Romulus City Council Special Meeting 11-9-26

Romulus City Council held several special meetings and study sessions on November 9, 2026. The council discussed a draft residential speed-hump policy, with no action taken on the policy. The draft would require an initial resident request, traffic and engineering review, coordination with police and fire departments, and generally support from 51% of affected property owners; final approval would remain with council. The city described city funding or a special assessment district (SAD) as possible funding approaches. Staff noted that earlier temporary speed-bump installations deteriorated, and that permanent installations could require maintenance and affect road budgets.

At a public hearing, North Point Development presented a request to partially vacate Henry Ruff Road to support a proposed industrial development, route site traffic from E Course Road, and preserve emergency access and utilities. North Point also described a voluntary community-benefit payment and plans to reroute the water main; the hearing portion shown did not include a council decision on the request. In a separate SAD study session, staff presented proposed road work for Grant/Cypress and the Metroplex/Beverly area. Preliminary construction costs were stated as $2.3 million for Grant/Cypress and $8.7 million across the three districts; the city proposed covering 10% of construction and contract-administration costs (about $1 million), leaving roughly $7.7 million for assessments on commercial properties. Staff also cited $10,000 spent on engineering assistance and said prior grant programs did not fit these projects. These were presentations and discussions, not approvals of the assessments or construction contracts in the transcript provided.