The debate over a Sheetz gas station in Farmington Hills continued Monday night, with the city rejecting the plan.

Sheetz wanted to convert the site of a former restaurant into a gas station at 12 Mile and Middlebelt but faced firm opposition from residents.

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Council members agreed with residents, who said the proposed 24-hour gas station, convenience store and restaurant was not a good fit for the 12 Mile and Middlebelt location.

The roadblocks come in the midst of Sheetz’s plan to open 50-60 locations in Michigan over the next five to six years. The chain announced its plans to enter the Michigan market in December 2022. The company has just one Michigan location — a store at 33380 Wick Road in Romulus that opened in August.

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JMP Pizza Inc. allowed minors to operate dangerous equipment and allowed 15-year-olds to work past 7 p.m. on school nights.

Farmington Hills was scheduled to celebrate the 20th Annual MLK Legacy March on Jan. 20, after press time, with residents walking a stretch of 12 Mile Road to honor the peaceful practices of Martin Luther King Jr.

Farmington Hills residents cheered early Tuesday morning as a proposal to build a Sheetz gas station at 12 Mile and Middlebelt was unanimously voted down by the city council.

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Sheetz is proposing two locations in Farmington Hills, one at 12 Mile and Middlebelt roads and the other at Grand River Avenue and Middlebelt Road.