April 19, 2025

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Articles for tag: Chelsea Main Street Park, Community Development, environmental remediation, skatepark construction, Washtenaw County Brownfield Authority

Doug Marrin

Chelsea’s Main Street Park Cleanup Resumes with Big Plans Ahead

Environmental remediation kicks off in April, turning Chelsea’s former industrial site into a vibrant community space—complete with skatepark and climbing wall. Photo: Soil remediation will soon resume for Chelsea’s Main Street Park project. Courtesy MSPA. Chelsea’s Main Street Park Alliance (MSPA) has announced that environmental remediation efforts for Chelsea’s Main Street Park are set to ...

STN Staff

Main Street Park Kicks Off 2025 Construction Campaign

2024 was an exciting year for Main Street Park Alliance! The blighted buildings were torn down, 191 double gravel trainloads of contaminated soil (9,000 tons) were removed from the site, construction documentation was completed, and significant progress was made towards the funding of the park. In December, the Michigan DNR Trust Fund board recommended that ...