Blace Carpenter

A piece of Mount Pleasant's undeveloped 311-acre property. The city had hoped to develop the land for tax revenue, but a public use restriction placed on the deed has limited that goal.

Mount Pleasant’s fight to develop its largest vacant property

Blace Carpenter

The city of Mount Pleasant has been fighting state officials for almost seven years on a public purpose restriction that was placed on its largest undeveloped parcel. After taking the land dispute to court in 2023, the Michigan Court of Appeals recently dismissed the city's case after they didn't meet a time requirement to file a claim against the state.

A boarded-up schoolhouse on the campus of the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School. The site is currently closed to the public, with "No Trespassing" signs stationed around the property.

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Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe aims to renovate parts of industrial school

Blace Carpenter

The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is looking into a five to 10-year plan to renovate and restore the remaining buildings of the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial School (MIIBS) in the hopes of opening the campus to the public and honoring those affected by its dreadful history.

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Consumers says its prepared for possible outages on Election Day

Blace Carpenter

Consumers Energy will have over 200 workers and contractors on-call as parts of Michigan prepare for a possible stormy Election Day. The utility company will be monitoring polls across the state and are providing a hotline for poll workers to contact in the case of a power outage.