The Chelsea Downtown Development Authority Main Street crosswalk project is expected to begin mobilizing early next week, if the weather cooperates. The two-phase project is expected to be completed by June 30. The primary work locations are the intersections of Main and Van Buren, Summit, Orchard and North and the project will take place in [...]
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The Chelsea Downtown Development Authority ramp project adjacent to Purple Rose Theatre is expected to begin today, April 29, if the weather cooperates. The project is expected to be completed by May 31 and there will be signs directing people to parking. Included in the project is the demolition of the old ramp and site [...]
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The National League of Cities (NLC) recently released case study Downtown USA: Chelsea’s Path to a Vibrant Downtown. The key, according to the study was cooperation between government officials, the city’s Downtown Development Authority, the Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce, small businesses and community banks, and of course, the residents. It’s an interesting and positive [...]
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The City of Chelsea and its Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is accepting proposals for the pre-demolition abatement of the former Longworth Plating property, located at 110 Jackson St. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at the project site. All bidders are required to attend the pre-bid [...]
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(A huge apology to Sara Wedell, the head of the Adult Services Department at the library, who actually gave the presentation to the DDA. I have corrected the mistaken identity of the presenter and hope she will forgive me for this error.) The Chelsea DDA heard requests-for-funding presentations for an updated downtown map and the 5th [...]
The Longworth property is once again on the market. On Thursday morning, the Chelsea Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously to “make the Longworth property for sale.” Following a discussion that recapped a recent work session, DDA members discussed a number of possible scenarios regarding the Mack and Livery buildings that included the possibility of selling [...]
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Chelsea Mayor Jason Lindauer is looking for a new Downtown Development Authority member to fill a vacant seat on the board following the resignation of Palmer Morrel-Samuels. Lindauer said he’s spoken to three people, but they respectfully declined the appointment. So, if you live in the DDA area or have a business downtown and are [...]
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The Chelsea Downtown Development Board of Directors meets Thursday, Aug. 16 at 7:30 a.m. in the City Council chambers in the new police station. Here are some highlights of what they are expected to discuss from the agenda. Pat Cleary is expected to give a report about the Chelsea First Initiative and City Manager John [...]
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