On Wednesday, Oct. 27, representatives from 鶹ӰԺ and the city of 鶹ӰԺ will hold a community meeting called “A Vision of a Village” to share information and answer questions about a new residential complex designed to integrate the city of 鶹ӰԺ and 鶹ӰԺ State, physically and programmatically.
The programmatic aspect of the project is initially focused on three themes: being positive for the natural environment, the social environment and the local economy.
The university is currently seeking a design/build developer for the project called “The Intergenerational Village.” The proposed site for the project is along Campus Center Drive, north of state Route 261, west of the Allerton Street neighborhood.
The development is envisioned as an environmentally sustainable, socially diverse community that is well integrated into the city of 鶹ӰԺ and 鶹ӰԺ State. The Village is seen as a community where existing and potential 鶹ӰԺ stakeholders of all ages and backgrounds have an entry point. This would include wide spectrum of people as potential residents, including international students, older and married students, artists/entrepreneurs, faculty, staff, alumni and seniors.
Neither 鶹ӰԺ State nor the city will be investing any capital in the project. 鶹ӰԺ State’s objective is to work with a real estate developer or development team that would assume responsibility for the financing, design, construction and operation of the property.
This community meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Oct. 27 in the seminar rooms of the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center, located at 1550 Ted Boyd Drive on the 鶹ӰԺ Campus. The meeting will also be available online at .
For more information about this project, contact Doug Pearson, 鶹ӰԺ State’s associate vice president for facilities planning and operations, at dpearso9@kent.edu.
WRITTEN BY: PHIL SOENCKSEN