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Berrien County administration advances draft asking MDOT to preserve jail access, parking and broadband provision on Pearl Street project

5960069 · October 17, 2025
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Summary

Berrien County administrators approved forwarding a draft resolution to the full board asking MDOT to preserve left-turn access and 54 parking spaces, maintain continuous 24/7 access and utilities to the county jail, and include broadband conduit in the Pearl Street project.

Berrien County administrators agreed on a draft resolution asking the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to consider four specific changes to a planned Pearl Street reconstruction project in St. Joseph. The administration committee approved forwarding the draft to the full board for consideration and potential action.

The draft resolution asks MDOT to: preserve the existing left-turn access onto Pearl Street from the county building parking lot; reinstate 54 public parking spaces MDOT’s design had removed; maintain continuous 24/7 vehicular access and utility service (water/sewer) to the county jail and its sally port during construction; and include a broadband conduit in the project so the county…

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