Blazing a Path to Blazing a Path to New Urbanism New Urbanism Quality of Quality of Life Life Sense of Place Sense of Place Urbanism Urbanism Vibrant Vibrant Downtowns Downtowns Green Design Green Design Walkability Walkability Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs hip hip
In 2009, the City of Mt. Pleasant participated in the Michigan Municipal League's "Race for the Cup" Community Excellence Award. While the City won their regional award, it lost the overall competition.
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Blazing a Path toBlazing a Path toNew UrbanismNew Urbanism
Quality of LifeQuality of Life
Sense of PlaceSense of Place
UrbanismUrbanism
Vibrant Vibrant DowntownsDowntowns
Green Design Green Design
WalkabilityWalkability
EntrepreneurshiEntrepreneurshipp
Bold Vision. New Urbanism. Bold Vision. New Urbanism.
Redevelopment of the Redevelopment of the Historic Borden BuildingHistoric Borden Building
The Michigan The Michigan Condensed Milk Factory Condensed Milk Factory
(Borden Creamery)(Borden Creamery)Opens in 1908Opens in 1908
The JourneyThe Journey
Critical PartnershipsCritical Partnerships
Learn to love a flowchart.Learn to love a flowchart.
TimelinTimelinee
1908 1908 Creamery Creamery OpensOpens
Factory ClosesFactory Closes1965 1965 Property sold Property sold to to Burton Bader Burton Bader for for $12,500$12,500
Bader grants City Bader grants City option to purchaseoption to purchase
1976 1976 City Commission City Commission votes votes nono
1960 1960
1975 1975
Sixteen attempts to Sixteen attempts to develop faildevelop fail
1976 –1976 –20022002
City seeks proposals City seeks proposals 2002 2002
20022002 City receives DEQ City receives DEQ Riverfront Acq GrantRiverfront Acq Grant
Accepts earnest $ Accepts earnest $ from J.E. Johnsonfrom J.E. Johnson
20032003
TimelinTimelinee
2005 2005 OPRA approval OPRA approval
J.E. Johnson solicits J.E. Johnson solicits City as partner/tenant.City as partner/tenant.