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Mount Clemens debates turning down $225,000 DNR grant over park encumbrance; motion fails 4-3
Summary
Commissioners debated whether to decline a $225,000 DNR trust fund grant for Jones Street reconstruction after staff warned the award would encumber MacArthur Park in perpetuity. After extended questioning about alternatives and restrictions, a motion to decline the grant failed 4-3 and staff will return with further information.
The Mount Clemens City Commission debated for more than an hour on Monday whether to decline a $225,000 Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) trust fund grant for reconstructing Jones Street after staff warned the award would encumber MacArthur Park.
City Manager Mr. Johnson and staff outlined the trade-offs: accepting the grant would require the city to hold the park in public outdoor recreation use in perpetuity and submit to a long list of DNR approvals and environmental warranties. "If you do anything with any part of that park without their permission, you must replace the property with similar property of equal value," counsel stated, listing approvals for plans, fees, conveyances and substitution requirements.
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