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Kingsley & Ashley

Kingsley/Ashley area: Flurry of new street-tree planting, mostly redbud and serviceberry. [photo] I wouldn’t place any bets whether that particular row survives ‘121 Kingsley West‘condo construction.

Council OKs Stormwater Infrastructure

The Ann Arbor city council has approved several projects that relate to stormwater management.

Three of the items involved street reconstruction – on Stone School Road, Forest Avenue, and multiple streets in the Springwater subdivision. A fourth item approved by the council was a contract for tree planting, which will be paid for from the city’s stormwater fund. The council’s action on these items came at its July 15, 2013 meeting.

The Stone School Road stormwater project is part of a larger $4 million road improvement project. The council’s action was to approve a petition to the Washtenaw County water resources commissioner‘s office to apply for a state revolving fund loan of $1.2 million. The stormwater improvements will include work “to clean … [Full Story]