Dexter begins planning for park along Mill Creek
Dexter’s leaders are looking to turn lemons into lemonade, or more specifically turning an muddy old water way into a pristine park along Mill Creek in downtown.
Mill Creek, the murky waterway most people in downtown Dexter ignored for decades is about to become a central part of the village’s core.
The Village has hired Ann Arbor-based JJR to help create a preliminary design for a linear park along Mill Creek. The park is planned for the east banks of the creek between Warrior Creek Park and
“We’re at the very, very beginning of the process,” says Allison Bishop, community development director of the
That means village officials have a concept for the park but not much else. They hope to finish a conceptual design early next year before going for state money in April to build it.
The idea behind the park is to open up the creek to more village residents and downtown patrons. The creek has turned into a mud-filled pond over the years as the old damn under the
The park would be small and be dedicated for passive use, such as providing walkways along the waterway.
Source: Allison Bishop, community development director for the village of Dexter
Writer: Jon Zemke
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