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Karl Haye, with family, reacts as attendees at the April 7 Mount Clemens City Commission meeting celebrate his appointment as the city’s new recreation director. Photo by Dean Vaglia
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Clinton Township officials open inclusive playground BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A long-term project to build a place for everyone to play has come to fruition. On April 4, Clinton Township officials and
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community members ceremonially opened the township’s inclusive playground. Located on the municipal campus between the Robert J. Cannon Civic Center and the Clinton-Macomb Public Library’s main branch, the park features six playscape “pods” built on top of American with Dis-
MOUNT CLEMENS — To the cheers of nearly all in attendance, the Mount Clemens City Commission appointed Karl Haye to serve as the city’s new recreation director at its April 7 meeting. Known as “Coach Haye” to many, Haye’s appointment to the board was unanimous and met with great fanfare from meeting attendees. A parttime employee of Mount Clemens Parks & Recreation since 2024, Haye’s work at the Cairns Community Center and community recreation goes back to before the city took possession of the facility in 2022.
See PLAYGROUND on page 12A
See HAYE on page 8A
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Children play together at the Clinton Township inclusive playground on April 4. Various aspects of the playground are designed to accommodate the needs and abilities of children with various disabilities, allowing virtually all children a place where they can play together.
Haye appointed as city recreation head