Plans for expansion of the Dorr Veterinary Clinic are in the works at its facility between Dorr and Hilliards along 18th Street.
Representatives from the clinic appeared at the Dorr Township Planning Commission meeting Tuesday when the owner of the facility wanted assurance the current special use permits will remain in effect — they will.
There are plans to rebuild the driveways and parking area, adding a 4,000-square-foot new stand alone building to house an expanded veterinary practice with an additional doctor. It also would include a dedicated room for euthanizing pets and expanding other services.
The existing building currently housing the practice will be used for grooming services. Dorr Veterinary clinic will be required to submit more detailed plans at a later date for final approval.
Public comment raised concerns about traffic, solid waste management, medical waste and storm water management
The owner is Dr. Kayce Koski, DVM, a graduate of Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine. The cinic now provides routine health care and preventative services, boarding, microchipping, grooming services, cremation services and more.
Past owner, Dr. Ames Grobstein, is continuing to practice at the clinic, however, with more limited hours.
Proposed apartment complex wins 1-year extension
The Planning Commission also had a public hearing Tuesday on a request for an extension of the deadline for special use permits for the apartment complex proposed at the corner of 14th Street and 142nd Avenue.
Project officials explained the extension is needed because of delays in scheduling construction companies and in getting necessary permits from state agenciesThey said state agencies are backed logged with new construction requests.
The commission voted a one-year extension of the special use permits.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Planning Commission Vice Chairman Robert M. Traxler contributed to this report.
I always have to chuckle people worried about solid waste management and living in a farming area. Medical waste there is more in the local park and on the roadsides…traffic on 18th between 138th and 136th increasing… there is more traffic on a Sunday morning than will be generated by this business expanding.
Storm water management could be a concern…except most of the fields near are so well tiled it wouldn’t surprise me to see them irrigated on drought like summers.
The mindset of Dorr Township residents seems to be we dislike the taxes we pay…but if you are a business or manufacturer. We welcome your tax money, But don’t you dare expand…we don’t shop locally .or use you ……we only want you for tax purposes and monies contributed to our 4th of July fireworks
Should live in Wayland Harry. All their storm water gas and oil residue and oh my gosh dog and cat poop go into the rabbit river. But that is okay. try to build a building or extend your parking you need to put in a retention pond to trap all the silt (better termed as cat tail gardens and bug factories). no better than the city of GR using the grand river as a over load to sanitary sewers but that is okay.If traffic increases that much from expanding I want to buy stock in that business.
I don’t know much about the Wayland storm drain system.
I feel retention areas have a very valuable place in our environment. Not only are they used to control excess water but play an important role to the wildlife in the area.
You may dislike cattails and insects both are needed in the environment…..for reasons you may or may not support.
I may stand corrected but a lot of Grand Rapids polluted rain off has been corrected. (.which took a lot of taxpayers money to do )
As for the business, yes I would to own stock in Dorr Veterinary Clinic. I’ve lived near this business for more than half my 52 yrs in this township.
They are the medical people my dogs and cats are treated by..so yes if I could of had some stock when I came here. My “nest egg” my have been the size of a Ostrich egg instead of a wren egg
My point is goverments do what ever they want but the rest of us have to follow rules. Retention ponds are valuable if they are maintained not many are. , Grand Rapids is better but not corrected . My nest egg is scrambled . Merry Christmas.