Decorative streetscapes, sidewalks to be planted in Dexter

With five weeks to go until spring, streetscape projects are shaking off the winter frost. The village of Dexter has a couple of projects in the wings. The first, on Main St. between Jeffords and Baker, will commence in early-to-mid April and should be done by mid-May, says Community Development Manager Allison Bishop. That will involve the installation of a dozen stamped concrete crosswalks during a mill and resurface of Main St. The crosswalks "will just be additional beautification to downtown and assist with pedestrian circulation," Bishop says. Following in late spring, around the first week of June, Central St. from the Mast Road Bridge to Second St. will be the focus of construction, according to Bishop. A road re-do, eight LED light fixtures on decorative street poles, trees, and new sidewalks to connect to the eventual Border to Border trail segment heading east from the village are in the plans. "They're high-impact, but pretty easy projects," Bishop says. Source: Allison Bishop, community development manager, village of Dexter Writer: Tanya Muzumdar