candgnews.com DECEMBER 11, 2024 Vol. 37, No. 26
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Mount Clemens Ice Arena being sold to Marylandbased firm
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SALE EXPECTED TO CLOSE BY 2025 BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
LEFT: Children work on ornament crafts at the Harrison Township tree lighting on Nov. 21.
MOUNT CLEMENS — After a procedural vote to become the owners of the Mount Clemens Ice Arena, the City of Mount Clemens is set to sell the arena to Maryland-based sports and entertainment firm Black Bear Sports Group by the end of December. According to Mount Clemens City Manager Gregg Shipman, the $4 million sale will see BBSG take over with plans of maintaining current operations while injecting capital to improve facilities. “They’re going to keep the management company in place that was there,” Shipman said. “Anything that’s there now, you’re going to see that exist, but what they’re going to do is come in and make this better because they have the means to do it. They own many other facilities, and they have these rights to these other leagues, so they’re going to increase the league presence and they’re even talking about expanding the arena, adding a sheet of ice in the future. They’re prepared
TOP LEFT: Harrison Township’s Christmas tree lights up the night. TOP RIGHT: The L’Anse Creuse High School Choir performs at the Harrison Township tree lighting. Photos by Erin Sanchez
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