Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Mt. Pleasant’s Paint the High St. Bridge project kicks off fundraising drive



The view coming into Mt. Pleasant from the west is about to get friendlier. What started as a dream - to turn a local eyesore into an attractive community gateway - is coming to fruition for Mt. Pleasant’s Kurt Feight and his father Keith Feight. “The project is a go,” said Kurt Freight. “The vision and mission is to promote the community; to make it a welcoming and thank you sign for greeting guests to our community.” The father and son began action in late 2011 on the idea of improving the appearance of the High St. railroad bridge trestle at M-20 after noticing the view along that portion of M-20 could be more welcoming. “Every time I drove into town, I kept looking at that lousy bridge,” said Keith Freight.

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