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wanted road improvements likesidewalks and street lighting. NealRogness, co-chair of the myGVSUsurvey, said ndings from the cli-mate study will not be available un-til summer.

Tim Thimmesch, assistance vicepresident for Facilities Services atGVSU, said the lack of sidewalksand lighting along 48th Street hasbeen a topic of discussion betweenuniversity administration and Al-lendale Township on multiple oc-casions. Jerry Alkema, AllendaleTownship supervisor, said road im-provements along 48th Street are

currently scheduled for 2015.Where Pierce Street is concerned,

Thimmesch said sidewalk and light-ing improvements have an estimatedcost of just under $1 million. Thereare no immediate plans for sidewalkconstruction there, he said, sinceconstruction is subject to fundingavailability at the university.

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cating students to shape their lives,their professions and their societies,Sutton said. I think that Grand Val-ley should try and educate studentsto shape their societies meaningshape where they live. Having stu-dents say, We want sidewalks, wewant safety, we want to promotesustainability by being able to walkwithout being worried about get-

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