Hundreds gather in person, online to give their two cents in battle to reopen Downtown Northville

NORTHVILLE, Mich. – Throughout COVID, the town of Northville determined to shut its downtown to automobiles in an try to provide its companies a preventing likelihood, particularly when Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer mandated that outside eating was acceptable and other people had been masked.

These occasions are over, however downtown stays closed to automobiles, and plenty of have grown weary of it for varied causes.

“Fairly candidly, this has been a catastrophe,” stated Richard Corriveau to the council.

Site visitors has been rerouted into the encompassing residential streets, which many say is a site visitors nightmare.

These with disabilities haven’t any quick access to the downtown core, and companies are pretty break up over whether or not retaining it pedestrian solely is a boon or a ache.

Council can be making a choice Tuesday (April 4) night time, and it gained’t essentially be to both open or shut.

A compromise based mostly on the seasons can also be in play.

Lots of turned out in particular person and on-line to provide their two cents.

Extra: Residents push to reopen Downtown Northville after metropolis closed off site visitors throughout peak of pandemic