Lansing Community College students and
Downtown Lansing visitors will soon be welcomed into the city center by a new gateway on the corner of Saginaw Street and North Capital. Though design plans are still forthcoming, the area is intended to include welcome signage and greenspace.
“LCC is an important part of the downtown community and has made a commitment to making the campus an attractive and safe environment for its students, staff, faculty and visitors,” says Director of Public Affairs for LCC, Ellen Jones. “Much has been done in the past few years to fulfill that commitment.”
Thus far, LCC has invested $400,000 on the project by purchasing three homes. The college is offering to sell the houses for relocation with a minimum bid of one dollar. A request for proposal will be issued shortly.
“If they don’t sell, we will look at salvage opportunities for contents of the houses,” says Jones. “After that, if the structures remain, we will demolish them.”
LCC hopes the project will improve the aesthetics and walkability of the area, in keeping with the college’s work to improve their property along Saginaw in conjunction with the Saginaw Corridor Improvement Authority. Other beautification projects by LCC include planting trees along the south side of Saginaw and regular cleanup of Durant Park.
“The President sees the south side of the Saginaw-Capitol intersection as an opportunity to create the North gateway to the campus, downtown and the downtown neighborhood,” says Jones, “and believes it will be an asset to the neighborhood and the Saginaw corridor.”
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