I missed this news when it came out...in post
#123 I wrote about WMU's plans to move forward with the plan to replace the valley dorms. Well apparently that is now on hold, indefinitely, with unclear reasons why, but probably a combination of decreased enrollment and financial challenges.
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Western Michigan suspends plans to raze and replace Valley dorms
By Kayla Miller | MLive
October 4, 2017
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Plans to demolish and replace residence halls in Valley III on Western Michigan University's main campus have been suspended, a university spokesperson said. Cheryl Roland, executive director of university relations, said in an email to MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette on Wednesday, Oct. 4 that plans for demolition of the 1960s era dorms were "always speculative." The university was in very early planning stages and had not committed to a definitive schedule or plan to move forward, she said. WMU is looking at "other campus development priorities" right now, Roland said...
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It's an odd statement by the University to say that plans were always speculative. The press release issued a few weeks before this seemed to imply that a planned construction schedule with demolition in early 2018 was moving forward full steam.