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County committee advances parks agenda: Bird City application, grants, leases, deer-management agreement and Turtle Woods acquisition
Summary
The committee recommended multiple parks actions to the full board or finance committee, including Bird City designation application, several lease renewals, a telecommunications agreement amendment, a USDA cooperative deer-management agreement, a $250,000 grant to Royal Oak Township and acceptance steps for the Turtle Woods acquisition.
The committee heard a cluster of Parks and Recreation items and moved them forward to the board or finance committee.
The committee recommended that the county apply for Michigan’s Bird City designation; Kristen Wilthing of the planning division said the effort aims to protect bird habitat, promote citizen science and reduce threats such as light pollution and window strikes. The committee approved the recommendation 7-0.
Multiple on-site park residential leases (Springfield Oaks and Grove and Oaks) were renewed for one-year terms while staff…
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