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  1. By Dave Askins
    April 8, 2011 at 5:16 pm | permalink

    That’s likely the house acquired by the city with open space millage funds, approved by the city council back in December 2009. From The Chronicle’s report of that meeting:

    The first of them is a house on Chapin Street adjacent to West Park, which currently has three rental units. After the leases expire in August 2010, the $280,000 house will be demolished. From the memo accompanying the resolution:

    The parcel is located immediately adjacent to West Park. The park is located near downtown Ann Arbor, and has several entrance points from the four streets on which it borders. However, the entrances are scattered and can be difficult to locate. The Chapin Street entry into West Park, which is closest to downtown, does not have optimal visibility in to the park. Obtaining this property, as well as removing the existing house and wooden fences, will significantly open the view to and from the park along Chapin, creating safer, more welcoming access.

  2. By Susie
    April 8, 2011 at 5:21 pm | permalink

    Right, that’s the one.

  3. By Jude
    April 11, 2011 at 9:34 am | permalink

    Update – work is beginning. By 8.05am Monday, the front steps are gone and the front yard is giant hole…

  4. By Susie
    April 12, 2011 at 9:22 am | permalink

    Back of the house is in pieces on the ground.