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Troy Council Approves Parcel Swap to Secure 10 Acres of Green Space and Close Trail Gap
Summary
Council approved a land exchange with a private owner that would preserve nearly 10 acres of green space and complete a long‑planned trail connection to Long Lake, with design and funding work planned before construction.
Troy City Council on May 19 approved a proposal to exchange city parcels for privately owned land to secure approximately 10 acres of green space and enable a continuous trails‑and‑pathways connection from existing segments north to Long Lake.
The agreement with developer Gary Abathera swaps several small city remnant parcels (four along John R. and others) in exchange for a roughly 10‑acre parcel he will convey to the city and preserve as green space. Public Works Director Kurt Bovancey summarized the decade‑long effort to complete the trail network and said the parcel swap resolves a key gap that had been blocked by prior land‑use changes involving…
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