Summary
The city's second-oldest park gets safer, barrier-free parking and a creek overlook, trading 19 mostly ailing trees for 19 new ones along Kilgore Road while reducing impervious surface.
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Last discussed Jun 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
💰Financial impact
Funded partly by a Michigan land and water grant; full multi-million-dollar master plan phases come later.
✅Who benefits
Park visitors, especially people with mobility limitations, and Portage Creek habitat users.
⚠️Who could be affected
19 protected trees, mostly in poor condition, will be removed.
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