GRAND BLAND TWP., MI – Officials in Grand Blanc Township are considering plans for a new event venue that would give new life to a lavish local mansion’s existing ballroom.

Planning Commission members unanimously approved on Sept. 4 a preliminary site plan submitted by Cruwood LLC. for the Auker Mansion property off Belsay Road.

“It’s nice to see life coming back into that property, and that helps the whole area around there,” commission member Jeff Joyner said at their May meeting.

The commission also voted this month to recommend the township board approve a planned unit development request from Cruwood for the same property, which will give the real estate company more flexibility when it comes to future development.

The mansion sits on a 48.8-acre property, which is currently zoned

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