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Commission recommends vacating John Street to clear path for University of Michigan's Wolverine Village phase 2

Ann Arbor Planning Commission · March 3, 2026
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Summary

The commission voted to recommend that City Council vacate John Street (one block between S. 5th and S. Division) — property and utilities are owned by the University of Michigan — to facilitate phase 2 of the Wolverine Village student housing project; staff noted public sanitary and storm mains will transfer to the university.

The Ann Arbor Planning Commission on March 3 recommended the City Council approve a street vacation for John Street, a one‑block right of way between South 5th Avenue and South Division Street, to allow the University of Michigan to move forward with phase 2 of its Wolverine Village project.

A University of Michigan representative from the office of government relations told the commission that vacating John…

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