Costco gets approval to move forward with plans in Michigan

Big box retailer Costco Wholesale has won approval to build a warehouse and fuel facility on a vacant property in Fruitport Township, Mich., according to reporting from local news site WZZM 13. 

The town’s planning commission held a public hearing and voted on the company’s proposal Tuesday evening. 

Board members considered a site plan as well as a request for construction. After hearing from dozens of locals, who all supported the plan, commissioners voted unanimously to approve the proposal.

The combined assessed value of the nearly 80-acre property is $769,800, according to online property records. 

Costco currently has three locations in West Michigan: Grand Rapids, Grandville, and Kalamazoo.