Based on a draft Health Risk Evaluation report made public late yesterday afternoon by Ann Arbor News reporter Tom Perkins, it would appear that there’s some question as to whether or not Ypsilanti’s Water Street Redevelopment Area (WSRA) may be safe for human habitation. At least that’s the sense one might get from the article’s […]
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Panic on Water Street… MSHDA report raises specter of toxins that could derail development, but is it accurate?
Posted in Environment, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged affordable housing, AKT Peerless, Beth Ernat, Brian Robb, contaminated soil, contamination, Daniel Lince, development, Emergency Manager, Herman Kittle Properties, HUD, looming receivorship, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, MSHDA, remediation, section 8, soil contamination, Water Street, Water Street Flats 52 Comments
The sprouts are coming up on the Water Street Commons!
On Sunday afternoon, when the rain finally stopped coming down, the kids and I walked over to Water Street to do some weeding, and we were pleasantly surprised to find that a good number of our nearly 3,000 seed bombs had begun to sprout… I have no idea how long it will take before we […]
May Day in Ypsilanti… a beautiful success
I’m sunburnt and in much need of sleep, so this won’t be as exhaustive of a post as perhaps it should be. I did, however, want to say, before passing out, just how happy I am about the way things went today. What I saw unfold this afternoon on Water Street, I’m certain, will keep […]