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City approves first Blue Belt purchase to protect drinking-water watershed

Ann Arbor City Council · February 20, 2026
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Summary

Council approved a participation agreement to buy the Davenport property in partnership with Scio Township and Washtenaw County, the first acquisition under the newly created Blue Belt overlay to protect source-water quality as part of the Greenbelt program.

The Ann Arbor City Council on Feb. 19 approved a participation agreement to acquire the Davenport property as the first project under the city's newly created Blue Belt source-water protection overlay.

City staff described the purchase as "the very first project" under a Blue Belt approach that extends the Greenbelt program's reach upstream to protect drinking-water quality. A…

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