Old Sidewalks – Let’s Fix Them

Aug 17, 2025

Big ticket item at the Downtown Development Authority meeting this month. In Michigan, a sidewalk is considered unsafe, and a municipality may be liable for injuries resulting from a fall, if a vertical discontinuity defect is 2 inches or more, or if there is a...

What is the DDA? What does it do?

Dec 30, 2024

What is the DDA? For more information:  DDA-101_handouts-3 The DDA is integral to the MEDC’s (Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s) plan/process across the State of Michigan. Small towns, large towns are all being swept into either certification or...