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Public urges purchase of 4301 Stadium Drive to protect Asylum Lake Preserve; city clerk notes county involvement

Kalamazoo City Commission · November 18, 2025
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Speakers at public comment pressed the commission to help preserve a parcel near Asylum Lake Preserve and urged the city to consider acquisition or eminent domain; the clerk clarified the parcel acquisition is a county project and a resolution about the property was included in the commission packet for information.

Multiple residents urged the City Commission on Nov. 17 to preserve the green space adjacent to Asylum Lake Preserve and to move toward acquisition of the 4301 Stadium Drive parcel.

Robert Pilish said petition drives with roughly 13,000–14,000 signatures back efforts to save the site and asked the city to offer the owner what…

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