In 2009, the City of Mt. Pleasant participated in the Michigan Municipal League's "Race for the Cup" Community Excellence Award. While the City won their regional award, it lost the overall competition.

1. Blazing a Path to New Urbanism Quality of Life Sense of Place Urbanism Vibrant Downtowns Green Design Walkability Entrepreneurship

2. Bold Vision. New Urbanism. Redevelopment of the Historic Borden Building

3. The Michigan Condensed Milk Factory (Borden Creamery) Opens in 1908

4. The Journey

12. Critical Partnerships

13. Learn to love a flowchart.

14. Timeline 1908 Creamery Opens Factory Closes 1965 Property sold to Burton Bader for $12,500 Bader grants City option to purchase 1976 City Commission votes no 1960 1975 Sixteen attempts to develop fail 1976 – 2002 City seeks proposals 2002 2002 City receives DEQ Riverfront Acq Grant Accepts earnest $ from J.E. Johnson 2003

15. Timeline 2005 OPRA approval J.E. Johnson solicits City as partner/tenant. DEQ Grant #4 MEDC approves Brownfield tax capture plan.* 2005 2007 $3.7 mill bond sale 2007 Construction begins 2004 DEQ Brownfield Redev. & waterfront grants. EDC uses grant & TIFA to purchase 2005 2008 City moves into Borden Building. 2005 Voters sell old City Hall; 65% approval 2006 2007

16. The 7.2 Million Dollar Project Payment for Condo Furniture, Fixtures Environ. Cleanup Phones, Gen., Utilities &… Other Infrastructure Streetscape Legal/Bond Contingencies Land 3.639 1.063 1.221 .243 .375 .135 .157 .236 .150 Costs Total: 7.221

17. The 7.2 Million Dollar Project Sale of City Hall Internal Funds Tribal 2% Reallocation Total DEQ Funds Bonds .950 .830 .247 1.046 3.788 Funding Sources Total: 7.221 Brownfield capture Dedicated .6 mil

20. Bold Vision. One amazing project.