Add Dexter to the growing list of communities committed to improving public access along its waterfront. Starting June, the village plans to start a streetscape improvement project on the west side of its downtown, overlooking the Huron River.
The $731,000 project will improve one square block between Main, Broad, Jeffords and Forrest streets. The upgrades include new streets, sewers, landscaping, sidewalks, lighting and other amenities.
"It will actually open up and improve the area," says Donna Dettling, village manager for Dexter.
The two-year project will consist of two phases. Phase I includes rebuilding Forrest, Broad and parts of Jeffords. The second phase will be done in 2009. The project is meant to complement the adjacent bridge and dam replacement development.
A vacant apartment building will also be razed during the project. However, that demolition is being handled by a private developer who plans to replace it with a three-story mixed-use structure.
Source: Donna Dettling, village manager for Dexter
Writer: Jon Zemke
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