Battle Creek remembers 9/11 as speakers praise first responders, military
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Two who witnessed 9/11 attacks to speak Saturday in Battle Creek
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City of Battle Creek Removes Irving Park Indian Statue
You might not have noticed, but the Native American statue at Irving Park is gone. City crews removed it earlier this week, by order of City Manager Rebecca Fleury. The six-foot-tall statue has been on a five-foot-tall fieldstone pedestal, just a few hundred feet away from the nearly 500-year-old white Oak at Irving Park for the last 56 years.
Fleury said there are several reasons for having the statue moved into storage. Paint is peeling badly from it and Fleury said she’d heard from several citizens and city staff over the past couple of years suggesting that it needed considerable maintenance. “There were also concerns about kids playing on it, which isn’t safe,” said Fleury. She said she also heard from the local tribe, who had concerns of their own. “The tribe didn’t find the statue disrespectful, but their concern was that it doesn’t accurately depict someone from our area,” said Fleury.�
Long Term Road And Sidewalk Closure In Downtown Battle Creek
The City of Battle Creek is alerting residents of an upcoming long term road and sidewalk closure.
The closures are due to rehabilitation work at the former Arcadia building located at 103 West Michigan Avenue beginning Monday, February 8, 2021. During this project, the sidewalk from Carlyle Street to McCamly Street and the eastbound lane of Michigan Avenue will be closed. Detours will be in place.
Pedestrians and motorists are advised to seek alternate routes. The work is not scheduled to be complete until sometime in May.
The former Arcadia building turns 100-years-old this year. The building was built sometime in 1921. At that time, it housed Cushman Motor Sales, and the address was 103-113 West Main. (That part of Main street later was renamed Michigan Avenue.) The company had established itself as a Ford dealer, at 235 W. Main Street, opposite McCamly Park, next to the building that currently sports the “Believe