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Kpm
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Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 8:05 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Finally resolved...

Huntington Woods to buy golf course for $6 million

June 19, 2007
BY KORIE WILKINS
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

In a three-to-one vote Tuesday night, the Huntington Woods City Commission decided to accept the City of Detroit's counter offer of $6 million to purchase the Rackham Golf Course...

http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll /article?AID=/20070619/NEWS03/ 70619063/1005
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Johnlodge
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Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 9:01 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
After seeing all the number of "Save Rackham" signs all over everybody's yard in Huntington Woods, I'd say the citizens have spoken.
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Dougw
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Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 10:55 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Good news for both Huntington Woods and Detroit, IMO.
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Patrick
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Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 11:05 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
So they will run and operate the course and not develop it?
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Kpm
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Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 11:43 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
The assumption all along was that if HW purchased the course they would operate/maintain it as a golf course...
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Higgs1634
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Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 11:51 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Anyone want to start a pool on how long this drags out? This is a city "jewel" afer all. I'm sure the usual suspects will vote against the sale...especially as to the revenue from the cell towers.
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Xd_brklyn
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Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 12:35 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Great news!

I couldn't celebrate this good news for Rackham Golf Course without a link to the legendary Ben Davis:

http://michigangolfer.tv/2005s hows/davis/index.html

As of last year, he was still around and playing the game regularly. Glad his course will be around for many years to come.
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Toolbox
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Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 12:53 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
quote:

Patrick

So they will run and operate the course and not develop it?



The course has to stay as parkland or it reverts to the Rackham heirs. The Woods will run a first rate facility at Rackham.
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Danny
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Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 1:55 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
YAY! Victory for Huntington Woods. Rackham is saved!

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