Future of Lakeside Mall

[mtburb]

The development along M59 is a shame. From M59 and I 94 to M59 and Mound Road there are 3 Walmarts. There are also 2 Targets, 2 Home Depots and 3 McDonalds within approximately 3-4 miles. Need I comment further? In closing I am disheartened that M59 and Gratiot is being considered for a casino site. In the event that this should occur it should not be accepted as true development or progress for a community. It will be a continuation of short sighted planning.

Well, you're speaking of what's along M-59 from I-94 to Mound and that is about a 10 mile distance. On that stretch, there is one Lowe's, one Meijer, one Costco, five Yum Brands-owned restaurants [[one KFC, three Taco Bells [[one inside Lakeside) and one Pizza Hut), one Dunkin Donuts, two Starbucks [[right across the street from each other, one of those is inside Lakeside Mall), one Tim Horton's, two movie theaters [[one inside Partridge Creek that has 14 screens and is owned by a locally-based company and the other has 30 screens and is owned by an out-of-state company) and seven-yes seven-Subways!

And wasn't those Great Indoors closures part of the same move to close 120 Sears and Kmart stores, including 6 in Metro Detroit?