Ypsilanti Freighthouse cashes $500K check for repairs

Some big bucks are helping reopen the doors at the historic Ypsilanti Freighthouse.Excerpt:The money is really starting to roll into the Ypsilanti Freighthouse. The Friends of the Ypsilanti Freighthouse recently received a $500,000 check from the state to fund sufficient repairs to the building to allow it to reopen its doors.That’s on top of a $100,000 grant it recently received from the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation. And on top of the tens of thousands of dollars the friends group has raised for the cause locally. It all adds up to a second lease on life for the historic building in Depot Town.”This will open our doors,” says Bonnie Penet, co-chair of the Friends of the Ypsilanti Freighthouse. “Of course we need more but that funds the critical assessment report and allows us to do repairs so we can open the doors.”Read the rest of the story here.