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I sent this email (below) to the downtown development office last year after the fountain had been turned on for the season and got a response saying that they may consider it for the future.
I...
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I sent this email (below) to the downtown development office last year after the fountain had been turned on for the season and got a response saying that they may consider it for the future.
I love seeing the Kellogg Park fountain when it's been uncovered from long Winter months and is first flowing. I always think though - it's a good thing I drove through town, otherwise I may not have known it was turned on. That got me thinking that there may be an opportunity to create some additional excitement for the coming of Spring's warm weather by creating an "event" where the fountain is turned on - like a rite of passage for Springtime in Plymouth! :) It's the center of downtown, viewable from every corner and a sure sign that you're in the best little downtown around.
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Mar 16, 2012 by
Emily Dutton (5 points)
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I sent this email (below) to the downtown development office last year after the fountain had been turned on for the season and got a response saying that they may consider it for the future.
I love seeing the Kellogg Park fountain when it's been uncovered from long Winter months and is first flowing. I always think though - it's a good thing I drove through town, otherwise I may not have known it was turned on. That got me thinking that there may be an opportunity to create some additional excitement for the coming of Spring's warm weather by creating an "event" where the fountain is turned on - like a rite of passage for Springtime in Plymouth! :) It's the center of downtown, viewable from every corner and a sure sign that you're in the best little downtown around.
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I am a huge fan of plymouth and i just so happen to live here:) i'm young and i live two blocks from downtown. i enjoy participating in the local events: farmer's market, music in the air, walking...
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I am a huge fan of plymouth and i just so happen to live here:) i'm young and i live two blocks from downtown. i enjoy participating in the local events: farmer's market, music in the air, walking downtown, art in the park, chili festival etc...My issue is that i have to search to find out when these events and smaller events are happening. i walk my dog downtown and read the calendars posted on the merchants windows in order to find out more of what is going on in the area. i'm wondering if this info could be posted somewhere that you could see while driving? i suppose a "plymouth blog" would be the best thing but if it was posted somewhere then visitors walking downtown could participate more?! ...just an idea. fyi...i have used the internet to search the start date of "art in the park" etc... but i'm talking about the plays, local music, poetry readings...that sort of thing.
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Mar 12, 2013 by
luigi's mom (10 points)
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I am a huge fan of plymouth and i just so happen to live here:) i'm young and i live two blocks from downtown. i enjoy participating in the local events: farmer's market, music in the air, walking downtown, art in the park, chili festival etc...My issue is that i have to search to find out when these events and smaller events are happening. i walk my dog downtown and read the calendars posted on the merchants windows in order to find out more of what is going on in the area. i'm wondering if this info could be posted somewhere that you could see while driving? i suppose a "plymouth blog" would be the best thing but if it was posted somewhere then visitors walking downtown could participate more?! ...just an idea. fyi...i have used the internet to search the start date of "art in the park" etc... but i'm talking about the plays, local music, poetry readings...that sort of thing.
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Basically by adding some additional safety equipment to prevent cars from going around the gate arms, the trains no longer need to sound their horns. The Quiet Zones would help the businesses in...
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Basically by adding some additional safety equipment to prevent cars from going around the gate arms, the trains no longer need to sound their horns. The Quiet Zones would help the businesses in various ways detailed in the proposal at https://sites.google.com/site/plymouthquietzone/ .
For most businesses (like most individuals) one of their largest assets is their property value. A property value study was conducted based on the same methodology that economists have used regarding train horn noise, using actual public record data. For the 1,545 residential and 291 commercial properties within 2,000 feet of the 7 crossings, there would be an estimated increase of approximately $36 million if Quiet Zones were implemented. This estimate does not include the well-studied fact that increased property values lead to increased perceived net worths, which increases disposable income…and business for nearby retail. More nearby residents with higher net worth means less need for parking.
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Nov 24, 2013 by
Plymouth QuietZones (23 points)
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Basically by adding some additional safety equipment to prevent cars from going around the gate arms, the trains no longer need to sound their horns. The Quiet Zones would help the businesses in various ways detailed in the proposal at https://sites.google.com/site/plymouthquietzone/ .
For most businesses (like most individuals) one of their largest assets is their property value. A property value study was conducted based on the same methodology that economists have used regarding train horn noise, using actual public record data. For the 1,545 residential and 291 commercial properties within 2,000 feet of the 7 crossings, there would be an estimated increase of approximately $36 million if Quiet Zones were implemented. This estimate does not include the well-studied fact that increased property values lead to increased perceived net worths, which increases disposable income…and business for nearby retail. More nearby residents with higher net worth means less need for parking.
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The City currently does not have a comprehensive municipal management strategy that addresses how to manage existing and future trees. Ordinances are no substitute for a well-considered City-wide...
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The City currently does not have a comprehensive municipal management strategy that addresses how to manage existing and future trees. Ordinances are no substitute for a well-considered City-wide tree management plan. Http://www.isa-arbor.com/tree-ord/ is a great resource from which to develop Management Strategies that result in sensible ordinances that not only benefit the City and property values, but will also be agreeable to property owners. The City currently has minimal (and ineffective) Ordinance provisions to manage and maintain City trees (public, street trees, private). I believe the development of a comprehensive tree management strategy should be explored and considered by the City Council. It’s time Plymouth live up to its Tree City image.
Sincerely
Scott Silvers,
Plymouth, MI
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Sep 2, 2014 by
Scott Silvers (5 points)
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The City currently does not have a comprehensive municipal management strategy that addresses how to manage existing and future trees. Ordinances are no substitute for a well-considered City-wide tree management plan. Http://www.isa-arbor.com/tree-ord/ is a great resource from which to develop Management Strategies that result in sensible ordinances that not only benefit the City and property values, but will also be agreeable to property owners. The City currently has minimal (and ineffective) Ordinance provisions to manage and maintain City trees (public, street trees, private). I believe the development of a comprehensive tree management strategy should be explored and considered by the City Council. It’s time Plymouth live up to its Tree City image.
Sincerely
Scott Silvers,
Plymouth, MI
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I think it would be fun to have an open mic night in the park for local talent to have a night/place to perform!
May 28, 2015 by
Kari Groff Lang (5 points)
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I think it would be fun to have an open mic night in the park for local talent to have a night/place to perform!
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Basically by adding some additional safety equipment to prevent cars from going around the gate arms, the trains no longer need to sound their horns. See details at...
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Basically by adding some additional safety equipment to prevent cars from going around the gate arms, the trains no longer need to sound their horns. See details at https://sites.google.com/site/plymouthquietzone/ .
The quality of life would increase significantly with the reduction in nighttime train horn noise. According to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) inventory, most trains pass through the City at night and they need to sound their horns at 110 decibels four times within 25 seconds of each of the seven crossings. If you do the math that is about 38 minutes of noise at a level that has been shown to negatively impact health.
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Nov 24, 2013 by
Plymouth QuietZones (23 points)
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Basically by adding some additional safety equipment to prevent cars from going around the gate arms, the trains no longer need to sound their horns. See details at https://sites.google.com/site/plymouthquietzone/ .
The quality of life would increase significantly with the reduction in nighttime train horn noise. According to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) inventory, most trains pass through the City at night and they need to sound their horns at 110 decibels four times within 25 seconds of each of the seven crossings. If you do the math that is about 38 minutes of noise at a level that has been shown to negatively impact health.
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Plymouth's motto is "City of Homes" ("residential properties"). When one buys or sells a home "comparable values" within a mile matter a lot. Unfortunately for everyone in the 2-square mile City, 50...
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Plymouth's motto is "City of Homes" ("residential properties"). When one buys or sells a home "comparable values" within a mile matter a lot. Unfortunately for everyone in the 2-square mile City, 50 percent of the land and 35 percent of the homes have values are worth less due to train noise. Go to https://sites.google.com/site/plymouthquietzone to see a "noise distribution map" that illustrates this. Basically by adding some additional safety equipment to prevent cars from going around the gate arms, the trains no longer need to sound their horns. This has been done in 570 communities (many smaller than ours) and clearly we are as capable as others as demonstrated daily in our beautiful city. For most homeowners their home is one of their largest assets, so any increase in the value has an immediate impact. A property value study of the 1,545 homes within 2,000 ft of the 7 crossings estimates values would increase $30 million. The address-level data is at the site above.
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Nov 24, 2013 by
Plymouth QuietZones (23 points)
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Plymouth's motto is "City of Homes" ("residential properties"). When one buys or sells a home "comparable values" within a mile matter a lot. Unfortunately for everyone in the 2-square mile City, 50 percent of the land and 35 percent of the homes have values are worth less due to train noise. Go to https://sites.google.com/site/plymouthquietzone to see a "noise distribution map" that illustrates this. Basically by adding some additional safety equipment to prevent cars from going around the gate arms, the trains no longer need to sound their horns. This has been done in 570 communities (many smaller than ours) and clearly we are as capable as others as demonstrated daily in our beautiful city. For most homeowners their home is one of their largest assets, so any increase in the value has an immediate impact. A property value study of the 1,545 homes within 2,000 ft of the 7 crossings estimates values would increase $30 million. The address-level data is at the site above.
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This would support a cleaner and healthy environment and provide drinking water to everyone that enjoys the downtown festivities and parks. The Detroit Zoo has implemented with great results. They are...
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This would support a cleaner and healthy environment and provide drinking water to everyone that enjoys the downtown festivities and parks. The Detroit Zoo has implemented with great results. They are also using rain barrels to help support the watering of the park...another great GREEN idea.
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Oct 7, 2016 by
City Girl (5 points)
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This would support a cleaner and healthy environment and provide drinking water to everyone that enjoys the downtown festivities and parks. The Detroit Zoo has implemented with great results. They are also using rain barrels to help support the watering of the park...another great GREEN idea.
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My friend and I are incoming sophomores at Plymouth Canton Educational Park and have seen this game called paint twister all over the internet this summer. After learning about the game we realized...
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My friend and I are incoming sophomores at Plymouth Canton Educational Park and have seen this game called paint twister all over the internet this summer. After learning about the game we realized that it would be a great idea to have the community participate in it. The activity would be for all ages and take place in the park in the center of downtown Plymouth. It would only be for a day and would just be a bunch of twister mats with paint placed in the center of each dot on the mat. Players would receive a white t-shirt upon entry of initial game of twister (cost for one person to play a starting game is $3.00). Each game would last 7 minutes but players would be welcome to return to play as many times as desired but would not recieve another t-shirt upon re-entry. (every game after initial game is $1.50). The goal of this activity is not only to bring the people of Plymouth and Canton together for a fun day in the park, but also to raise money for St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
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Jul 29, 2015 by
Savannah Grieve (5 points)
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My friend and I are incoming sophomores at Plymouth Canton Educational Park and have seen this game called paint twister all over the internet this summer. After learning about the game we realized that it would be a great idea to have the community participate in it. The activity would be for all ages and take place in the park in the center of downtown Plymouth. It would only be for a day and would just be a bunch of twister mats with paint placed in the center of each dot on the mat. Players would receive a white t-shirt upon entry of initial game of twister (cost for one person to play a starting game is $3.00). Each game would last 7 minutes but players would be welcome to return to play as many times as desired but would not recieve another t-shirt upon re-entry. (every game after initial game is $1.50). The goal of this activity is not only to bring the people of Plymouth and Canton together for a fun day in the park, but also to raise money for St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
