The Water Street Redevelopment Area has been identified as the Ypsilanti City Council’s top priority for 2026 with a 95% consensus among council members. Now, city officials are working with residents to establish an ad hoc citizens committee to help make decisions for its redevelopment.
At a special council meeting Jan. 22, 2026, Morgan Milner, an organizational behavior expert and professor of management at Eastern Michigan University, presented the results of a City Council budget prioritization session he facilitated during the Jan. 20 City Council meeting, with Water Street ranked at the top of the list.
The priority declaration was followed by a community meeting Jan. 28 to discuss the next steps for the development and the formation of a Water Street ad hoc citizens committee. Council Chambers was filled during the meeting with approximately 60 attendees…