Royal Oak decides to keep three parks off market for now

Thursday, October 16, 2008 | Source: metromode
Three parks in Royal Oak are safe for now. The City Commission decided not to put them on the market to help close a budget deficit.

The City Commission was considering the sale of Bassett, Rotary and the east section of Realtor parks. It also looked at selling two more surface parking lots at Woodward Avenue and York Street and 14 Mile and Rochester roads.

City officials noted that if the parks were sold, there would still be recreation space within a half mile of 90 percent of the affected housing. They also described the three parks as "sparsely used." However, some local residents spoke up and disagreed with that assessment.

Bassett Park is near the Campbell and 11 Mile roads. Rotary Park is on 13 Mile Road next to the Royal Oak Golf Course. The east part of Realtor Park is made up of two wooded lots between homes in a residential area.

Source: City of Royal Oak
Writer: Jon Zemke
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