supervisor Mandy Grewal said the board expects to give the rezoning final approval on second reading July 27 and approve a master plan that permits a large commercial project such as Costco in the area. The store would be near the northwest corner of the intersection.

Costco takes big step toward final approval for store in Pittsfield Township

Costco's plans to build its first store in Washtenaw County took a giant step forward Thursday night when the Pittsfield Township Planning Commission unanimously approved a rezoning request and preliminary site plan for the proposed development.

Costco update: Road improvements tied to proposed store in Pittsfield Township

Several road improvements are on the horizon on State Street, Airport Boulevard, Lohr Road and Ellsworth Road if the Costco warehouse store and gas station is approved by Pittsfield Township officials.

At Wednesday’s Washtenaw County Road Commission meeting, Matt MacDonell, a professional engineer for the Road Commission, said Costco representatives and staff are finalizing a road improvement agreement for changes near the planned store, as well as a contribution of $500,000 for a future agreement between the Road Commission and the City of Ann Arbor for the State Street and Ellsworth Road intersection.

The Costco warehouse and gas station is planned for a site in Pittsfield Township on Ellsworth Road west of State.

Planners from the township are expected to discuss a request for rezoning of the site on Thursday night as it deliberates on master plan revisions.

Costco update: Pittsfield Township to vote Thursday on rezoning; master plan review process under way

Costco's effort to build a warehouse store near Ann Arbor could take a major step forward Thursday when the Pittsfield Township Planning Commission votes on the development request.

Costco update: Pittsfield Township to vote Thursday on rezoning; master plan review process under way

Costco's effort to build a warehouse store near Ann Arbor could take a major step forward Thursday when the Pittsfield Township Planning Commission votes on the development request.

Costco plans head into home stretch as Pittsfield Township officials conclude master plan revisions

Two votes in Pittsfield Township over the coming 9 days will give Costco an indication of the timeline it faces for final approval of its plans to build a new warehouse store and gas station on Ellsworth west of State.

The reason: The township will be pursuing a final site plan with the store’s development team while at the same time it resolves its master plan revisions, which officials say must be approved before rezoning to allow Costco.

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With poll: Costco official tells Pittsfield Township: 'Time kills all deals'

For anyone wondering whether Costco’s patience may be wearing thin as Pittsfield Township extends its master plan revisions into their third calendar year, the answer now is part of the public record.

“Time kills all deals,” said Jackie Frank, Costco’s vice president for real estate development, during the March 17 Planning Commission meeting.