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Commission reviews and approves release of county reverter so Trenton can use parcels with DTE for energy storage; some commissioners question timing
Summary
The committee approved a release of a county reverter in a 2004 quitclaim deed so the city of Trenton and DTE can use contiguous parcels; counsel said the commission’s later approval still matters, while some commissioners pressed that the deal was already executed in March and should have come to the county earlier.
The Wayne County Committee on Public Services voted to approve a release of reverter language tied to a 2004 quitclaim deed so the city of Trenton can clear title for parcels on West Jefferson Avenue that will be used in connection with DTE, including a battery energy storage facility. Assistant corporation counsel Jim Journey told the committee the deed included a reverter provision requiring the county's approval to dispose of an interest in property.
Journey said the city acquired…
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