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Downtown restaurants seek parklets; council to consider Brownfield partnership for 24 W. Main Street

Milan City Council · March 1, 2026
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DDA Director Jess Meiangassner told the March 17 council parklet applications from Shawarma Twins, Peppers and the Owl would remove four parking spaces but support downtown business growth. Councilmember Marie Gress outlined plans to renew a partnership with the Washtenaw County Brownfield Authority for redevelopment of 24 W. Main Street.

At the March 17 meeting DDA Director Jess Meiangassner told the Milan City Council the downtown district has received parklet applications from the new restaurant Shawarma Twins and from Peppers and the Owl. Meiangassner said the parklets would remove four on-street parking spaces but emphasized the DDA’s…

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