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Oakland County Parks previews "Mission 26" plan to expand access, modernize facilities and reuse millage funds
Summary
Parks leaders told an Oakland County committee that millage revenue and partnerships will fund deferred maintenance, expand park access countywide and pilot adaptive projects such as a year-round Waterford Oaks facility. Officials described capital spending, new programs and equity goals tied to a recently approved millage.
Oakland County Parks leaders presented an overview of "Mission 26," a multi-year plan to use recent millage revenue and partnerships to address deferred maintenance, expand access to county parks and modernize facilities.
Parks staff told a county committee the 20-year millage gives the department borrowing capacity and recurring revenue that, for the first time in decades, will allow larger capital projects and low-interest financing to address aging facilities and deferred maintenance. Parks leaders said they had identified about $20 million in deferred maintenance and are roughly two-thirds through projects already completed or scheduled.
"This plan is very much geared towards achieving the goal of serving all of Oakland County," a parks presenter said, outlining four pillars for Mission 26: people-centered impact, recreation for all, proximity…
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