Downtown Paw Paw makes plans to reclaim its history

In looking ahead at ways to enliven their downtown, Village of Paw Paw officials are looking back, reports the Courier-Leader.

Nan Taylor, Greater Michigan Field Representative for the Michigan Historic Preservation Network, detailed ways a community can preserve its unique historic features.

At a public meeting she said she had walked Paw Paw’s downtown blocks before her presentation and found there to be “lots of historic resources still intact.”

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“Traditional downtowns and neighborhoods with their trees, parks and sidewalks are walkable communities geared toward people and pedestrians,” said Taylor. “This better quality of life equates to more investment in the community as folks choose to live and work here.”

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Source: Courier-Leader