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.

DEQ Grant #4DEQ Grant #4

MEDC approves MEDC approves Brownfield tax Brownfield tax capture plan.* capture plan.*

2005 2005

20072007

$3.7 mill bond sale$3.7 mill bond sale 20072007

Construction beginsConstruction begins

2004 2004 DEQ Brownfield DEQ Brownfield Redev. Redev. & waterfront & waterfront grants.grants.EDC uses grant & EDC uses grant &

TIFA to purchaseTIFA to purchase2005 2005

2008 2008 City moves into City moves into Borden Building.Borden Building.

2005 2005 Voters sell old City Voters sell old City Hall; 65% approvalHall; 65% approval

2006 2006

2007 2007

The 7.2 Million Dollar ProjectThe 7.2 Million Dollar Project

Payment for CondoPayment for Condo

Furniture, FixturesFurniture, Fixtures

Environ. CleanupEnviron. Cleanup

Phones, Gen., Utilities Phones, Gen., Utilities &…&…

Other InfrastructureOther Infrastructure

StreetscapeStreetscape

Legal/BondLegal/Bond

ContingenciesContingencies

LandLand

3.6393.639

1.0631.063

1.2211.221

.243.243

.375 .375

.135 .135

.157.157

.236.236

.150.150

CostsCosts

Total: 7.221Total: 7.221

The 7.2 Million Dollar ProjectThe 7.2 Million Dollar Project

Sale of City HallSale of City Hall

Internal FundsInternal Funds

Tribal 2% ReallocationTribal 2% Reallocation

Total DEQ FundsTotal DEQ Funds

BondsBonds

.950.950

.830.830

.247.247

1.0461.046

3.7883.788

Funding SourcesFunding Sources

Total: 7.221Total: 7.221

Brownfield captureBrownfield captureDedicated .6 milDedicated .6 mil

What this Project has done for What this Project has done for Mt. PleasantMt. Pleasant

• Link to Downtown CoreLink to Downtown Core

• Created City’s FIRST Created City’s FIRST Historic DistrictHistoric District

• Expanded Riverwalk Expanded Riverwalk Trail SystemTrail System

• Creative framework for Creative framework for public and private public and private partnershipspartnerships

• Removal of blight and Removal of blight and contamination contamination

• Expanded commercial Expanded commercial tenant spacetenant space

• Signature entrance to Signature entrance to West SideWest Side

• Expanded streetscape Expanded streetscape and public landscapingand public landscaping

• Exemplary adaptive Exemplary adaptive reuse of an industrial reuse of an industrial buildingbuilding

• Placed old city hall Placed old city hall property on tax rollproperty on tax roll

• Increased public parkingIncreased public parking

• Increased Downtown Increased Downtown foot trafficfoot traffic

10 Reasons the Cup is Ours10 Reasons the Cup is Ours• 65% of voters agreed to 65% of voters agreed to

tax themselvestax themselves

• The 17The 17thth attempt really attempt really is the charmis the charm

• Came in $100,000 Came in $100,000 under budgetunder budget

• Created regulation Created regulation interpretations that you interpretations that you too can benefit fromtoo can benefit from

• DEQ ’s the ProjectDEQ ’s the Project

• Somebody had to do it Somebody had to do it firstfirst

• In 40 years nobody else In 40 years nobody else could pull it offcould pull it off

• We can move an entire We can move an entire government in 4 daysgovernment in 4 days

• City’s biggest recycling City’s biggest recycling project, EVERproject, EVER

• Even the MEDIA Even the MEDIA supported the projectsupported the project

• Created rallying point Created rallying point and increased civic and increased civic pride during tough pride during tough timestimes

Bold Vision.Bold Vision.

One amazing project.One amazing project.