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Bloomfield Hills board authorizes negotiations with Oakland County Parks after community survey shows majority support
Summary
After presentations and public comment, the board unanimously authorized the superintendent to negotiate a partnership with Oakland County Parks for Bowers School Farm and Johnson Nature Center, stressing that district ownership and educational programming must be preserved.
The Bloomfield Hills Schools Board of Education on Nov. 24 authorized Superintendent West to enter formal negotiations with Oakland County Parks about a potential partnership covering Bowers School Farm and the Johnson Nature Center, emphasizing that any agreement must preserve district ownership and the sites’ educational mission.
Oakland County Parks planner Simon Rivers told the board that about 750 people participated in October engagement efforts — more than 600 online and nearly 100 in person — and that 61% of survey respondents favored a possible partnership, with 25% saying they needed more information and 14% opposed. “So we had about 750 participants … 61% of survey respondents were in favor of a potential partnership,” Rivers said, summarizing the outreach and the community’s…
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