Dexter to upgrade and improve access to downtown Huron River frontage
Dexter is about to begin improving its downtown waterfront area with a $731,000 streetscape improvement project overlooking the Huron River. Work is set to begin shortly after Memorial Day weekend.
Add Dexter to the growing list of communities committed to improving public acccess along its waterfront. Starting June, the village plans to start a streetscape improvement project on the west side of its downtown, overlooking the
The $731,000 project will improve one square block between
“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 block 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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