Ann Arbor to Apply for Grants for 721 N. Main
The city-owned parcel at 721 N. Main was the subject of two grant applications authorized by the Ann Arbor city council at its Dec. 17, 2012 meeting. One application is for a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant. The other is to the Washtenaw County parks and recreation commission’s Connecting Communities program.
The city considers its proposal for 721 N. Main to be a strong candidate for the Connecting Communities grant, because it incorporates paths and trails through the site that could potentially be extended to connect to the cross-county Border-to-Border Trail. [.jpg of conceptual 721 N. Main site plan]
The conceptual site plan includes the following: (1) open space on the floodway portion of the site; (2) floodway portion … [Full Story]