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Committee advances MDNR grant amendments tied to three former parks; archivist effort cited

Neighborhood Community Services Standing Committee · January 22, 2026
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The committee moved MDNR grant amendments for three former Detroit parks — Wick Park, Weigel and Brush Allied — to formal session; staff said the parks total just under 7 acres and mitigation will be 97 acres at Rogel Park reserved for recreation in perpetuity, and credited an in-house archivist for uncovering the issue.

The Neighborhood Community Services standing committee moved line item 6.3 to formal session with a recommendation for approval after staff described MDNR grant amendments tied to three former city parks.

Staff said the three parcels — Wick Park, Weigel and Brush Allied in the Midtown and Brush Park neighborhoods — were transferred and…

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