Robert Nix Announces Candidacy for Northville Township Supervisor

Add one more name to the running for Northville Township supervisor - Robert Nix.

Nix is a 26-year resident of the township and is currently chairman of its planning commission, of which he has been a member since 2001. He specializes in real estate law at Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC and teaches a real estate course in the Wayne State University Law School, of which he is a graduate. He also holds a degree from Eastern Michigan University, according to his profile posted on his law firm's website.

"I joined the Planning Commission to provide the Township with real estate expertise at a time when the Township was confronted with numerous complex commercial development projects," he said in a press release. "I found the planning process both interesting and rewarding. I believe that over the 11 year period I was able to make a meaningful contribution to the Township."

There are several reasons Nix says he is the best person for the job.

"I have decided to run for Supervisor to insure that financial matters, public services, real estate development and recreational services are addressed in a manner which maintains these attributes," he said in a press release.

He adds, "Significant opportunities and challenges for development in the Township include the commercial and recreational development of the Seven Mile property, the prison property, the former ROC Church property on Beck Road and the Five Mile development corridor serving Northville and Plymouth
Townships. Planning, zoning and development matters are critically important to Township residents, and are both complicated and controversial. The new Township Supervisor needs the skills to encourage and control development,
allocate Township resources and develop effective strategies to provide a sustainable future for Northville Township. My legal background, real estate expertise, negotiating and problem solving skills, is best used for the benefit of the Township in the leadership role of supervisor."

Nix said in the release that his goal as supervisor would be to "lead the Township in the next phase of development, maintain a transparent government and have Township Board decisions made on the basis of what is in the best interests of the Township and not any particular person, group or special interest."

Nix is one of two announced candidates for the position. Trustee Mark Abbo has said he and township trustee Christopher Roosen has announced .