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DECEMBER 19, 2024 • Vol. 20, No. 29
Hills to purchase 9.38-acre green space with help of state grant
Meadow Brook Hall was recognized in USA Today’s 2024 10 Best Readers’ Choice awards in the “Best Historic Home Tour” category for its “The Holidays at Meadow Brook” events — Holiday Walk and Winter Wonder Lights. Photo provided by Meadow Brook Hall
BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
ROCHESTER HILLS — Over 9 acres of undeveloped property at 694 S. Rochester Road will soon bring more green space to the city of Rochester Hills. “I think it’s (been about) two years we’ve been working on this,” Rochester Hills City Councilwoman Theresa Mungioli said. “Our council planned for this.” On Dec. 2, the council accepted the terms of a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Acquisition Grant for the purchase of the property in October and unanimously approved the proposed purchase agreement to buy the land for $2.753 million — with $1.328 million in state grant funds and a 51% financial match, or $1.425 million, from the city. “We earmarked the money — we knew we were going to put it aside so we could make this possible,” Mungioli said during the meeting. “So when the residents see that we are spending a lot of money today, it’s because we are using your
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MEADOW BROOK HALL RECEIVES ACCOLADES AS ONE OF THE BEST HOLIDAY HOME TOURS IN THE NATION BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
ROCHESTER — Meadow Brook Hall was recently named one of the best holiday historic home tours in the nation via USA Today’s 2024 10 Best Readers’ Choice awards.
Meadow Brook Hall placed second in the “Best Historic Home Tour” category from a pool of nearly two dozen historic house museums across the country. The award recognizes the Holidays at Meadow Brook events — Holiday Walk and Winter Wonder Lights. The events offer two ways to experience the estate. By day, the See MEADOW BROOK on page 12A
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