Ad Hoc Citizens Committee for Water Street Redevelopment Area

City of Ypsilanti (community meeting on Water Street) · January 29, 2026

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Welcome, agenda and purpose

Presentation

27:48 → 30:13(2m 25s)

Meeting opened by a city facilitator who outlined the evening: review the draft Water Street RFQ, describe community engagement to date, explain the ad hoc committee’s role in refining community benefits, and note materials are on cityofypsilanti.com/waterstreet. Lee Jones (economic development, equity, and strategic communications) and Joe Myers (director of community services) introduced staff and consultants.

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Public meeting in Ypsilanti on the draft Water Street RFQ and formation of an ad hoc community benefits committee; staff and consultants described the RFQ process and timeline, and dozens of residents urged protections for unhoused people, affordable housing, environmental remediation and recognition of Indigenous history while nominating community members for the ad hoc committee.

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