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Oakland County parks: bird-city application, lease renewals, Verizon tower amendment, grants and Turtle Woods acquisition
Summary
The committee recommended multiple Parks & Recreation items to the board, including applying for a Michigan Bird City designation, one-year residential lease renewals, a telecommunications-license amendment with Verizon, creation of two parks positions (referred to finance), and several grants including a $250,000 match for Royal Oak restrooms and a ~ $2.17 million Turtle Woods acquisition referral to finance. Most motions passed unanimously.
Oakland County's committee on Thursday moved a suite of Parks and Recreation items to either the full board or finance with broad support, ranging from conservation designations to lease renewals and grant acceptances.
The committee voted to recommend that the board approve an application for the Michigan Bird City designation. Kristen Wilthing of Economic Development said the designation aims to improve habitat protection, citizen science through eBird, and reduce threats to birds including light pollution and window strikes. The recommendation passed 7-0.
Parks staff also requested one-year residential lease renewals for on-site houses at Springfield Oaks and other park properties while staff conducts a fees study;…
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