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Rochester Hills moves to buy 9.3 acres on S. Rochester Road and accepts adjacent homeowners association gift to expand green space
Summary
City Council approved a $2.753 million purchase agreement for 9.3 acres at 694 S. Rochester Road (the Levy property) and accepted a quitclaim deed donation from the Pheasant Ring Homeowners Association for a small parcel adjacent to Innovation Hills. Both votes were unanimous.
The Rochester Hills City Council on Dec. 2 approved two actions to add land to the city’s public holdings: a purchase agreement for 9.3 acres at 694 South Rochester Road and acceptance of a quitclaim deed from the Pheasant Ring Homeowners Association for a small parcel bordering the Clinton River near Innovation Hills.
The council authorized the city to buy the 9.3‑acre parcel owned by Claire and Robert Levy for $2,753,000, and to execute related closing documents. Owner Claire Levy told the council she and her husband had received other offers but chose to work with the city to preserve the land; she said the site has deep personal significance and described it as a way to “pay it forward”…
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