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Trustees approve Macomb Street property purchase to enable new playground; funding largely from sale of Dallas Drive parcel
Summary
The Grosse Hill Township Board approved purchase of two adjacent Macomb Street lots for $200,000 to create a playscape and parking adjacent to Lions Park; trustees debated intended use, site safety and the provenance of the funding source before the 5–2 vote.
The Grosse Hill Township Board of Trustees voted Sept. 8 to authorize a real estate purchase agreement for two parcels on Macomb Street to create a playscape and potential parking improvements near Lions Park. The board authorized purchase of “the Westerly 100 feet of the West 300 feet of Lot 107 and Lot 39 East Side Of Horace Grace Subdivision” for $200,000, with funds to come in part or whole from the sale of 25146 Dallas Drive.
Why it matters: the parcels are intended to support a community-requested playscape along Macomb Street and to anchor that section of the park corridor. Trustees and residents framed the acquisition as a way to respond to resident input captured in the township master plan and recent…
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