Battle Creek -
Demolition work on the former Kmart that closed in January 2018 began yesterday. BCU purchased the vacant building in February 2020 with the aim to stop blight. There are no plans at the moment for developing the land. The empty building
sits in the shadow of downtown - it would be nice if the density from downtown eventually crept across the train tracks and the north branch of the river to this site - there will be nothing left but pavement and a gas station on these two "super-blocks" -
Kalamazoo -
The Eastside Neighborhood zoning updates were approved by the City Commission on February 15 and took effect February 25. Hopefully we will see some more new developments coming to this neighborhood in the near future with the help of these zoning changes -
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Eastside Zoning Code Update
Eastside Zoning Code Updates were approved by the Kalamazoo City Commission on Monday, February 15 and will go into effect on Thursday, February 25 2021.
City of Kalamazoo
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The 24/7 daycare in The Creamery is now open. For some reason, I thought this opening wasn't happening for a while, but nope - apparently it is completed and open. The daycare is operated through a partnership with the YWCA, Kalamazoo Literacy Council, and Southwest Child Care resource. It opens up opportunities for working families in the area who need childcare support, especially during night shifts -