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Commission discusses Section 106 reviews and PROTECT grant area for federally funded projects in Kalamazoo
Summary
Members reviewed how Section 106 federal reviews work, discussed the city's PROTECT grant project area (roughly from north Kalamazoo Avenue to Western Michigan University), and cited mitigation examples such as replanting trees after an airport runway proposal.
Commissioners and staff used the Nov. 12 meeting to revisit how Section 106 reviews are carried out for projects using federal funds and to note local projects that may undergo review, including a PROTECT grant–funded area that covers portions of northeast Kalamazoo down toward Western Michigan University.
A presenter summarized Section 106 as a federal-review process that evaluates whether federal funds will have adverse effects on historic resources and noted that the typical outcome of a…
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