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Detroit
and
Grosse
Pointe
Park
reach
agreement
on new
gateway
along
Kercheval
DETROIT,
MI - The
cities
of
Detroit
and
Grosse
Pointe
Park
have
entered
into a
joint
agreement
to
create a
new
gateway
along
Kercheval
Road
linking
both
communities,
Detroit
Mayor
Mike
Duggan
and
Grosse
Pointe
Park
Mayor
Pro Tem
Gregory
Theokas
announced
today.
As part
of the
agreement,
Grosse
Pointe
Park
will
reopen
access
to
Kercheval
at Alter
Road and
construct
a new
permanent
public
Market
that is
accessible
and
visually
appealing
for
entire
Alter-
Kercheval
block.
The
existing Farmer’s
Market
will be
removed
after
only two
months
of
operation.
The
project
was
never
completed.
The City
of
Detroit
will
install
a
landscaped
traffic
roundabout
at
Kercheval
and
Alter
that
will
complement
the
existing
roundabout
on
Kercheval
in
Grosse
Pointe
Park.
These
changes
will
support
the
Park’s
commitment
to
creating
a
vibrant,
quaint,
village
atmosphere
for
shoppers
and
Detroit’s
ongoing
revitalization.
Under
the
agreement,
the city
of
Detroit
also has
committed
to
removing
several
abandoned
buildings
along
Alter
between
Jefferson
and Mack
Avenue
and
working
collaboratively
with the
city of
Grosse
Pointe
Park on
issues
such as
traffic
engineering,
permitting
and
planning
for the
area.
“We are
very
excited
about
our new
partnership,
which
will
improve
the area
and
benefit
residents
in both
Detroit
and
Grosse
Pointe
Park,”
said
Mayor
Mike
Duggan.
“It
became
clear
during
this
process
that we
all
share
the
common
goal of
creating
a safe
and
attractive
environment
that
links
our
communities
in a
neighborly
way.
This
agreement
will
help
accomplish
that.”
“I am
truly
impressed
with the
effort
demonstrated
by Mayor
Duggan,
Butch
Hollowell
& their
team,
along
with our
own
administrative
officers
to
facilitate
a Joint
Master
Plan for
the
entire
East
side
that
includes
the
length
of Alter
Road
from
Jefferson
to Mack
Avenue,”
said
Mayor
Pro Tem
Gregory
Theokas.
“This
collaborative
effort
will
result
in our
creating
a
seamless
transition
between
Detroit
and
Grosse
Pointe
Park.”
Download
the Full
Agreement
.pdf
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