Articles tagged: Water Street
Ypsilanti budget forecast: Water Street debt 'driving force' of severe budget imbalances
Posted: May 15, 2013Ypsilanti will continue to draw from its general fund to pay down its $24.7 million Water Street debt and a consultant warned the city its fund balance may decline by $6.4 million through 2019, largely because of the debt. Read more »
Ypsilanti reaffirms support of proposed $12 million Eastside Recreation Center
Posted: May 13, 2013Officials have said the proposed $12 million Eastside Recreation Center will move forward as planned on the Water Street site, despite recent discussions to possibly move the location further back on the property or to a completely different location in the city. Read more »
$1.2M Family Dollar store to become Ypsilanti's 1st Water Street development
Posted: May 08, 2013Ypsilanti's first Water Street development will be a $1.2 million Family Dollar store, nearly 14 years after the city first assembled the 38-acre site. Read more »
Former Ypsilanti mayor Cheryl Farmer: I have no regrets about Water Street
Posted: May 07, 2013The former Ypsilanti mayor who helped assemble the 38-acre city-owned Water Street property said she has no regrets and still believes it was the right thing to do. Read more »
with gallery: Ypsilanti's Water Street: Is Family Dollar plan a new start after 14 years of waiting?
Posted: May 06, 2013If the $1.2 million Family Dollar project proposed for the Water Street property in Ypsilanti goes forward, it will be the first development there since the city began began assembling the 38-acre site in 1999 with a vision to turn it into a premier waterfront residential and retail hub for its residents. Read more »
opinion: Ypsilanti's Water Street: Contradictions keep city from fulfilling any potential for property
Posted: May 05, 2013The sun was shining, the grass was green, the river flowing. And as I walked along the beautiful western edge of Ypsilanti’s Water Street property on Wednesday, all I could think of was: What makes ... Read more »
With Gallery: Ypsilanti Water Street 'seed bomb' event draws crowd on May Day
Posted: May 02, 2013Several Ypsilanti residents participated in a planned May Day event on Water Street and "seed bombed" a portion of the property Wednesday. Read more »
Proposed $12M Eastside Recreation Center: Officials may revisit location and size
Posted: Apr 29, 2013The location, size and feasibility of the proposed $12 million Water Street Eastside Recreation Center project in Ypsilanti are being re-examined as the project moves forward, yet city and county officials are optimistic the Water Street development will occur. Read more »
Ypsilanti to decide on delayed $1.2M Family Dollar purchase agreement in May
Posted: Apr 28, 2013Ypsilanti will decide in May whether to move forward with the proposed $1.2 million Family Dollar development on Water Street. However, the purchase agreement may include several changes that Family Dollar's developer, Core Resources, will have to consider. Read more »
with gallery: Volunteers gather to plant 500 trees along Water Street
Posted: Apr 20, 2013Volunteers gathered Saturday to plant 500 trees along the vacant Water Street property in Ypsilanti. Read more »
Ypsilanti to begin planting 500 trees on Water Street property Friday
Posted: Apr 19, 2013The city of Ypsilanti will plant 500 trees Friday and Saturday on the Water Street property, ahead of Earth Day. Read more »
Ypsilanti Water Street possibility: Connecting River Street to Factory Street with bridge
Posted: Apr 19, 2013The opportunity for redevelopment along the Huron River on Water Street is limitless, according to consultants who are helping to update Ypsilanti's master plan, but the city needs to figure a way to connect the entire city to the property. Read more »
Should Ypsilanti's Depot Town district expand?
Posted: Apr 17, 2013Ypsilanti's Depot Town district might expand within the next few years, as the Downtown Development Authority begins to examine ways it can improve the continuity of the area. Read more »
'Seed bomb' planned to sprout new life on Water Street
Posted: Apr 14, 2013Ypsilanti’s system of green space that winds through the city along the Huron River is among its greatest treasures. There is Water Works Park, Riverside Park and Frog Island Park among the most popular destinations ... Read more »
Ypsilanti master plan process moving forward with drawings of Water Street infrastructure, Depot Town development
Posted: Apr 08, 2013What do Ypsilanti's residents, business owners and stakeholders like about their city? Read more »
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