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City Council OKs MOA amendment with Oakland County, clarifies 2-acre downtown green space and extends campus planning deadline
Summary
The Pontiac City Council voted unanimously to approve Amendment 2 to the memorandum of agreement with Oakland County, specifying the two-acre civic green's location as part of the downtown redevelopment and extending the campus-plan deadline to Dec. 31 to allow additional planning time.
Pontiac City Council unanimously approved Amendment 2 to the memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Oakland County that narrows where the city's promised two-acre public green space will sit and extends the deadline for a campus plan.
The change, approved 7-0 after a special presentation from Oakland County Deputy Executive Sean Carlson and Deputy County Executive Megan Sellers, updates dimension language in the original MOA and formally recognizes two parking decks in the campus plan.
Why it matters: The MOA governs redevelopment of the former Phoenix Center site and surrounding parcels. Council members and county officials said the amendment brings the written agreement into alignment with the development team's site plan and gives the county and city more time to complete an…
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