The intergenerational village? It might not even happen, university says

The location of the proposed Intergenerational Village in Kent. Kent State University image

The intergenerational village? It might not even happen, university says

- Owen MacMillan

The steering committee for a proposed housing development on Kent State land will require developers to follow the same zoning regulations as a nearby neighborhood, if the project happens at all, officials said at a community meeting Monday.

University and city leaders sought to ease public concerns about environmental and community impacts of the so-called intergenerational village, which could house up to 1,000 people near the rec center on the site of the old Allerton apartments.

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