Plans move forward for Eagle Brook Church in Plymouth after Tuesday night vote

Plans move forward for Eagle Brook Church in Plymouth after Tuesday night vote

Plans move forward for Eagle Brook Church in Plymouth after Tuesday night vote

The plans to build an Eagle Brook Church in Plymouth were approved during a Tuesday night City Council meeting.

According to Plymouth senior planner, Shawn Drill, the council voted 4-2 to approve the project with three conditions:

  • There has to be two access points or roads into the church property
  • They will have to review the landscaping plan; adding more trees, etc. to act as a buffer for neighbors to the north
  • They have to make upgrades in the design to make it look less “industrial”

Eagle Brook’s proposed church would accommodate about 1,500 people inside of the 64,000-square-foot facility. There would also be about 685 parking spaces.

“Our experience and our desire to be good neighbors, we really want people to have a good experience in not only coming in and out of our church, but those who are living around our church and in the neighborhood,” said Church spokesperson Steph Hauber.

Legal representatives for Eagle Brook Church threatened action against the City of Plymouth after councilors denied a request to build a new campus last month.

The city denied the request over concerns about traffic and potential harm to the environment.

Lawyers for the church said in a letter to the city that they had “no lawful basis” to deny the plan.

Eagle Brook Pastor Mike Emmert previously said traffic safety would be a high priority.

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A Change.org petition started back in September currently has more than 3,500 people saying “no” to the proposed church.

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