Kalamazoo -
(2) new site plan review applications have been submitted for the March 17 meeting agenda. Both are related to the marijuana industry -
1203 Fourth St. - repurposing of an existing building in a semi-industrial area. I think this is going to be turned into a new processing facility (for "Friends of the Garden, LLC"), but I can't quite tell if its for a different use related to cannabis.
104 / 110 N Drake Rd. - a new dispensary on some (surprisingly)
undeveloped parcels for RAIR, a MI-based company with locations in Bay City and Muskegon, and with
several more on the way. Their main selling point is that they are "dirtless" meaning that all of their source plants are grown using aeroponic processes. The elevations are "mildly" interesting -
Source:
City of Kalamazoo / RAIR
Separately, for whatever it's worth, Kalamazoo was just named the coolest city with the lowest cost of living in the entire U.S. by
PureWow. I can attest that the cost of living here is great. I'm not so sure about "coolest".
Other cities on the top 10?
2. Knoxville, TN
3. Fayetteville, AR
4. Oklahoma City, OK
5. Savannah, GA
6. Des Moines, IA
7. Green Bay, WI
8. Huntsville, AL
9. Indianapolis, IN
10. Greenville, SC