MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – The Marshall Township Board of Trustees approved property transfers on Thursday night that backers hope will lead the way to the development of the “Marshall Megasite”.
The Marshall City Council approved a land transfer to build utilities on a nearly 2,000 acre space along Interstates 94 and 69 on January 17.
Those in favor of the project say it will create between 2,000 and 3,000 high-paying manufacturing jobs to the area.
James Durian from the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance says the project is a “once-in-a-generation economic opportunity that will create thousands of jobs in our community and spark investment in this region and beyond.”
Others are strongly opposed to the project saying it will kill off agricultural land. They also say the Marshall area will be unable to handle the population surge.
WWMT-TV reports Thursday night’s Marshall Township Board of Trustees meeting drew a standing room only crowd and that there were comments from those in favor and in opposition to the project.
