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JANUARY 9, 2025 Vol. 41, No. 1
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Troy youth enjoy gym, swimming for New Year’s Eve
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BY SARAH WRIGHT swright@candgnews.com
State grant provides financial support for the sale of Turtle Woods Nature Preserve BY SARAH WRIGHT
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TROY— Oakland County Parks was awarded $2,175,000 by the Michigan National Resources Trust Fund to pur-
chase the property known as Turtle Woods from the Troy School District and establish Oakland County Parks’ first nature preserve with assistance from the Six Rivers Land Conservancy. Turtle Woods is a 70-acre parcel lo-
cated on the north side of Square Lake Road between John R and Dequindre roads in Troy. It features wetlands, a lakeplain prairie ecosystem, and is home to several endangered plant species.
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See TURTLE WOODS on page 12A
ABOVE: Part of the Turtle Woods property in Troy. Photo provided by Oakland County Parks
TROY — Before any New Year’s Eve festivities that were planned later in the day, families had an opportunity to head to the Troy Community Center for some play time. “It’s not always on New Year’s Eve, but it’s usually one of our busiest events,” Ken Therrian, who is the billing supervisor at the Troy Community Center, said. “I think it was (a) decent, normal turnout.” The Troy Community Center is located at 3179 Livernois Road and has provided creative, health-based, and community events since the 70s. The 127,000 square-foot building includes a fitness Center, banquet center, a preschool with an outdoor playground, a senior center, jogging and walking paths, and bocce and shuffleboard courts. See YOUTH on page 15A
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