The Elmwood Township Board postponed reforming the alcohol regulations in the township’s zoning ordinance at their monthly meeting Monday.
Instead, officials directed the township planning commission to meet with Traverse City Whiskey Company (TC Whiskey) staff to ensure the new language does not impede the distillery’s development at 9440 S. Center Highway.
TC Whiskey plans to open a 70,000-square-foot whiskey production facility at this address, the site of an old Cherry Growers Co-op facility. According to township Planning/Zoning Administrator Sarah Clarren, however, the company has not shown that they’re completed “substantial construction” on several features since the site plan was approved in 2022.
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