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Council rejects motion to fully reopen Ojibwe Island to vehicles after heated debate
Summary
A proposed council directive to reopen Ojibwe Island to vehicular traffic immediately upon completion of scheduled construction (target July 2026) failed on a 1–6 vote after extended public and council debate about safety, hours of operation, cameras and community input.
The Saginaw City Council on Monday debated a motion to direct staff to fully reopen Ojibwe Island to vehicular traffic immediately upon completion of construction work targeted for July 2026, but the motion failed after months of discussion and a contentious council vote.
Councilwoman [first reference] introduced the motion to require staff, through the city manager, to "fully reopen Ojibwe Island without any accessibility or vehicular barriers immediately upon completion of construction work currently slated for July 2026," and to require that any delay beyond that date be…
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