Arthea (Arty)Hackett began her journey with Oak Park when she was ten years old. She and her family moved here from the Beulah area in the early 1930s. Her father worked at the Traverse City State Hospital as an engineer. She enjoyed growing up in Oak Park with her siblings and attending school right here in the Oak Park neighborhood located in the current employee parking lot of family fare. To say Arty has made lifelong connections to Oak Park is an understatement considering she turned 100 years old this October and she continues to call Oak Park home. As a child Arty often enjoyed swimming in the bay and sledding in the winter and playing music in all forms. She grew up in a family that appreciated music and they often spent evenings playing music together and singing on the porch. She remembers a general store on the corner of Washington and Rose. Many churches also called Oak Park home during this time and you can still find them along our streets on both Washington and
Project Overview “MDOT plans to rebuild a 2-mile section of Grandview Parkway/Front Street in 2024 between Garfield Avenue and Division Street. This project will result in operational enhancements at the intersections of Division Street, Hall Street, Front Street, and Peninsula Drive, drainage improvements, Americans with Disabilities Act review and upgrades, repairs to the Murchie Bridge over the Boardman River, and new signs and pavement markings. The major project is anticipated to begin in March 2024 and will be divided into two segments. The first segment, Garfield Avenue to Front Streets is expected to take place from March 2024 to July 2024. The second segment, Front Street to Division Street is expected to take place from July 2024 to November 2024. I n addition, the City is planning utility infrastructure improvements to coincide with the project...$3.5 million to replace underground water and wastewater utilities as part of the project.” (Source: https://www.traversecitym