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Oakland County approves Clinton River Oaks park; one commissioner objects over Motorola contract extension
Summary
The board approved a new county park—Clinton River Oaks—and passed a consent agenda containing multiple items, but Commissioner Covell voted against the package citing concerns about a Motorola call support contract that has grown from an original $2.9 million cap to $5.7 million.
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved a consent agenda that includes establishing a new county park, Clinton River Oaks, and a set of smaller sponsorships and project items, while one commissioner voted no because of concerns about a separate contract extension with Motorola.
Commissioner Johnson praised the parks team and project partners for negotiations that assembled four parcels for the proposed Clinton River Oaks county park. “It’s a new county park, the biggest one since the 1990s,” Johnson said, adding that the package will preserve “about 300 acres of new land, 128 of which were privately held and inaccessible to the public.” Commissioners also said the project will repair two washouts on the Clinton River Trail and mitigate local environmental impacts.
Commissioner Hoffman asked whether the county portion of the new park will remain open free to residents; a county official and supporting commissioners said the county-managed entry points will…
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