Northern Michigan University’s new dorms will destroy habitat and cause more traffic accidents.

The field in front of the Cohodas building is home to numerous wildlife species including the albino deer. People use the area to recreate and play with their dogs.

That section of road with the round about is already a hazard and putting two big dorms on either side of the road is going to create more traffic accidents. People crash over the sign in the median by Subway on a routine basis. People speed down that straight away and the area is already problematic for pedestrian crossing.

This needs to be looked into further by someone other than NMU. Our neighborhood has been proactive in reaching out to NMU about this, but nothing is done to consider what we see on a daily basis.