Jams Member Username: Jams
Post Number: 9729 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 2:34 pm: | |
quote:The Wayne County Commission today approved an ordinance changing how funds are distributed from the Wayne County parks millage. Under provisions of the ordinance, 25 percent of the revenue will be spilt among Wayne County's 43 municipalities that contribute to the millage. The must use the money to improve their parks and related facilities. The other 75 percent will be allocated for improvements and operations at Hines Park, Elizabeth Park and other county-operated parks facilities. http://detroitnews.com/apps/pb cs.dll/article?AID=/20081204/M ETRO/812040461/1361 |
Jdkeepsmiling Member Username: Jdkeepsmiling
Post Number: 340 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 9:52 pm: | |
Interesting.... As i live right by Hines Park, I have to say that the millage is something that I strongly support. I hope this still gives WCP enough to continue to make the kind of capital improvements that we have seen lately. |
Homer Member Username: Homer
Post Number: 393 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 10:16 pm: | |
Mmm. I wonder how the $$ were distributed in past years. Will Detroit get a larger share now or less? Seems the sponsors, all but one, from suburbia are smiling now. Did detroit's get shafted? |
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1
Post Number: 12349 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 10:25 pm: | |
Considering the Hines Parkway consists of many parks it ends up that there are 43 parks in the Wayne Count network - 1 is in Detroit. Hines Parway parks; Cass Benton – Northville Twp. Elm Grove- Westland Haggerty – Plymouth Twp. Hawthorne Ridge - Westland Helm's Haven – Dearborn Heights Levan Knoll – Livonia Maple Grove - Westland Merriman Hollow - Westland Nankin Mills - Westland Newburgh Pointe – Livonia Nolar Bend – Dearborn Heights Northville Area – Northville Twp. Oak Grove - Livonia Parkland – Dearborn Heights Parr – Dearborn Heights Perrin Field - Westland Plymouth Riverside – Plymouth Twp. Sherwood - Westland Springbrook – Plymouth Twp. Valley View - Westland Wallaceville – Dearborn Heights Warrendale – Dearborn Heights Waterford Bend – Northville Twp. Wilcox Lake – Plymouth Twp. Other WC parks; 1-Bell Creek 2-Chandler Park FamilyAquatic Center 3-Crosswinds Marsh 4-Elizabeth Park - Marina 6-Hines Park 7-Inkster Valley Golf Course 8-Lola Valley 9-Lower Rouge Parkway Colonial Inkster Venoy 11-Warren Valley Golf Course 12-William P. Holliday Yep, Chandler Park is it. The city has about half the county citizens and will get funding for 1 park and 42 others will be funded. |