Kalamazoo residents have said it once, and with this latest rezoning resubmission, it looks like we’ll have to say it again:
We don’t want another car wash on Stadium Drive near Asylum Lake!
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Conversations about the proposal to rezone parts of Stadium Drive from Howard St. to Drake Rd. for commercial development stalled in 2024, but now the fight is back on. Managed by Western Michigan University the 274-acre nature preserve is home to nearly,
455 plant species, 117 bird species, 6 varieties of frogs, 6 kinds of turtles, and an indefinite number of snakes, and of course, many white-tailed deer. Asylum Lake Preserve is composed of mature oak-hickory forests, sedge meadows, old fields, and prairie/savanna. – ALPA
For the sake of transparency, I live directly adjacent to the preserve, and I can’t tell you how much joy the birds, wildlife, and tranquil sunsets have brought to my partner and me. We’ve become aspiring birders, investing in a pair of binoculars that we often bring along on our weekend hikes to better view the heron, wood ducks, cranes, and family of swans that also call the lake home.
Can you imagine a bunch of commercial developments backing up to the lake?
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