TEXAS TOWNSHIP, MI -- A liquor license application for a microbrewery and wine tasting room will go to the state for approval now that the Texas Township Board has unanimously approved the request.

William and Denise Schultz plan to open Apple Blossom Winery LLC in the old township hall at 6928 Texas Drive and the former Christ the King church at 6970 Texas Drive if the liquor license is approved, Texas Township Clerk Linda Kerr said.

Kerr said there is no local quota involved for this type of liquor license.

Kerr said she talked to the property owner and the Schultz's attorney about the presence of Pine Island Church directly across 8th Street from the wine tasting location. There was prior discussion that it would be allowed, Kerr said.

State law allows any church within 500 feet of an establishment to object to the granting of a liquor license.

No site plan has been submitted to the township for the microbrewery or wine tasting room as of yet.

With township approval, the application for the liquor license now proceeds to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.