Approaching Jonesville Michigan, you may notice a sign on the side of the road that reads “Cool City Neighborhood”. The Cool Cities program is part of Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm’s economic plan. It was designed to help revitalize Michigan’s cities. Retaining and attracting the people and jobs critical to the economy along with encouraging collaboration and cooperation in an attempt to help cities grow in investments and in population are main areas of focus.
Jonesville received its Cool City designation a few years ago when it completed a “Blueprint for Economic Growth” program. The Cool City Neighborhood award is about creating hot jobs in cool neighborhoods. It is about attracting and encouraging people to live, work and shop in the cool cities that we are working hard to create. Jonesville has been continuously working on its infrastructure. That is the starting point in bringing good things to town. They told us, build a cool city… and they will come.
This is the kind of town I grew up in during the 1960’s–only more progressive. Our little joke is that the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s haven’t happened here yet. During that time period, many town like ours have succumbed to a plethora of chains and cookie cutter retail outlets. Jonesville is not like all those other places. It has remained a unique oasis in an all-too-common sea of city replications.
I think Jonesville is a cool city… I am the owner-operator-innkeeper of the Munro House Bed and Breakfast, and I chose to live here.
Mike Venturini – Innkeeper
“Life is good in Jonesville”